Mr Venkat Iyer
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Venkat Iyer is an experienced neurosurgeon and spinal surgeon at Sulis Hospital Bath.
He undertakes surgery for spinal conditions. He deals with the full range of intracranial pathology but has a special interest and expertise in the surgery of brain tumours and spinal cord tumours.
He is the lead clinician for Brain and CNS tumours at North Bristol NHS Trust, chairs the Brain tumours Multi-disciplinary team and the Brain tumour site-specific group of the Somerset Wiltshire Avon and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer network.
He specialises in complex brain and spinal tumour surgery with neurophysiological monitoring, language mapping and intraoperative MRI assistance.
He also specialises in surgery for degenerative conditions of the cervical and lumbar spine such as lumbar microdiscectomy, lumbar decompression, cervical and lumbar micro foraminotomy, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
These surgeries would be performed for releasing trapped nerves due to disc prolapse, osteophytes or slippage of the spine leading to compressed nerves or spinal cord.
All his approaches are minimally invasive and he aims to achieve maximum symptom relief with minimum discomfort.
He is part of a close team of spinal surgeons, pain specialists and physiotherapists at Sulis Hospital Bath who aim to provide a comprehensive service for spinal degenerative conditions and is a keen believer in rapid diagnosis and symptom relief.
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Additional information about Mr Venkat Iyer
Consultant Neurosurgeon and Lead Neuro-Oncology Surgeon at Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust
Member of Specialty Accreditation Council for Neurosurgery, Royal College of Surgeons, England
Examiner for Intercollegiate Examinations in Neurosurgery, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Brain and spinal cord tumours
Spinal degenerative conditions
Minimally invasive surgery to the brain and spine
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow
Fellow of Higher Education Academy, England
Fellow of NHS Leadership Academy
Associate Fellow of Faculty of Surgical Training, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Member of Society of British Neurosurgeons
Member of Society of Neuro-Oncology
Member of European Spinal Society
Member of European Association of Neurosurgeons
International Member of Congress of Neurological Surgeons