Mr Ahmed Ibrahim
Professional statement
Mr Ahmed Ibrahim is a highly experienced consultant neurosurgeon with private practices at London Bridge Hospital at The Shard, and The Holly Private Hospital. His special interests include complex spinal neurosurgery such as spinal tumours, back and neck pain, sciatica, minimally invasive spinal surgery, cervical spondylosis, thoracic discs and degenerative spine, to name a few.
He completed his medical training at St Bartholomew's and The Royal London and from there, went on to train in neurosurgery and spinal surgery in London. He completed a spinal fellowship in Toronto Canada.
Along with his private practice, Mr Ibrahim cares primarily for spinal patients at Imperial College London Healthcare. He also offers courses to GPs on the management of spinal metastasis and early recognition of cervical myelopathy to avoid permanent neurological disability.
He has won numerous international awards for spinal surgery, including the Congress of Neurological Surgeons/American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2013 Crockard award for best international spinal fellow, and attained scholarships from the Royal College of England and HCA. His research has been shared at regional, national, and international conferences and his peer-reviewed publications have been printed in international journals, including the British Journal of Neurosurgery and the Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. Among his research interests are metastatic spinal cord compression, cervical myelopathy, and foramen magnum decompression, along with his ongoing research on a cure for spinal cord injuries using stem cells.
In recognition of his achievements, Mr Ibrahim was recently selected to represent Europe as part of a group of six global travelling spinal fellows to visit premier spinal centres in the USA and Canada. In 2022, he spoke at the 37th annual meeting of the CervicalSpineResearchSociety - Europe, a highly revered meeting for experts in the field. This year, he will be a host and chairman at cervicalspineresearchsociety with 300 guests.
Most recently, he was the surgeon to complete the UK’s first FlareHawk Endoscopic TLIF case. He is also a member of numerous organisations, including the British Association of Spinal Surgeons and the Society of British Neurosurgeons.
Clinics
Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital
Buckhurst Hill, High Road,Medical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 26 years of experience
- Consultant Neurosurgeon, London Bridge Hospital (present)
Subspecialties
- Complex spinal neurosurgery
- Neck pain
Professional memberships
- British Association Spine Society
- North American Spine Society
Education
- Spinal Fellowship diploma, University of Toronto (2014)
- FRCS (Neuro. Surg), Royal College of Surgeons of England (2013)
Teaching posts
- Offers courses to GPs on the management of spinal metastasis and early recognition of cervical myelopathy to avoid permanent neurological disability
- National proctor in endoscopic spinal surgery
Positions in organisations
- Assigned Educational Supervisor, School of Surgery (2017)
- Executive board member of Cervical Spine Research Society, Europe
Publications and conferences
- Mr Ibrahim has numerous peer-reviewed publications in international journals.
- Fehlings MG, Ibrahim A Tetreault L et al A: Global Perspective on the Outcomes of Surgical Decompression in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Results from the Prospective Multicenter AOSpine International Study on 479 patients (In press 2015 Spine)
Prizes and awards
- Congress of neurological surgeons/American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2013 Crockard award for best international spinal fellow
- The best resident/fellow paper by the North American Cervical Spine Research Society in 2013/2014
Languages spoken
- ِArabic
Reviews
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- Mr Ibrahim was outstanding in every way. I felt at ease from the moment we met at my initial consultation through to my final post-op appointment.
- Absolutely brilliant experience with Mr Ahmed Ibrahim. I was extremely comfortable in the care of the consultant and I have made a very quick recovery.Doctor's response -Many thanks for your feedback. I am pleased you made a quick recovery.
- excellent experienceDoctor's response -Thank you for your encouraging review.
- Fantastic service with an incredible consultant, thank you!Doctor's response -Thank you for your kind words.
- Very friendly and reassuring
- I knew that I’m choosing the right Doctor as soon as I read Dr Ibrahim’s bio. But being under his care and meeting him in person took it to another level. Dr Ibrahim has such a calming and positive presence and it’s a pleasure to meet him and his secretary Sabrina.
- Within a few mins of looking at my back and movements, said a potential dic issue, but not too far gone, after MRI, confirmed his initial thoughts and gave the route to control it without an operation.Doctor's response -Thank you for your comments, I hope you continue to make progress.
- The service I received was superb! Communication was very clear at all stages, and with an excellent team supporting Mr Ibrahim - my experience was seemless!Doctor's response -Thank you so much
- I had a fantastic experience through the whole process and found Dr Ibrahim and the team to be very professional and helpful. Good genuine caring level of service.Doctor's response -Thank you for the encouraging words. We will keep striving to provide a high level of personalized care.
- Mr.Ibrahim is an excellent surgeon. Had my spine surgery. He explained the process very clearly. He is very optimistic and encouraging. I always came out of his office with hope and determination.Doctor's response -Thank you so much for your review. I was happy to be in a position to help.