Mr Kelechi Eseonu

Mr Kelechi Eseonu is a Consultant Spinal Surgeon and expert witness at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, where he currently practises as a Consultant Spinal Surgeon. He specialises in the assessment and surgical management of degenerative spinal disease, spinal trauma, metastatic spinal tumours and complex spinal reconstruction, with particular expertise in minimally invasive spinal surgery and the delivery of evidence-based care.

His clinical practice encompasses both elective and emergency spinal surgery, treating adults with a broad spectrum of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal disorders. He regularly manages patients with spinal stenosis, disc herniation, cervical myelopathy, cauda equina syndrome, spinal deformity, spinal infections and spinal tumours, undertaking procedures including cervical and lumbar decompression, spinal fusion, microdiscectomy, kyphoplasty and complex reconstructive surgery. His experience also extends to the management of spinal trauma and metastatic spinal disease, requiring advanced surgical decision-making and multidisciplinary care.

Mr Eseonu has undertaken internationally recognised spinal fellowships in complex spinal reconstruction, paediatric spinal deformity, spinal trauma and deformity, broadening the scope of his specialist expertise. Alongside his NHS practice, he is actively involved in clinical research and medical education, regularly teaching medical students, junior doctors and specialist trainees. He is also the author of Spinal Vivas for the FRCS and has secured significant research funding, reinforcing his authority within contemporary spinal surgery. 

Mr Kelechi Eseonu has undertaken medico-legal practice since 2025, providing independent expert opinion in personal injury claims. He accepts instructions on behalf of claimants and prepares condition and prognosis reports for individuals aged 16 years and over. His medico-legal work focuses on injuries and disorders affecting the spine, reflecting his specialist clinical expertise in the assessment and management of a broad range of spinal conditions. This includes cases involving degenerative spinal disease, spinal trauma, spinal deformity, spinal tumours and other conditions requiring specialist spinal surgical assessment. Based in London, Mr Eseonu combines current consultant-level spinal practice with formal medico-legal report writing training, enabling him to provide clear, evidence-based opinions on the diagnosis, ongoing impact and future prognosis of spinal injuries within the context of personal injury litigation.

Mr Eseonu’s clinical practice is centred on the assessment, investigation and surgical management of patients with complex spinal disorders affecting the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. He routinely manages individuals with degenerative spinal disease, spinal trauma, spinal deformity, metastatic spinal tumours and spinal cord compression, providing comprehensive care from diagnosis through to operative treatment and postoperative follow-up. His practice includes both elective and emergency spinal surgery, enabling him to manage acute presentations alongside chronic and progressive spinal conditions.

A significant proportion of his clinical work involves performing advanced spinal procedures, including cervical and lumbar decompression, spinal fusion, microdiscectomy, kyphoplasty and minimally invasive spinal surgery. He also treats patients with cervical myelopathy, disc herniation, spinal stenosis, cauda equina syndrome, scoliosis, spinal infections and spondylolisthesis, tailoring management to each patient's clinical presentation and functional needs. His specialist expertise extends to complex spinal reconstruction and the treatment of spinal trauma and deformity, drawing on internationally recognised fellowship training in these areas. Alongside his clinical practice, he remains actively engaged in research and education, ensuring his approach reflects contemporary evidence and advances in spinal surgery. 

Mr Eseonu is actively involved in clinical research and medical education, with publications and presentations covering a broad range of spinal pathologies and more than £1 million in research grant funding secured. He regularly teaches medical students, junior doctors and specialist trainees, is the author of *Spinal Vivas for the FRCS*, and has received prestigious AO Spine and British Association of Spinal Surgeons travelling fellowship awards in recognition of his contribution to spinal surgery.