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Professional statement
Mr Nik Patel is a highly skilled neurosurgeon based at the Spire Hospital in Bristol. He specialises in the surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm, spinal spondylitis and degenerative diseases, facial and cranial pain, cranial nerve hyperactive disorders and is also an expert in performing minimally invasive treatments for spinal diseases and chronic pain.
Mr Patel initially studied and trained in medicine at Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School and in neurosciences at University College London from which he graduated with a first-class honours degree. In 1994, Mr Patel then graduated in medicine with a distinction in pathology from the University of London. He completed his basic surgical training at Oxford University and his neurosurgical training at Frenchay Hospital at the University of Bristol where he was then appointed as a consultant neurosurgeon in 2005.
He has been recognised for functional neurosurgical excellence with an MRC fellowship and has also been featured in various publications and medical articles in The Guardian, ScienceDaily and the BBC where he covers treatment of conditions such as facial pain, spinal pain, hemifacial spasm, depression and Parkinson’s disease. Mr Patel has also received a Hunterian Professorship in Neurosurgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in recognition of his research in the growth factor therapy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. He has also won numerous awards from both the American and the European Associations of Neurological Surgeons.
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M K. Verified Patient
07/04/2024
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Mr Patel was very reassuring and kind. I knew my appointment time was 30 mins, and had been worried that it wouldn't be enough time to address my long list of questions and concerns. Mr Patel covered all of them before I needed to ask.
G. Verified Patient
24/02/2024
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Nik did my MVD surgery and the success of the operation has changed my life. Considering this is elective surgery and was provided by the NHS proves how great this country is. He's right up there with the best in the world of neurosurgery.
G. Verified Patient
28/11/2023
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Mr Patel is one of the most kind, modest and empathetic doctors I ever came across. He listens to the patient's concerns, is very easy to talk to, and he was the one who found a solution to my lower back pain associated with herniated discs. I would recommend him to everyone.
C. Verified Patient
02/11/2023
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Nik Patel is absolutely brilliant. I would highly recommend him to anyone. Having been told I had to live with headaches and facial pain, I then discovered Nik Patel, it was the best discovery. He listens to you, he is reassuring, empathetic and extremely knowledgeable.