Mr Wai Yoon
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
BSc(Hons) MBBS MRCS FRCS(Tr&Orth)
Languages spoken: English
Mr Wai Yoon
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
BSc(Hons) MBBS MRCS FRCS(Tr&Orth)
Languages spoken: English
Appointments available at:
Cromwell HospitalPatient Age Group
Adults, PaediatricYear qualified
2000Gender
MaleSpecialty
Orthopaedic surgerySubspecialty
SpineClinical Interests
Lumbar spine disorders; spinal surgery; back pain; sciatica; spinal infection; spinal tumours; neck surgery; cervical pathology; neck pain; microdisectomy; minimally invasive spinal surgery; and paediatric scoliosis surgery.
About Mr Wai Yoon
Mr Wai Yoon is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Cromwell Hospital, specialising in spine surgery. His NHS base is at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham and the Univeristy Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
Mr Yoon graduated from University College London and Middlesex Hospital in 2000, before training in orthopaedic surgery on the prestigious Royal London Hospital programme. After completing his training in 2012, he undertook a dual complex spine fellowship at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London and the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia.
Mr Yoon sees both adult and paediatric patients for a range of spinal conditions, including lumbar spine disorders, spinal surgery, back pain, sciatica, spinal infection, spinal tumour, neck surgery, cervical pathology, neck pain, microdiscectomy, and minimally invasive spinal surgery.
In 2013, Mr Yoon won the Charles Manning Award for his work on early onset scoliosis. He is chief investigator for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) 'MAGEC Rods Metallosis Trial in Early Onset Scoliosis' and principle investigator on the NIHR 'Better Outcomes for Older people with Spinal Trouble (BOOST) Trial'.
Mr Yoon graduated from University College London and Middlesex Hospital in 2000, before training in orthopaedic surgery on the prestigious Royal London Hospital programme. After completing his training in 2012, he undertook a dual complex spine fellowship at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London and the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia.
Mr Yoon sees both adult and paediatric patients for a range of spinal conditions, including lumbar spine disorders, spinal surgery, back pain, sciatica, spinal infection, spinal tumour, neck surgery, cervical pathology, neck pain, microdiscectomy, and minimally invasive spinal surgery.
In 2013, Mr Yoon won the Charles Manning Award for his work on early onset scoliosis. He is chief investigator for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) 'MAGEC Rods Metallosis Trial in Early Onset Scoliosis' and principle investigator on the NIHR 'Better Outcomes for Older people with Spinal Trouble (BOOST) Trial'.
NHS Base (trust)
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Professional memberships
EUROSPINE, British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS), British Scoliosis Society (BSS), North American Spine Society (NASS)
