Prof Nasir A. Quraishi
MB ChB, BSc (Hons), MRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth), LLM, PhD, MBA (Dist.)
Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Honorary Professor
NHS Hospital
Nottingham University Hospital
Centre for Spinal Studies & Surgery
Queen's Medical Centre Campus
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
Email: Secretary
Abigail.Shearer1@nhs.net
Email: Nasir.Quraishi1@nhs.net
Profile
An experienced Consultant Spine Surgeon and Honorary Professor, working at the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK since 2009 – an internationally renowned centre of excellence for spinal surgery and the largest teaching institution for spinal surgery in Europe; serving as Director of the Spinal Research Programme and Clinical Audit Lead.
Previously Consultant at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre/John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK. Gained extensive experience during a combined Spinal Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic AO Spine Fellowship in Toronto, Canada; awarded the Norman Capner Fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons to train at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA, as well as five years as a Higher Surgical Trainee in the Cambridge/East Anglia region, UK.
Proven track record in all aspects of spinal surgery, with particular interests in spinal oncology, spinal deformity and minimally invasive surgery, and possessing particularly strong planning, managerial and teamwork skills.
Furthermore, an award-winning international presenter, winner of the prestigious Scoliosis Research Society Travelling Fellowship to the USA (2014), author of over 130 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and platinum faculty member of AO Spine. Whilst training as a surgeon, undertook a Master of Laws (2009), with an Honours thesis on ‘Clinical Negligence and the Spine Surgeon,’ and during consultancy, a PhD thesis (2019) on ‘Outcome & Health Related Quality of Life Following Surgery in Spinal Metastases.’ Furthermore, recently completed an Executive MBA in Healthcare from the University of Nottingham Business School (2025) awarded with Distinction.
Medical Qualifications
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2025 |
MBA (Dist.) |
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2019 |
PhD |
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2008 |
LLM (Master In Laws) |
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2006 |
FRCS (Tr & Orth) |
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1999 |
MRCS |
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1997-1998 |
USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) |
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1990-1996 |
MB ChB |
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1992-1993 |
BSc (Hons) |
Specialist Posts
Cambridge/East Anglia Higher Surgical Rotation in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery - Specialist Registrar - Aug 2001 - July 2006
Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals Senior House Officer Surgical Rotation - Senior House Officer - Aug 1997 - Aug 2001
Sub-speciality Posts
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
Consultant Posts
Consultant Spine Surgeon - January 2009 - present
Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery
Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals
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 member
European Spine Society
Scoliosis Research Society