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Mr Vikas Kapoor is a Consultant Spinal Surgeon working at BMI Alexandra, Spire Regency Hospital in Macclesfield, The Beaumont BMI Hospital in Bolton and HCA in Wilmslow.He works in the NHS at Stepping Hill Hospital where he is a substantive senior most spinal surgeon and clinical lead of the spinal unit. He has over 25 years experince in the field of spinal surgery.

His clinical interests involve all aspects of spinal surgery, including minimally invasive surgery, treatment of the lower back and coccyx area, spinal deformities, nerve root compression and micro-surgeries (key hole).

Mr Kapoor first qualified in 1991 from Banaras Hindu Hospital in India, before moving to the UK for his postgraduate medical training. He completed orthopaedic training in Wessex and then more specialised training as a fellow at Southampton University Hospital. More impressively, he went on to complete a national spinal fellowship from the Yorkshire Deanery. This advanced his surgical skills and he always aims to provide the best outcomes for his patients. He achieves this through regularly communicating with a specialist team of physiotherapists, chiropractors, and other consultants to put together the best treatment plans. He performs key-hole surgery including microdiscectomies, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty and sacroiliac joint fusion.

He has been involved in bringing the latest cutting-edge technologies and treatments to the practice. He has several publications in international peer reviwed journals.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

He offers patients the very best in diagnostics (Xrays, MRI scans, CT scans, SPECT CT, Nuclear bone scans, diagnostic injections to get to the bottom of their spinal problem.

He specalises in Minimal Access surgery and key hole surgery which faciltates faster recovery and back to normal life.

• Microsurgical (key hole) techniques
• Minimally invasive spinal surgery for neck and back
• Vertebroplasty for osteoporotic fractures
• Non-fusion techniques for back pain
• Neck pain, arm pain
• lower back pain, leg pain and sciatica
• Facet Denervation , spinal injections
• Sacroiliac joint treatments including key-hole fusion surgery