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Mr Nikolay Peev

Neurosurgery Belfast

Mr Nikolay Peev

8 years of experience

12,149+
Patients seen
8
Years in practice
11
Publications
5
Languages spoken

PROFILE SUMMARY

About Mr Nikolay Peev at a glance

Mr Nikolay Peev is a Neurosurgery practitioner based in Belfast, United Kingdom, practising at UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital. They have 24+ years of clinical experience. Procedures focus on gp consultation, annual physical exam, vaccination administration, minor procedure (skin). Educated at UAB Barcelona (MD, 2014). Serves patients in Belfast, United Kingdom and the surrounding area.

VERIFIED PHYSICIAN PROFILE · UPDATED MAY 2026

About

Nikolay Peev, MD, PhD(Neurosurgery), FRCS(UK)

Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Currently Mr Peev is a full time Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon at Royal Victoria Hospital.

He is also affiliated for his private work  with:

Kingsbridge Private Hospital Belfast

Kingsbridge Private Hospital North West  - Ballykelly

Ulster Independent Clinic Belfast

UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic In Santry, Dublin

Mater Private Hospital in Dublin

Since he joined Belfast in 2014, Mr Peev is pioneering the Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery in the region.

He has done the first minimally invasive(MISS)  TLIF lumbar spine fusion in the region in  2015 , now he  does this routinely. He holds  one of the highest number of MISS TLIFs done in Ireland (North and South) and probably UK as well.

He  has done the first cervical disk arthroplasty in the region  in 2016 and  doing  this routinely across all  the sites now.

He has  done the first in Ireland (North and South) Endoscopic Uniportal Spinal surgery in 2018  and  doing this routinely across all  the sites now.

He has done the first Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic surgery in Ireland (North and South)

He has sone the first in Ireland(North and South) Endoscopic TLIF spinal fusion in 2024  and is doing  this routinely across all the  sites now. He holds  the biggest number of this surgery not only in Ireland, but also in UK.  The last surgeries of this kind he is  doing without  use suction and coagulation because there is  practically very minimal or  no bleeding.

He has done the first in Northern Ireland Robotic Assisted Spinal Surgery in 2022

Mr Peev is also vey  active academically and is regularly invited as a faculty member of many educational courses and conferences through his work for the World Federation of the Neurosurgical Societies, World Spinal Column Society, Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons and many other organisations.

Currently Mr Peev serves as Chair of the Spine Committee of the World Federation of the Neurosurgical Societies,

Currently Mr Peev serves as Treasurer of the World Spinal Column Society

Currently Mr Peev serves as Editor in Chief of the journal of Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management

Past achievements:

Served as a Chair of the WFNS Innovation and Technology Committee of WFNS

2014 - Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Belfast, Northern Ireland

2014 – Fellowship in Complex spine surgery –  Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Dep. Neurosurgery

2013 – Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, Dep.Neurosurgery – Minimal  Invasive  Neuro – Endoscopic Surgery/

2011 – The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) Fellowship  – Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery. The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK

2009 – The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) Neurovascular Fellowship – Department of  Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University, Nagoya, Japan.

2005-2006 – Department of  Neuroprotection, The Panum Institute, Section of Neuroprotection, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

2004 – 2014 PhD study – Prognostic factors in the surgical treatment of the patients with brain metastases.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE


Minimal Invasive Neurosurgery

Complex Spinal Surgery

Spinal Trauma

Traumatic Brain Injury

Neurooncology

Neurovascular Surgery

Skull Base Surgery


PRACTICAL INTEREST:


Complex Spine Surgery

Endoscopic Spine Surgery

Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery

Traumatic Brain Injury

Brain metastases and primary brain tumours


RESEARCH INTEREST:


Degenerative spine

Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery

Endoscopic Spinal Surgery

Spinal tumours

Traumatic Brain Injury

Brain metastases

Spinal Metastases


PROFESSIONAL MENBERSHIPS


World Spinal Column Society - Secretary

Royal College of Surgeons (England)

AOSpine Membership

American Austrian Foundation – Open Medical Institute

General Medical Council

Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons  – Educational committee faculty

Bulgarian Society of Neurosurgery

Bulgarian Medical Union

Bulgarian Society for Cell Biology





PUBLICATIONS/ABSTRACTS/SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS/LECTURES

Numerous publications/abstracts/lectures in national and international

periodicals/courses/congresses

Personal interests:  Computer techniques, training sports, travelling,

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

— Mr Nikolay Peev

Education & training

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

Career & appointments

  1. 2018-09–2019-08 Junior consultant
    UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Neurosurgery

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

GB — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
#GB-45357 active · expires 2028-12-31

Board certifications

European Board of Neurosurgery
#EB-DF406609 · issued 2019 · renewal 2029
Malpractice insurance: Allianz Professional · 3,000,000 EUR coverage · No claims on file

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
GP consultation 99213 1,226
Annual physical exam 99395 1,764
Vaccination administration 90471 980
Minor procedure (skin) 17110 1,427

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 30 min in_clinic 360.00 EUR
Minor procedure (skin) 120 min in_clinic 270.00 EUR

Office, team & in practice

Nikolay Peev
HEADSHOT
Nikolay Peev in consultation
IN OFFICE
Nikolay Peev with the team
WITH TEAM
Nikolay Peev at a conference
CONFERENCE

Videos

introduction · 104s
Meet Nikolay Peev

Research & publications

h-index: 18 · i10: 12

  1. Long-term follow-up of Neurosurgery across GB
    Nikolay Peev, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026
    DOI: 10.5805/euroclin.2026.0 · PMID: 36653628 · cited by 194
  2. Validation of clinical scoring in Neurosurgery
    Nikolay Peev, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025
    DOI: 10.3386/euroclin.2025.1 · PMID: 37932013 · cited by 72

Invited talks

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

Awards & memberships

Awards

  • 🏆 Top-rated Neurosurgery — Belfast · 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 Neurosurgery 2026-03-05 · 4 min read
  • Awareness When should you see a neurosurgery? 2026-01-10 · 10 min read

For international patients

Coordinator
Patient liaison · nikolay.peev.1@euroclinics.example

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    Very thorough first visit — explained every step. Booking was easy and the staff were welcoming.
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    Took time to listen and reviewed all my previous results. I would absolutely recommend.
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    Professional and knowledgeable. Wait on the day was a bit long, otherwise excellent.
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SPECIALTIES & PROCEDURES

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Neurosurgery

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