Mr Michael Anderton
Qualifications
MBChB (Hons), FRCS T&O, PG DIP MEd, BPharm (Hons)
GMC number: 6147321
Practising since: 2006
Specialties
Orthopaedic surgery
Consultation times
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday (Exeter)
- Overview
About
Mr Anderton studied medicine at The University of Manchester Medical School (2001-2006). Following this, he completed the North West Trauma and Orthopaedic registrar program in 2017. Further specialist international training was then obtained in Munich and Adelaide. He was awarded the British Association of Spine Surgeons and British Scoliosis Society president's travelling fellowship to visit spinal centres including Plymouth, Exeter, Bristol, Oxford and Stoke Mandeville. He is fully trained in all aspects of adult and paediatric spinal surgery and provides expert individualised Spinal care, using the latest techniques. Mr Anderton has been a NHS consultant since 2018 and works at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. He provides both acute and elective spinal care to adults and children.
Mr Anderton is actively involved with the teaching & training of junior doctors. He has completed a post-graduate diploma in Medical Education and has held a honorary clinical senior lecturer position at The University of Exeter.
Outside of medicine, Mr Anderton enjoys outdoor pursuits, travelling and spending time with his family.
Special interests
- Degenerative conditions of the spine, including discectomy, decompression and fusion surgery.
- Spinal trauma & vertebral fractures, including decompression and stabilisation surgery.
- Spine deformity, including spondylolisthesis and scoliosis.
- Spinal tumours, including decompression and stabilisation surgery.
Other interests
- Spinal injections.
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery.
- Vertebroplasty.
- Lateral and anterior lumbar spine surgery.
Languages spoken
English
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Michael Anderton at Nuffield Health
- Lumbar discectomy
- Removal of spinal hardware
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
- Spinal (lumbar) Decompression
- Facet joint injections
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Nerve blocks
- Vertebroplasty
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
- X-Ray Guided Facet Joint Injection
- Laminectomy
- Epidural injection for pain relief
- Spinal fusion surgery
- Trauma Surgery
- Sacroiliac joint injections
Locations Mr Michael Anderton works with
Related experience
Memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Eurospine
- AO Spine Foundation
Other posts held
- Musgrove Park Hospital, Consultant in Spinal Surgery
Insurers Mr Michael Anderton works with
Mr Michael Anderton works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- AXA Health
- Aviva Health
- Bupa
- Bupa On Demand
- Aetna
- Alliance Healthcare
- Cigna
- Healix
- Healix Healthcare
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- WPA
- Westfield Health WPA