Professional statement
Mr Iqroop Chopra is a leading consultant spinal neurosurgeon based in Cardiff. His areas of expertise lie in non-operative and operative management of spinal conditions such as spinal tumours and slipped discs. He also specialises in sciatica (leg pain), neck and back pain, arm pain and minimally invasive surgery.
Mr Chopra is a spinal fellowship-trained neurosurgeon and has been practising full-time as a consultant spinal neurosurgeon at Cardiff and Vale Hospital since 2007. In addition, he also has practising privileges at Nuffield Vale Clinic & Hospital and Spire Cardiff Hospital. Mr Chopra trained in London at tertiary neurosurgical and orthopaedic hospitals and is qualified to treat spinal problems from both an orthopaedic and a neurosurgical perspective, giving him a unique approach in treating the entire spectrum of spinal conditions. In order to offer the best and most effective treatment for each and every one of his patients, Mr Chopra also works closely with radiologists, physiotherapists and pain management specialists.
Mr Chopra has a strong interest in teaching and training, and in role-modelling strong organisational skills. For the last few years, has been convenor of Spinal revision course and also actively involved in teaching at the Cardiff University as an honorary lecturer. He has previously been Chair, Education and Training, British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS) for two years. He was Clinical lead for Spinal Services at Cardiff & Vale NHS trust. Currently he is joint clinical director for the South Wales Spinal Network.
Over the past five years, Mr Chopra has also been proactively working with SpineAid; a charity involved in treating spinal deformities in children and young adults in India. This passion grew out of a desire to give back to the system and help to treat neurosurgical anomalies in deserving patients with spinal deformities who cannot afford to pay for their own surgery. Consequently, he is now working to establish medical centres in India that can offer surgery to these patients.
Clinics
Nuffield Health Cardiff Bay Hospital
Cardiff, Dunleavy Dr, Cardiff CF11 0SN,Medical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 34 years of experience
- Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon, University Hospital of Wales (2007 - present)
Subspecialties
- Head and neck surgery
- Sports injuries
Professional memberships
- Joint Section on Spinal surgery of AANS/CNS
- AOSpine International
Education
- Spinal Fellowship, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London (2007)
- FRCS (Surgical Neurology), Intercollegiate College of Surgeons (2006)
Teaching posts
- Honorary Lecturer, Cardiff University
Publications and conferences
- Two Dissertations submitted and published, one on cervical spine surgery and another on endoscopic neurosurgery.
- Over 50 presentations and publications in peer reviewed journals including original articles, research articles, case series.
Prizes and awards
- Service Awards, Cardiff and Vale NHS trust
- Visiting Professor, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Chandigarh, India
Languages spoken
- English
- Urdu
Reviews
- Would you recommend this doctor?
- Treatment of the doctor
- Treatment of the staff
- Waiting time
- Condition of facilities
- Great Doctor, he listens to you and dos't think you are Dr Googlle
- Mr Chopra was very friendly, explained everything's well and made me feel at ease.
- Excellent service
- It took a number of injections to resolve the problem but we got there in the end
- My appointment went well with little waiting time. The hospital was easy to find, everyone was friendly and helpful and a chaperone attended for my examination. The doctor’s explanations were clear with fast follow on service. I would recommend Mr Chopra and Nuffield hospital.
- My appointment went well with little waiting time. The hospital was easy to find, everyone was friendly and helpful and a chaperone attended for my examination. The doctor’s explanations were clear with fast follow on service. I would recommend Mr Chopra and Nuffield hospital.