Mr James Langdon

I am a specialist in treating spinal conditions including leg pain (sciatica), arm pain, neck and back pain. I am an expert in managing disc problems and spinal stenosis. When appropriate, I believe in minimal intervention to treat spinal conditions, and where appropriate will exhaust the non-surgical treatment options (including spinal injections) before recommending surgery. I work closely with local physical therapists, radiologists, pain specialists and other health professionals to optimise patients’ treatment prior to undertaking any surgical procedures. I routinely discuss more complex cases with colleagues in our multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meeting. My main surgical interest is in the use of minimally invasive spinal surgical techniques. I believe that the use of these techniques reduces post-operative pain and length of hospital stay, and improves patient outcomes. I offer a full range of surgical treatments for degenerative spinal conditions including lumbar microdiscectomy, spinal decompression, minimally invasive spinal fusions, anterior cervical decompression and fusion / disc replacement, balloon kyphoplasty, as well as spinal injections. I ensure that I take the time to explain things clearly in easy to understand terms, enabling patients to make informed decisions about their treatment options.  I qualified from St Mary’s Hospital (Imperial College), London. My post-graduate orthopaedic and spinal training was based at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. I also undertook a further year-long advanced spinal surgery fellowship. I was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon to West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in 2011, where I was the clinical lead for spinal surgery (2014-23) and the clinical director of the orthopaedic unit (2017-19). I undertake between 150-200 spinal operations per year. I have excellent compliance with data entry into the British Spine Registry with good outcome data. I am on the GMC specialist register for orthopaedic surgery. I am a member of the British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS) and the Spine Society of Europe I work privately at Spire Harpenden and Spire Bushey Hospitals and at OSD Healthcare in Hemel Hempstead.

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

1. 2005–2011
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad de Sevilla

2. 2011–2015
   Residency · Orthopaedic Surgery

   UAB Barcelona

3. 2015–2016
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Cleveland Clinic, US

1. 2015-09–2016-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad de Sevilla Teaching Hospital — Orthopaedic Surgery

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h-index: 4 · i10: 5

Selected publications

1. Outcomes of Orthopaedic Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Mr James Langdon, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.3689/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 65

2. European registry analysis of Orthopaedic Surgery outcomes

   Mr James Langdon, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.7032/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 171

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