Robert Lovell is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in spinal procedures. He is highly experienced and has undertaken prestigious fellowship posts, including in Australia. Alongside his NHS work and private practice, Mr Lovell is actively involved with the education of trainee surgeons and other colleagues, lecturing internationally on many aspects of spinal surgery. Further to this, he goes the extra mile in helping patients in his medico-legal and clinical negligence work, as well as talking to patient groups directly to help them. Understanding that surgery is not always the best first course of action, Mr Lovell also has a focus on providing non-operative back pain treatment. Patients describe him as caring, professional and attentive.