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Mr Venkatesh Balaji

Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon

BSc, BM, FRCS (T&O)

Practises at: Hendon Hospital

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Personal Profile

Mr Balaji read medicine at the University of Southampton and completed a BSc in Biomedical Sciences with first class honours. He completed his basic surgical training in Cambridge before entering higher surgical training on the Percivall Pott rotation in London. He completed his specialist spinal training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore (RNOH) and Great Ormond Street Hospital in combined degenerative and deformity fellowships. 

In 2014, he was appointed as a consultant spinal surgeon at the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Mr Balaji’s work as a spinal surgeon involves all areas of treatment of the degenerative spine, with an interest in minimally invasive surgical techniques. Mr Balaji has published several scientific papers and has presented his work in both national and international meetings in the field of spinal surgery.

Clinical Interests

Clinical Interests

  • Degenerative conditions of the cervical and lumbar spine
  • Minimally invasive spinal surgery including fusions, decompressions and microdiscectomies
  • Injection therapies

Current NHS and /or University Posts

  • West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Professional Memberships

Professional Memberships

  • British Association of Spinal Surgeons
  • North American Spine Society
  • British Orthopaedic Association
  • Royal College of Surgeons of England
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