Mr Nitin Shetty
Qualifications
MBBS, M.S, MRCS(Ed), M.Sc( Dip), M.Phil, FRCS(Orth)
GMC number: 5207910
Specialties
Orthopaedic surgery
Sub-specialties: Spinal Surgery
- Overview
About
Mr Shetty graduated from India and completed a postgraduate degree in Orthopaedics in the same country and trained as a registrar on the London-KSS deanery. Mr Shetty has also been involved in full-time research and this led to a degree by submission of a thesis. Subsequently, he completed spinal fellowships at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore and then at Guy's and St.Thomas` Hospital. During the 2 years of fellowship, Mr Shetty was trained in Spinal deformity cases and also in minimally invasive surgical procedures.
Mr Nitin Shetty has an interest in minimally invasive spinal operations and his present work includes degenerative spinal conditions, infection and fractures.
Special interests
- Minimally invasive lumbar decompression and fixation,
- Microdisectomy,
- Cervical decompression and fusion,
- Spinal injections,
- Vertebroplasty,
- Kyphoplasty,
- Fracture fixations,
- Spinal infection.
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Nitin Shetty at Nuffield Health
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
- Lumbar discectomy
- Laminectomy
- Spinal (lumbar) Decompression
Locations Mr Nitin Shetty works with
Related experience
Memberships
- General Medical Council (GMC)
- British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS)
- North American Spine Society (NASS)
Other posts held
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
Insurers Mr Nitin Shetty works with
Mr Nitin Shetty works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aetna
- Allianz
- APRIL
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Bupa Global
- Bupa On Demand
- Childsure
- Cigna
- Cigna International
- CS Healthcare
- ESMI
- The Exeter
- Freedom Health
- Healix Healthcare
- Healix
- Healthcare RM
- Health-on-Line
- InterGlobal
- Medical Care Direct
- PHC
- Police Mutual
- SecureHealth
- Simplyhealth
- Standard Life
- Universal Provident
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Westfield Health WPA
- WPA
- The Exeter