Mr Raman Kalyan

About Mr Raman Kalyan

Mr Raman Kalyan is a consultant spinal surgeon based in the North East of England and is the director of Spine Solutions, founded in 2011. With more than 30 years of experience, Mr Kalyan specialises in back pain, sciatica, neck pain, disc prolapse or bulging, spinal stenosis, facet joint arthritis, degenerative disc conditions, and sacroiliac joint pain. Mr Kalyan qualified in 1989 from Bharathidasan University in Tamil Nadu before pursuing training in orthopaedics at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, where he began his journey in spinal surgery. In 1996, he was selected for a travelling fellowship to Europe, where he undertook advanced specialist training in spinal surgery in Germany and France. Upon arriving in the UK in 1998, he pursued further fellowships and training across Edinburgh, Belfast, Stanmore, London and Nottingham, and was subsequently accredited in trauma and orthopaedics by the University of Wales in 2002. He became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2006, the same year he obtained his MD in spinal research from the University of Belfast. Appointed as consultant spinal surgeon in 2010, Mr Kalyan’s medical expertise extends beyond his clinical practice and into the realms of education and research. He is a clinical lecturer at University College London, and participates in various national and international meetings regarding the management of spinal conditions. Mr Kalyan has been acknowledged for his contributions to research into spinal pain and pathologies. He prioritises non-invasive treatment for his patients, and believes surgery is a last resort that is ideally avoided unless patients have not responded to conservative care.