Senior Spine Surgeon: Complex Cases & Leadership

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

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.