Mr Jaykar R. Panchmatia is a Consultant Spine Surgeon focused on providing you with an accurate diagnosis, evidence-based treatment, and prompt, compassionate, follow-up care.

Mr Panchmatia studied Medicine at Cambridge University, which included a clinical attachment at Yale University, USA. He furthered his education as a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University, USA, and was a visiting scholar at the Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, USA. Mr Panchmatia was subsequently awarded a Spine Fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA. In 2015, he was appointed as a Consultant Spine Surgeon at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Prizes awarded to Mr. Panchmatia include the Robert Jones gold medal and British Orthopaedic Association prize; the Fulbright Scholarship; Cambridge University’s Oon Khye Beng Ch’hia Tsio studentship; the British Spinal Presidents’ Travelling Fellowship; the British Orthopaedic Association’s Zimmer Travelling Fellowship; and the Royal College of Surgeons of England's BMI healthcare prize.

Mr Panchmatia will apply his academic and clinical background to work with you to design a personalised treatment plan, with the goal of helping you make a quick recovery. Mr Panchmatia’s patient-centred approach involves collaborating with you on your treatment options, which may include physiotherapy, pain medications, spine injections, and spine surgery.

Following your initial appointments and tests, Mr. Panchmatia will provide you with:

• a detailed report describing your diagnosis;
• his findings on performing a neurological and orthopaedic examination;
• the results of all your investigations including MRI scans;
• the treatment options available to you;
• the evidence base for your personalised treatment plan.

To learn more about how Mr. Panchmatia can help you, please contact Sharon Berg at info@smartspine.co.uk.

Education

• Royal College of Surgeons of England: FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics).
• Federation of State Medical Boards, USA: USMLE Parts 1, 2, and 3.
• Harvard University, USA and visiting scholar at the Barrow Neurological Institute, USA: Masters in Public Health (Fulbright Scholar).
• The Surgical Royal Colleges of Great Britain and Ireland: Certificate of Completion of Basic Surgical Training.
• Royal College of Surgeons of England: MRCS.
• Cambridge University and visiting scholar at Yale University: MB BChir.
• Cambridge University: BA (Hons) & MA (Hons).

Speciality

• Spine surgery

Experience

• More than 15 years’ experience.
• Consultant spine surgeon, The Princess Grace Hospital (Central London).
• Consultant spine surgeon, The BMI Hendon Hospital (North London).
• Consultant spine surgeon, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust.

Special interests

Back pain; Sciatica; Spinal stenosis; Spondylolisthesis; Trapped nerve; Spinal injections; Spinal surgery.

Positions in public associations

• British Association of Spine Surgeons (member).
• British Scoliosis Society (member).

Honours and awards

• Robert Jones gold medal and British Orthopaedic Association prize
• Fulbright scholarship
• Cambridge University’s Oon Khye Beng Ch’hia Tsio studentship
• Royal College of Surgeons of England's BMI healthcare prize
• British Orthopaedic Association’s Zimmer Travelling Fellowship
• British Spinal Presidents’ Travelling Fellowship