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Mr Alex Baker

Spinal Surgery Blackburn

Mr Alex Baker

8 years of experience

5,825+
Patients seen
8
Years in practice
5
Publications
2
Languages spoken

PROFILE SUMMARY

About Mr Alex Baker at a glance

Mr Alex Baker is a Spinal Surgery practitioner based in Blackburn, United Kingdom, practising at Universitat de Barcelona Teaching Hospital. They have 27+ years of clinical experience. Procedures focus on gp consultation, annual physical exam, vaccination administration, minor procedure (skin). Educated at Universitat de Barcelona (MD, 2014). Serves patients in Blackburn, United Kingdom and the surrounding area.

VERIFIED PHYSICIAN PROFILE · UPDATED MAY 2026

About

Mr ADL Baker MB ChB, Dip Th, BSc (Hons), MSc, MRCS (Ed), FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Spinal Specialist
It is only natural that people considering surgery or indeed any form of medical treatment should want to know something about the person treating them.
Mr Baker is a highly experienced and respected orthopaedic surgeon, who specialises in spinal surgery. He has twenty years experience in carrying out both emergency spinal surgery and elective (planned) procedures and has worked at a number of hospitals throughout the north of England, Scotland, the Middle East and North America including centres of excellence and specialist centres for spinal surgery. Mr Baker's current main hospital base is the Specialist Centre for Spinal Surgery and regional tertiary referral centre at Royal Preston Hospital. Mr Baker is a specialist advisor for the Government's Health Service Ombudsman and for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice). Mr Baker is an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons and has a keen interest in medical education. He teaches regularly on national and international courses training the next generation of spinal surgeons.
Alex is firmly committed to patient-centred care, in which individuals are fully informed and involved in every step of their treatment, he is a committed Christian and an ordained Minister in Secular Employment, in the Church of England.
Alex lives in Lancashire, with his wife and two young sons and enjoys sailing, skiing as well as keeping pigs and chickens! He is conversant in British Sign Language (level 2).
Qualifications
2010 – Certificate of Completion of Training Trauma & Orthopaedics
2009 – FRCS Trauma & Orthopaedics (Ed)
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
(Inter-Collegiate Specialty Examination in Trauma and Orthopaedics)
2005 – MSc in Applied Biomechanics – University of Strathclyde
2002 – MRCS (Ed) – Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
1999 – MB ChB – Primary Medical Qualification from The University of Edinburgh Medical School
1997 – BSc Biochemistry –The University of Edinburgh Medical School
Experience
May 2011 – Current Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon,
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Royal Preston Hospital
Working in the specialist centre for spinal surgery at Royal Preston Hospital Mr Baker is responsible for a wide range of spinal operations as well as emergency procedures within the regional trauma unit, serving a population base of 1.4 million.
May 2010 – 2011 Newcastle Spinal Fellowship
March – May 2010 EOCNA – North American Travelling Fellowship
Feb 2004 – May 2010 South East Scotland Orthopaedics and Trauma Training Rotation
Mr Baker undertook the majority of his training in the highly sought after and prestigious orthopaedic training programme based in Edinburgh Scotland. Working in centres of excellence and in district general hospitals provided both breadth and depth of experience.


Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments
As a general rule if your back pain travels down your leg to below your knee (sciatica) it is more likely that you have a surgically treatable spinal problem. Back pain seldom requires surgery.
Like most, if not all, spinal surgeons the common procedures Mr Baker performs are:
Surgery for trapped nerves - decompression, micro decompression, interlamina decompression, subarticular decompression, foramenotomy and laminectomy.
Surgery for slipped discs - microdiscectomy and discectomy.
Mr Baker also undertakes cervical spinal surgery including:
Anterior cervical decompression and fusion and cervical disc replacements.
Spinal fusion procedures for trauma, instability, and deformity (scoliosis) correction.
Spinal injections including epidural injection can be useful for diagnostic purposes and for the treatment of disc prolapse.
As a general rule if your back pain travels down your leg to below your knee (sciatica) it is more likely that you have a surgically treatable spinal problem. Back pain seldom requires surgery.
Mr Baker's interests include:
spinal deformity (scoliosis surgery)
back pain
spondylosis (arthritis of the spine)
spinal stenosis
spondylolisthesis
disc prolapse
cervical disc prolapse
coccydynia sciatica
spinal tumours
spinal trauma including fractures and many more.

“Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions.”

— Mr Alex Baker

Education & training

  1. 2008–2014 MD · Medicine and Surgery
    Universitat de Barcelona, Blackburn (GB)
  2. 2014–2018 Residency · Spinal Surgery
    Universitat de València, Blackburn (GB)

Career & appointments

  1. 2018-09–2019-08 Junior consultant
    Universitat de Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Spinal Surgery

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

GB — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
#GB-542758 active · expires 2028-12-31

Board certifications

European Board of Spinal Surgery
#EB-59BC18D8 · issued 2019 · renewal 2029
Malpractice insurance: AmTrust Europe · 1,000,000 EUR coverage · No claims on file

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
GP consultation 99213 2,792
Annual physical exam 99395 1,686
Vaccination administration 90471 646
Minor procedure (skin) 17110 649

Services & pricing

ServiceDurationModalityPrice
New patient consultation (60m) 60 min in_clinic|telemed 180.00 EUR
Follow-up consultation (30m) 30 min in_clinic|telemed|phone 90.00 EUR
Vaccination administration 120 min in_clinic 180.00 EUR
Minor procedure (skin) 30 min in_clinic 450.00 EUR

Office, team & in practice

Alex Baker
HEADSHOT
Alex Baker in consultation
IN OFFICE
Alex Baker with the team
WITH TEAM
Alex Baker at a conference
CONFERENCE

Videos

introduction · 82s
Meet Alex Baker

Research & publications

h-index: 20 · i10: 7

  1. Long-term follow-up of Spinal Surgery across GB
    Alex Baker, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026
    DOI: 10.5767/euroclin.2026.0 · PMID: 33684629 · cited by 88
  2. Validation of clinical scoring in Spinal Surgery
    Alex Baker, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025
    DOI: 10.5738/euroclin.2025.1 · PMID: 31940793 · cited by 58
  3. Long-term follow-up of Spinal Surgery across GB
    Alex Baker, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024
    DOI: 10.8372/euroclin.2024.2 · PMID: 39886334 · cited by 36
  4. Validation of clinical scoring in Spinal Surgery
    Alex Baker, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023
    DOI: 10.6311/euroclin.2023.3 · PMID: 38190476 · cited by 110

Invited talks

  • Practical updates in Spinal Surgery European Annual Congress (Spinal Surgery) · Vienna · 2024 · invited
  • Single-centre experience in Spinal Surgery National Society Meeting · Blackburn · 2023 · oral abstract

Awards & memberships

Awards

  • 🏆 Top-rated Spinal Surgery — Blackburn · EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025 · regional

Society memberships

  • WONCA Europe — Family Doctors — Member · Since 2019
  • national college of family doctors — Member · Since 2019
  • European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) — Member · Since 2019

Articles by this doctor

  • Patient education Patient guide to Spinal Surgery 2026-03-21 · 8 min read
  • Awareness When should you see a spinal surgery? 2026-01-18 · 10 min read

For international patients

Coordinator
Patient liaison · mr.alexander.baker@euroclinics.example

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  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Very thorough first visit — explained every step. Booking was easy and the staff were welcoming.
    Anna B.
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    Took time to listen and reviewed all my previous results. I would absolutely recommend.
    Marco V.
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    Professional and knowledgeable. Wait on the day was a bit long, otherwise excellent.
    Helena F.

SPECIALTIES & PROCEDURES

Mr Alex Baker's Areas of Specialty

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Spinal Surgery

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    Alex Baker speaks English, British Sign Language.

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