Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon, Honorary Lecturer
MBBS, MS(Orth.), MRCS, MSc (Orth. Engineering), FRCS (T&O)
Newport, Bristol and Cardiff, also via face to face, remote, prison and home visits
Mr Ash Khurana is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon based in Newport. He completed his higher specialist training in Trauma & Orthopaedics on the Welsh Rotation and was awarded FRCS in 2012. He has also completed MSc in Orthopaedic engineering at Cardiff University and uses the deeper understanding of mechanical principles in treating his patients.
Mr Khurana has a busy medico legal practice since 2013. He has a unique blend of Master’s qualifications in Orthopaedic Engineering and Law, complementing his specialist clinical training as a Spinal Surgeon. This rare combination allows him to apply both legal and biomechanical principles in producing comprehensive and analytical though succinct medico-legal reports. He produces over 200 reports per year dealing with complex personal injury or medical negligence. Mr Khurana maintains a healthy Claimant to Defendant ratio and is happy to opine on breach of duty, condition and prognosis, causation and liability. Mr Khurana is on the GMC panel for expert witness for FTP proceedings.
Mr Khurana’s special interests include:
Spinal trauma, whiplash injury and vertebral fractures/ wedge fractures
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Metastatic spinal tumors
Disc prolapse and Complex degenerative spinal surgery (including neck
and back)
Occupational injuries causing neck or back pain, repetitive strain injury
(RSI)
After rotating through various Orthopaedic subspecialties on all-Wales training rotation, Mr Khurana undertook the prestigious Advanced Spinal Fellowship at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham where he gained extensive experience in all aspects of spinal management, especially in spinal deformity, metastatic spinal pathology, microscopic and minimally invasive surgery. Mr Khurana was also awarded a travelling Fellowship to the world- renowned Spinal Unit at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
Mr Khurana now undertakes high volume spinal and trauma surgeries on emergency and elective basis both on the NHS and private sector. Mr Khurana has completed MSc in Orthopedic Engineering at Cardiff University and uses deeper understanding of mechanical principles in treating his patients.
Clinics at: Newport, Cardiff and Bristol
Multilingual in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Gujaratic languages.
British Association of Spinal Surgeons, Royal Scoliosis, Royal Orthopaedic Association, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, British Indian Orthopaedic Association