Consultant Profile

Mr Steven Lau BSc (Hons), MBChB, FRCS (Tr and Orth)

Mr Lau is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises in a wide variety of degenerate spinal conditions, back pain, and spinal surgery in Kent. For over 20 years, Mr Lau has delivered excellent patient care working as a private Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultant in the UK.

Practising at: Ashford

Specialties: Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Spinal Surgery

Special clinical interests:
Degenerate spinal conditions and back pain
Disc herniation and sciatica
Spinal stenosis
Degenerate discs
Discogenic pain
Spinal instability
Spinal fractures
Kyphoplasty
Sacro-iliac joint pain
Sacro-iliac joint fusion
Coccygeal pain
Thoracic back pain
Cervical / neck pain
Orthopaedic trauma

Research interests:
Back pain and motion preservation surgery
Sacro-iliac joint pain

Current NHS and /or university posts:
Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon at the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford (East Kent Hospitals University)

Year of first medical qualification and medical school attended: 2001, Edinburgh University

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
General Medical Council
Royal College of Surgeons (RCS)
British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS)

Background Information

Brought up in the Herne Bay and East Kent area, Mr Lau qualified from medical school at Edinburgh University in 2001, where he obtained first-class honours in his intercalated degree.

Mr Lau’s basic surgical training took place at St. Barts and the Royal London Hospitals, before being appointed as a trauma fellow at the Royal London Hospital.

Mr Lau completed his higher surgical training on the prestigious South East Thames rotation, gaining his FRCS (Tr & Orth) in 2010. Between 2010 and 2012, Mr Lau trained on the spinal fellowship at the University Hospital of Wales and worked at the Conquest Hospital, Hastings as a spinal fellow.

Publications and Research

Mr Lau has authored and contributed to over 12 research papers in reputable journals, such as Spinal Surgery News and Current Orthopaedics. He covers topics such as back pain treatment, fracture management, and Orthopaedic procedures, contributing positively to the study of spinal surgery.

Interests

Outside of work, Mr Lau spends time with his family and enjoys playing sports, including cycling, fishing, golf, and squash. As well as this, he plays in a band and has a great love of cooking, after a childhood spent helping his parents in the catering industry.

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