
Mr Rajiv Bajekal Consultant Spinal Surgeon and Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Committed to holistic orthopaedic care
- Specialises in sciatica and back problems
- Board certified Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
- Holistic approach
- Non-surgical treatment options

Mr Rajiv Bajekal
Consultant Spinal Surgeon and Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Mr Rajiv Bajekal has an interest in sciatica and back pain. He has developed a pragmatic approach to managing back pain and sciatica with non-surgical techniques, injections and minimally invasive techniques. Mr Bajekal is also a Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner and is passionate about providing lifestyle medicine advice to his patients.
Conditions Treated
Sports Spinal Injuries
Spinal Problems in the Elderly
Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Lifestyle Medicine Advice for Health & Wellbeing
Nutrition & Weight Management
Procedures Performed
Discectomy
Lumbar Back Surgery
Spinal Fusion
Kyphoplasty / Spine Jack and Vertebroplasty
Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
Spinal Decompression (Laminectomy)
Complex Spinal Reconstruction
Complex Revision Spinal Surgery
Facet Joint Injection
Nerve Root Block (Nerve Root Injection)
Transforaminal Epidural Injections
Professional Memberships
British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
British Medical Association (BMA)
British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS)
British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM)
Plant-Based Health Professionals (PHBP)
Alliance Medical Indemnity (AMI)
Languages
English
Bengali
Tamil
Punjabi
Urdu
Awards
Trainer of the Year 2019 - Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH)
Patient Testimonials
About Mr Rajiv Bajekal
In addition to seeing patients privately, Mr Bajekal continues to work for The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. He is also a Senior Examiner for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in Trauma and Orthopaedics, lecturing nationally and internationally.
Mr Bajekal completed his medical schooling in India and came to the UK in 1992. He worked in Norwich as a surgical trainee and completed his MCh at the University of Liverpool. Then he obtained a Consultant Orthopaedic post at Doncaster/Bassetlaw NHS Trust in 1998 before accepting his current role at The Royal Free London.
More recently Mr Bajekal has found a passion for lifestyle medicine, after making changes to his own diet and lifestyle and seeing the direct health benefits. Read more about Mr Bajekal’s journey here. He is now a Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, providing his orthopaedic patients with a lifestyle medicine plan to aid their recovery.
Qualifications: MCh(Orth), FRCS(Orth)
Year of Qualifications: 1998
GMC number: 4167776
Main NHS base: NHS base Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (Barnet & Chase Farm Hospitals)


What to expect
We want to ensure that your visit to Total Orthopaedics is seamless and relaxed as possible
- Fill out the form or call us to book a consultation
- Our team will contact you to book you in with a specialist suited to your treatment needs
- Our consultants will recommend the best form of treatment to get you back on your feet quickly
- In-person and virtual consultations are available with all of our specialists
Visit Me
Our consultants work out of several convenient locations in Central and Greater London. I also provide telephone and video consultations.
BMI The Cavell Hospital
Cavell Drive
Uplands Park Rd
London
EN2 7PR
Highgate Private Hospital
17-19 View Rd
Highgate
London
N6 4DJ
Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth’s
60 Grove End Rd
London
NW8 9NH
Prime Health Harley Street
45 Queen Anne Street
Marylebone, London
W1G 9JF
Spire Bushey Hospital
Heathbourne Road
Bushey
Watford
WD23 1RD