Mr Irfan Siddique
MBChB (Hons) · MRCS (Eng) · FRCS (Tr&Orth) · GMC 4693118
Consultant Spine Surgeon at Salford Royal, Manchester, treating conditions of the whole spine, from the neck to the lower back. Private consultations and independent medicolegal expert reports.
About
Senior spine surgeon
Mr Siddique has been a full-time Consultant Spine Surgeon at the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences, Salford Royal, since 2010. It is the busiest centre for spinal surgery in England and one of the largest in Europe. He is a consultant member of the Complex Spinal Surgery team.
His practice covers operative and non-operative treatment of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, from neck and back pain to degenerative disease, trauma, tumour, complex adult deformity and revision surgery. He sees around 1,400 patients and performs around 150 spinal operations each year.
He completed advanced spinal fellowships in Manchester and Birmingham. In 2009 he was awarded the British Orthopaedic Association's Soli Lam Spinal Fellowship, which took him to leading spinal centres in Germany and Switzerland.
At a glance
- Consultant Spine Surgeon since 2010, Salford Royal
- Leads the Spine Outcomes Team, with outcome data on around 14,000 spinal operations
- More than 40 peer-reviewed publications, cited over 1,400 times
- Clinical trial investigator in spine surgery
- Teaches medical students, trainee surgeons and physiotherapists
- Expert witness since 2012, with more than 4,000 reports for the courts
- Member of the British Association of Spine Surgeons, the British Scoliosis Society and the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Private patients
Book a private consultation
Mr Siddique sees private patients, both insured and self-funding, at The Alexandra Hospital in Cheadle and at Spire Manchester Hospital. Appointments are booked through the hospitals directly.
If you have private medical insurance, please check with your insurer before booking, as they may need to authorise the consultation.
Medicolegal
Expert witness reports
Mr Siddique provides independent expert evidence on spinal injury and spinal conditions under CPR Part 35, covering causation, condition and prognosis. He has acted as an expert witness since 2012 for claimants, defendants and as a single joint expert, in personal injury, employers' liability, complex spinal injury and clinical negligence. He also prepares reports in criminal matters and attends conferences with counsel and court.
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Report
Your client is examined and the report is prepared in accordance with CPR Part 35 and Practice Direction 35.
Booking an appointment
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Contact
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