Rodney Laing

Mr Laing was appointed as a Consultant Neurosurgeon with a specialist interest in spinal neurosurgery at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in 1995. His practice encompasses both complex spinal neurosurgery and minimally invasive (keyhole) techniques, many of which can be performed as day-case procedures. He specialises in the treatment of back pain, leg pain (sciatica), neck pain, arm pain (brachalgia), trauma, tumours, spinal fusion, Chiari malformations, and syringomyelia.

In 2000, Mr Laing was appointed Director of Higher Neurosurgical Training for the Eastern Deanery and was actively involved in neurosurgical education both locally and through the Royal College of Surgeons in London. He has served as Secretary of the British Cervical Spine Society and played a key role in establishing the British Association of Spine Surgeons, serving on its Executive. In 2009, he became Clinical Lead for Neurosurgery at Addenbrooke’s, and in 2013 he was appointed Clinical Director of Neurosciences, overseeing significant developments within the neurosurgical centre, including the introduction of day-case spinal surgery.

Mr Laing is a Council member of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons and has been appointed to the Neuroscience Clinical Commissioning Group. He believes that one of the most important advances in spinal surgery in recent years has been the introduction of minimally invasive techniques, which significantly shorten recovery times. He works closely within a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with physiotherapists, sports medicine physicians, neurologists, rheumatologists, and pain specialists. Committed to achieving the highest standards of care, he regularly audits his practice and publishes his surgical outcomes in peer-reviewed journals.