Consultant - Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Allocation Assist Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East in Dubai is seeking a senior Consultant in Orthopedic Spine Surgery to lead the assessment and management of complex spinal disorders in both adult and pediatric patients. You will oversee conservative, interventional, and surgical pathways with a focus on minimizing invasiveness and optimizing outcomes.

The role requires extensive experience, subspecialty training in spine, and a DHA license or eligibility to practice in Dubai.

Qualifications

• MBBS/MD or equivalent medical degree from a recognised institution.
• Completion of a recognised residency programme in Orthopedic Surgery.
• Fellowship or formal subspecialty training in Spine Surgery.
• Board certification or equivalent qualification in Orthopedic Surgery.
• DHA licence, DHA Eligibility Letter, or eligibility for consultant‑level licensing in Dubai.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and manage congenital, degenerative, traumatic, infectious, neoplastic, and deformity‑related spinal disorders.
• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including medical history, physical examination, neurological evaluation, and functional assessment.
• Review previous treatment, comorbidities, pain patterns, mobility limitations, and surgical risk factors.
• Request and interpret X-rays, CT scans, MRI studies, bone scans, and other relevant diagnostic investigations.
• Develop individualized treatment plans using surgical and non‑surgical management approaches.
• Perform minimally invasive spine surgery using approved techniques and clinical privileges.
• Undertake disc replacement procedures for selected patients.
• Perform spinal fusion for instability, degeneration, trauma, deformity, or other appropriate indications.
• Manage adult and pediatric spinal trauma according to established emergency protocols.
• Collaborate with neurologists, neurosurgeons, pain management specialists, physiotherapists, and rehabilitation physicians.

Skills

Orthopedic spine surgery

Minimally invasive spine surgery

Spinal fusion

Spinal decompression

Disc replacement

Spinal deformity correction

Revision spine surgery

Adult spine surgery

Pediatric spine surgery

Spinal trauma management

Education

MBBS/MD or equivalent medical degree

Orthopedic Surgery residency

Fellowship in Spine Surgery

Board certification in Orthopedic Surgery

DHA licence or eligibility

Job description

Job Overview

Consultant - Orthopedic Spine Surgery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a senior role for an experienced surgeon specializing in complex adult and pediatric spinal conditions.

The position requires advanced diagnostic, conservative, and surgical care for congenital, degenerative, traumatic, infectious, neoplastic, and deformity‑related spine disorders, including minimally invasive spine surgery, decompression, fusion, disc replacement, deformity correction, revision procedures, and spinal trauma management.

Key responsibilities include operative care, postoperative follow‑up, emergency spine management, multidisciplinary coordination, and quality improvement initiatives.

Salary: 80,000-110,000.

Role Context

The consultant will lead the assessment and management of patients with complex spinal disease, injury, deformity, instability, and neurological compromise.

They will determine whether conservative treatment, interventional care, or surgery provides the most appropriate clinical pathway, and will support quality improvement, clinical audit, education, and the development of junior medical professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose and manage congenital, degenerative, traumatic, infectious, neoplastic, and deformity-related spinal disorders.


• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including medical history, physical examination, neurological evaluation, and functional assessment.


• Review previous treatment, comorbidities, pain patterns, mobility limitations, and surgical risk factors.


• Request and interpret X-rays, CT scans, MRI studies, bone scans, and other relevant diagnostic investigations.


• Correlate imaging findings with clinical symptoms and neurological signs.


• Develop individualized treatment plans using surgical and non-surgical management approaches.


• Recommend medication, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, bracing, injections, observation, or surgery as clinically appropriate.


• Perform minimally invasive spine surgery using approved techniques and clinical privileges.


• Conduct spinal decompression procedures for nerve root or spinal cord compression.


• Perform spinal fusion for instability, degeneration, trauma, deformity, or other appropriate indications.


• Undertake disc replacement procedures for selected patients.


• Perform spinal deformity correction for scoliosis, kyphosis, and other complex alignment disorders.


• Conduct revision spine surgery for failed procedures, implant complications, recurrent compression, or non-union.


• Manage adult and pediatric spinal trauma according to established emergency protocols.


• Participate in urgent surgical intervention where neurological function or spinal stability is at risk.


• Prepare detailed preoperative surgical plans covering approach, instrumentation, imaging, blood requirements, and risk mitigation.


• Explain diagnosis, treatment alternatives, surgical risks, expected benefits, and recovery requirements to patients and families.


• Obtain informed consent in accordance with hospital and regulatory requirements.


• Coordinate perioperative care with anesthesia, intensive care, nursing, rehabilitation, and allied health teams.


• Review patients after surgery and monitor neurological status, pain, mobility, wound healing, and functional progress.


• Identify and manage postoperative complications promptly.


• Develop structured follow-up and rehabilitation plans to support recovery and long‑term spine health.


• Collaborate with neurologists, neurosurgeons, pain management specialists, physiotherapists, and rehabilitation physicians.


• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, case discussions, and complex treatment planning.


• Maintain accurate and timely consultation notes, operative reports, consent records, prescriptions, and discharge documentation.


• Ensure all records comply with DHA regulations, hospital policies, and professional standards.


• Follow patient safety, surgical safety, infection control, confidentiality, and ethical medical practice requirements.


• Participate in clinical audits, morbidity and mortality reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.


• Review surgical outcomes, complications, readmissions, and patient‑reported results.


• Support continuing medical education, clinical research, publications, and academic activities.


• Supervise and mentor junior physicians, residents, fellows, and allied healthcare professionals where applicable.


• Contribute to departmental protocols, clinical pathways, and spine service development.


• Participate in on‑call and emergency coverage according to departmental requirements.

Ideal Profile

• MBBS, MD, or equivalent medical degree from a recognised institution.


• Completion of a recognised residency programme in Orthopedic Surgery.


• Fellowship or formal subspecialty training in Spine Surgery.


• Board certification or equivalent qualification in Orthopedic Surgery.


• DHA licence, DHA Eligibility Letter, or eligibility for consultant‑level licensing in Dubai.


• Minimum eight to ten years of post‑specialisation experience.


• Significant clinical and surgical experience in orthopedic spine surgery.


• Proven expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal fusion, decompression, disc replacement, and deformity correction.


• Strong experience performing complex revision spine procedures.


• Demonstrated competence managing adult and pediatric spinal conditions.


• Experience treating spinal trauma and urgent neurological compromise.


• Previous employment within a tertiary care hospital or internationally accredited healthcare institution is preferred.


• Additional certification in minimally invasive spine surgery or advanced spinal techniques is advantageous.


• Advanced knowledge of spinal anatomy, biomechanics, instrumentation, and neurological assessment.


• Strong clinical judgement and complex surgical decision‑making ability.


• Excellent leadership and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.


• Clear patient counselling and communication capability.


• Strong professional ethics, documentation standards, and commitment to patient‑centred care.


• Ability to remain calm and decisive during high‑risk and emergency cases.


• Commitment to evidence‑based practice, clinical governance, and continuous professional development.


• Ability to work effectively within a diverse and high‑acuity healthcare environment.

Skills Set

• Orthopedic spine surgery


• Minimally invasive spine surgery


• Spinal decompression


• Spinal fusion


• Disc replacement


• Spinal deformity correction


• Revision spine surgery


• Adult spine surgery


• Pediatric spine surgery


• Spinal trauma management


• Congenital spine disorders


• Degenerative spine disease


• Spinal infection management


• Spinal tumour management


• Neurological assessment


• Spinal biomechanics


• X‑ray interpretation


• CT scan interpretation


• MRI interpretation


• Surgical planning


• Perioperative care


• Postoperative management


• Patient counselling


• Multidisciplinary care


• DHA compliance


• Clinical documentation


• Infection control


• Patient safety


• Clinical audit


• Medical education

Why Join Us

This opportunity provides the chance to manage complex spinal conditions within a prestigious and modern healthcare setting in Dubai. The successful consultant will work with advanced imaging, surgical technology, multidisciplinary specialists, and structured rehabilitation services while handling a broad range of adult and pediatric spine cases. The position is suited to an accomplished spine surgeon seeking senior clinical responsibility, advanced procedural exposure, professional stability, and opportunities to contribute to research, education, quality improvement, and the continued development of specialist spine services.