Mr Vishal Prasad
Qualifications
FRCS, MBChB, BSc, MRCS
GMC number: 4295761
Practising since: 2012
Specialties
Orthopaedic surgery
Sub-specialties: Spinal Surgery
Consultation times
- Every Monday evening from 18:00–20:30 (Woking)
- Every Saturday morning from 08:00–12:00 (Guildford)
- Overview
About
Mr Prasad studied at St Andrews and Manchester University. His basic surgical training was undertaken around Manchester before gaining entry into the South West Thames rotation.
Throughout his training, he had a strong interest in spinal surgery. He tailored his rotation towards spine and worked with most of the spinal consultants on the South West Thames rotation.
He accumulated 3 years of experience in degenerative, tumour and trauma surgery and consolidated his training with a 12-month fellowship in adult and paediatric deformity, and complex revision at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. He was then appointed as a locum spinal consultant at the RNOH for 16 months to continue developing his skills to the highest standard.
Mr Prasad’s NHS practice is based at Ashford and St Peters Foundation Trust. He has been clinical lead for pain and spinal surgery supporting the spinal service at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, and is currently clinical lead for elective orthopaedic surgery.
His 5-year plan is to establish the Surrey Surgical Centre as a leading elective orthopaedic centre working collaboratively with his colleagues at East Surrey Hospital and Royal Surrey County Hospital.
Mr Prasad focuses on delivering evidence based care. He is known for working with his patients to develop a unique, individualised care package as he recognises everyone’s experience and priorities are different.
Special interests
- Orthopaedic and spinal surgery
- Degenerative cervical, thoracic, and lumbar disease
- Trauma vertebroplasty
- MIS and XLIF techniques restoring sagittal balance
- Endoscopic lumbar surgery
- Lumbar decompression
- Lumbar microdiscectomy
- Cervical surgery
- Pain epidural and facet injections.
Personal interests
Mr Prasad loves travelling, back packed many destinations and instilling the bug to 3 children to experience the world's culture and cuisine.
He also runs three times a week with his fox red labrador.
Languages spoken
English
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Vishal Prasad at Nuffield Health
- Lumbar discectomy
- Spinal (lumbar) Decompression
- Epidural injection for pain relief
- Sacroiliac joint injections
- Image guided joint injections
- Nerve blocks
Locations Mr Vishal Prasad works with
Related experience
Research
Day case spinal lumber fusion.
Memberships
- British Medical Association
- British Association of Spinal Surgeons
Other posts held
- Consultant at Ashford and Peters Hospital
Insurers Mr Vishal Prasad works with
Mr Vishal Prasad works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Cigna
- CS Healthcare
- The Exeter
- Simplyhealth
- Aetna
- Healix
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- WPA
- General & Medical
- Health-on-Line
- APRIL
- Groupama
- SAGA
- Allianz
- Four Points Assistance
- Legal & General
- Freedom Health
- PHC
Declaration
Mr Vishal Prasad does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Vishal Prasad does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Vishal Prasad does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.