Family Medicine

Dr. M. Louai Shammaa

Consultant, Family Medicine

Languages

En, Ar

Nationality

🇬🇧 British

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Pioneering A Whole New Kind of Spine Surgery

Minimally Invasive.
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Today’s spine surgery uses small incisions, ensures faster recovery, and delivers consistent results—reflecting our commitment to restoring your quality of life with simplicity and precision.

Neck Procedures

The cervical spine enables head movement and carries nerves that control arm and leg function. Common issues include herniated discs, degeneration, and stenosis, causing pain, stiffness, numbness, or weakness. Most cases are treated without surgery, but when needed, advanced methods like artificial disc replacement and microsurgery are used.

Middle Back Procedures

This part of the spine supports torso movement and contains nerves affecting balance and leg function. Common problems include degeneration, stenosis, and tumors, leading to back pain, balance issues, or bladder/bowel problems. Minimally invasive techniques can often resolve these conditions.

Lower Back Procedures

The lumbar spine carries body weight, enables movement, and houses nerves for leg and bladder function. Conditions like herniation, degeneration, stenosis, tumors, or fractures may cause pain, stiffness, or mobility issues. Today, most are treated successfully—often without hospitalization—using advanced techniques like artificial disc replacement and microdecompression.

Global Alignment

The spine functions best when its regions—cervical, thoracic, and lumbar—are in proper alignment. Structural issues in the bones or discs can lead to deformities like scoliosis (curved spine) or kyphosis (hunchback). Modern techniques such as minimally invasive correction, computer-assisted, and image-guided surgery have greatly improved treatment success.

Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement

Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement

Cervical Microdecompression

Lumbar Microdecompression

Thoracic Microdecompression

Cervical Microdiscectomy

Qualifications

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Aleppo University, Syria
Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), United Kingdom
Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP), United Kingdom

Family Medicine

Brief Profile

Dr. M. Louai Shammaa is a highly experienced Family Medicine Consultant with over 20 years of clinical practice in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS). His extensive expertise spans across a wide range of settings, including urgent care centers, emergency departments, primary care facilities, private clinics, secure environments, home visits, and remote video consultations. This diverse background has equipped him to handle both acute illnesses and chronic conditions such as asthma, COPD, hypertension, diabetes, thyroid disorders, skin conditions, musculoskeletal injuries, adult mental health, and more.

Currently serving as a Family Medicine Consultant at The View Hospital, Dr. Louai is deeply committed to providing patient-centered care. He involves his patients in the decision-making process to ensure their treatment goals are not only agreed upon but also achievable and realistic.

Dr. Louai is a strong advocate of disease prevention and healthy living. He takes pride in empowering his patients with the knowledge needed to understand the root causes of their conditions and offering them practical lifestyle and treatment options to improve their overall well-being.

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