Professor Sashin Ahuja

Professor Sashin Ahuja

Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon

MBBS, MS (Orth), FRCS, FRCS (Orth)


Specialises in

  • Spinal trauma
  • Back pain
  • Spine injections
  • Scoliosis

Also available for:

Virtual consultations:

Having completed my orthopaedic training in Wales, I gained training in spinal surgery in Cardiff and Nottingham. I was appointed as a consultant in 2003. My practice involves treating all aspects of spinal pathology, ie low back pain, neck pain, spinal injuries, spinal tumours and scoliosis surgery, together with associated conditions related to spinal problems, such as sacroiliac joint and coccygeal pain.

The various spinal procedures include spinal injections (facet blocks, lumbar nerve blocks, sacroiliac joint injections, radiofrequency ablation of facet joints, coccyx injection etc), micro discectomy, spinal decompressions, spinal stabilisation, such as for cervical, thoracic, lumbar and spino-pelvic stabilisations, and correction for paediatric and adult spinal deformities, like scoliosis and kyphosis.

I have experience in newer techniques such as minimally invasive procedures for back pain. We have pioneered minimally invasive surgery for sacroiliac joint stabilisation.

A detailed account of my specialist areas include: Back pain, leg pain, lower back pain, neck pain, sciatica, spinal Injections, sacroiliac joint pain and stabilisation, Cauda Equina Syndrome, spinal surgery, chronic pain, lumbar spine (diseases and disorders of), cervical spine (diseases and disorders of), coccygeal pain, minimal access / invasive surgery, paediatric orthopaedics, scoliosis, sports injuries, osteoporosis, spinal disease and trauma, disc replacement, revision surgery (spinal), ankylosing spondylitis, hyperextension / hyperflexion of spine ('whiplash'), degenerative spine disorders and spine management.

My practice (NHS and privately) and the procedures are as outlined above. On average I usually perform about 10 spinal injections a week, 10 spinal decompressions (including micro discectomies) a month, five spinal stabilisations a month.

I'm the back pain pathway lead for the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and also act as Speciality Advisor for Spinal Interventions for NICE.

Read more...

General Medical Council Number: 4509118

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Professor Sashin Ahuja at Spire include:

Orthopaedics

Get in touch

Important information about COVID-19 tests

COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire Cardiff Hospital.

32652
True
consultant

Marketing Information

Spire would like to provide you with marketing information about products and services offered by Spire and by selected third-party partners. If you do not consent for us to process your personal data for marketing activities, we will still be able to contact you about your enquiry.

We may contact you by email, SMS or phone about your enquiry. If we try to contact you by phone (mobile and/or landline) and you are not available, we may leave you a voicemail message. We may also use your details to contact you about patient surveys we use for improving our service or monitoring outcomes, which are not a form of marketing.

We will use your personal information to process your enquiry. For further information, please see our privacy policy.

Submit my enquiry

Additional information

Lumbar spine disorders
Medico-legal
Orthopaedic medicine
Orthopaedic surgery
Pain relief
Soft tissue injuries
Spinal surgery
Sports injury

MBBS / Mumbai University, India / 1992
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Diploma in Orthopaedics / College of Physicians & Surgeons, Mumbai, India / 1993
Medical Diploma in Orthopaedics

MS Orthopaedics / Mumbai University / 1994
Post-graduate medical degree

DNB Orthopaedics / National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India / 1995
Diplomate of National Board

Member of National Academy of Sciences / National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India / 1998
Medical membership

MSc Orthopaedic Engineering / Cardiff University / 1999
Masters degree

FRCS Orth / Inter Collegiate Board, Edinburgh / 1999
Awarded on passing the Intercollegiate Fellowship Exam

FRCS / Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow / 2001
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow


Professional memberships

Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow

Bombay Orthopaedic Society

AO Spine

British Association of Spinal Surgeons

British Scoliosis Society

General Medical Council


Professional leadership

AO Spine UK Executive Council Member for Reference Centres & Fellowships (2014 - 2017)
Back Pain Pathway Lead for Cardiff & Vale University health Board since 2008
Spinal MSCC lead for Cardiff & Vale University Health Board (2009-2013)
Research Chair - British Scoliosis Society Executive Committee (2013 - 2016)
Research Chair - British Association of Spinal Surgeons Executive Committee (2012 - 2014)
Policy & Guidelines Chair - British Association of Spinal Surgeons Executive Committee (2016 - 2018)
AO Spine International Reference Centre - Programme Director for Welsh Centre for Spinal Trauma & Surgery since 2007

I spend most of my time with my family and my young ones keep me active outside work. I am interested in sports and play racquet sports and cricket. I enjoy listening to music in my spare time.

Telephone 0292 073 6011
Private secretary Liz Harries
Private secretary telephone 02920 542632
Private secretary fax 0292 054 2557
Private secretary email cardiffspinalsurgeon@gmail.com