Overview
Professor Quraishi specialises in spinal surgery from the base of the skull to the sacrum, including:
- Minimally invasive spine surgery, including vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
- Degenerative spine conditions affecting the cervical and lumbar spine (often associated with neck pain, lower back pain and sciatica)
- Spinal oncology, trauma and infection
- Spinal deformity surgery, including complex reconstruction
Training and Fellowship Experience
Professor Quraishi completed his specialist training in leading UK centres including Imperial College London, Cambridge/East Anglia and Manchester. He then undertook advanced fellowship training in Toronto, gaining extensive experience across both spinal orthopaedic and spinal neurosurgery. This included a particular focus on minimally invasive techniques, complex spinal reconstruction and deformity correction.
Clinical Experience and International Fellowships
Professor Quraishi began his consultant career as a Consultant Spine Surgeon in Oxford (locum). He was subsequently awarded the Norman Capner Travelling Fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons of England to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, USA, where he further refined advanced surgical techniques in the management of complex spinal tumours and reconstruction.
In 2008, he volunteered in Malawi, Africa, working as the second spine surgeon in the country serving a population of over 10 million people. He has also been a visiting surgeon to spinal units in Bologna, Italy and Vancouver, Canada. In 2014, he was awarded the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Travelling Fellowship, visiting multiple leading spinal surgery centres in the USA, including New York (Columbia), St Louis, San Diego, San Francisco and Anchorage.
Academic Work, Publications and Medico-Legal Training
Professor Quraishi’s clinical practice is supported by extensive academic, research and leadership experience. He is an award-winning international presenter, has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and presentations, and serves as faculty for several international spine societies. His academic qualifications include a PhD focused on outcomes and quality of life after surgery for spinal metastases, a Master of Laws with a thesis on clinical negligence and spine surgery, and an Executive MBA in Healthcare with Distinction from the University of Nottingham.
Medical Qualifications
- 2025 MBA (Dist.)
- 2019 PhD
- 2008 LLM (Master In Laws)
- 2006 FRCS (Tr & Orth)
- 1999 MRCS
- 1998 USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination)
- 1996 MB ChB
- 1993 BSc (Hons)
Specialist Posts
- Specialist Registrar, Cambridge/East Anglia Higher Surgical Rotation in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery — Aug 2001 – July 2006
- Senior House Officer, Imperial College London, Surgical Rotation — Aug 1997 – Aug 2001
Sub-speciality Posts
- Visiting Consultant, April 2018 — Dr T Tannoury, Boston Medical Centre, Boston, USA
- Scoliosis Research Society Travelling Fellowship, July–Sept 2014 — New York, St Louis, San Diego, San Francisco, Alaska, USA
- Visiting Spine Surgeon, August–September 2012 — Vancouver General Hospital and BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
- Invited Spine Surgeon, Dec 2008 — Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Malawi, Africa
- Spinal Oncology Travelling Fellowship, Nov 2008 — Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Spinal Oncology Visiting Fellowship, Oct 2008 — Bologna, Italy
- Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Toronto, Canada, July 2006 – July 2007 — Combined Spinal Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Fellow, Toronto Western Hospital / The Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Previous Consultant Post
- Consultant Spine Surgeon (Locum), Nov 2007 – Oct 2008 — Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LD
Professional Memberships
- GMC: 4306339
- British Medical Association
- British Orthopaedic Association
- British Association of Spine Surgeons
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- North American Association of Spine Surgeons
- AO Spine – Platinum Faculty and Course chair
- European Spine Society
- Scoliosis Research Society
Professional Positions
- Honorary Professor, Nottingham Trent University, May 2020 – present
- Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, September 2014 – May 2020
- Head of Spinal Research, The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Nottingham, April 2018 – present
- Head of Service, The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Nottingham (January 2015 – January 2018)
- European Spine Journal, Assistant Editorial Board
- Lead for Spinal Product Group
- Chair of Network Site Specific Group (for metastatic spine disease) in the East Midlands
- UK representative for AO Spine Primary Tumour Study Group
- Global Spinal Tumour Study Group
- Clinical Lead for Spinal Oncology
- Platinum Faculty for AO Spine
- Faculty for AO Spine The Knowledge Forum for Spinal Tumours
- Faculty for Future Surgeons/Basic Surgical Skills Courses