Masood Shafafy | Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon
Mr Masood Shafafy Qualified from St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College of University of London in 1994. He completed basic surgical training in Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, general and vascular surgery in London and Essex before embarking on Advance Surgical Training in Orthopaedics and trauma at the Royal London Hospital in 1999. Following completion of Surgical specialist training which was mainly focused on Spinal surgery in 2005 he went on to complete two Senior Clinical fellowship in Complex Spinal deformity surgery in Oxford and Nottingham before taking a consultant post in 2007.
Mr Shafafy has a particular interest in treating children with complex spinal deformities and often performs pioneering surgeries that help considerably to enhance the quality of his patient’s lives.
He has worked extensively with adolescents suffering from a condition called ‘scoliosis’, which is where the spine twists or curves leading to a crooked, uneven appearance. In order to improve outcome, Mr Shafafy is continually working to develop techniques to improve outcomes for these children.
Specialities:
Complex Spinal Conditions, Spinal Deformities, Minimally Invasive Techniques, Pioneering Surgeries
Education :
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Medicine (1989 – 1994)
- Institution: St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College, University of London
Orthopaedic Engineering (1999 – 2001)
- Institution: Cardiff University, UK
Fellowships in Spine
- Institutions: Oxford and Nottingham