About Nasir Quraishi
Professor Nasir Quraishi is a Consultant Spine Surgeon and Honorary Professor at The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK, and a renowned private spinal surgeon specialising in complex spinal procedures.
Overview
Professor Quraishi specialises in all aspects of spine surgery from the base of the skull to the sacrum, including:
– Minimally invasive surgery, including vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
– Degenerative spine (cervical and lumbar) disease
– Spinal oncology, trauma, and infection
– Spinal deformity surgery, such as scoliosis surgery
He completed his medical training at Imperial College London, Cambridge/East Anglia, and Manchester, followed by advanced spinal orthopaedic and spinal neurosurgery fellowship training in Toronto, where he specialised in minimally invasive spine surgery, complex spinal reconstruction, and lumbar spine surgery.
Professor Quraishi began his consultant career in Oxford (locum) before being awarded the prestigious Norman Capner Travelling Fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons in England to Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA. There, he refined his surgical techniques in managing complex cases, including spinal tumour surgery and reconstruction.
In 2008, he volunteered in Malawi, Africa, where he contributed to the development of spinal surgical services. He has also served as a visiting surgeon in leading spinal units in Bologna (Italy) and Vancouver (Canada). In 2014, he was awarded the distinguished Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Travelling Fellowship, visiting renowned spinal centres across the USA, including New York/Columbia, St. Louis, San Diego, San Francisco, and Anchorage.
An award-winning international presenter, Professor Quraishi is the author of numerous peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations and serves as a faculty member for multiple international spine societies. During his surgical registrar training, he also completed a Master of Laws (LLM) with an honours thesis on ‘Clinical Negligence and the Spine Surgeon’, and later earned a PhD focused on ‘Outcome and Health-Related Quality of Life Following Surgery in Spinal Metastases’. His areas of expertise also include sciatica surgery, herniated disc surgery, and slipped disc surgery, with a strong emphasis on patient-centred care with a direct yet balanced approach. If you are seeking expert assessment and treatment for any spinal conditions, please get in touch to arrange a consultation with Professor Quraishi.