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Miss Iona Collins Spinal Surgeon
2013-11-29
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29th November 2013
Big thanks to Dr. Collins, very very grateful to her for putting me out of pain.
Miss Iona Collins Spinal Surgeon
2013-11-27
Person
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5
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27th November 2013
Underwent Steroid injection under local. Very quick, informative and listened to me and explained the treatment.
Miss Iona Collins Spinal Surgeon
2013-11-26
Person
5
5
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26th November 2013
She is a lovely lady who seems confident that she can help with my back and ankle problems. I would recommend anyone who has back problems to discuss with Ms Collins.
Miss Iona Collins Spinal Surgeon
2013-11-19
Person
5
5
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19th November 2013
Dr. Collins took the time to listen and discuss fully with myself and my husband the issues and problems I have.
It was a pleasure to finally have someone who took the time to assure me and put a program in place that will hopefully make my life a lot better. - Many thanks!!
Miss Iona Collins Spinal Surgeon
2013-11-12
Person
5
5
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12th November 2013
over the last 6 years since having a car accident i suffer from neck and back problems. i have tried medication, physio therapy, hydro therapy, acupuncture, steroid injections, and always felt that nobody could give me an answer to why i was having so much pain. On my first appointment with Dr Collins she examined me while explaining what she was doing and why, within the first 5 minutes she came across a possible cause for my back problem, i will need to undergo more tests to confirm this disc problem. We moved onto my neck problem which can only be sorted with surgery. Dr Collins will be my surgeon and after just one visit i have full and total trust in her..
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I am a Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon with a full time NHS practice based in Morriston Hospital, Swansea. The Swansea- based spinal service geographically serves the population of South West Wales from Bridgend to Aberystwyth.
I grew up in Llantrisant, South Wales and I was educated through the Welsh language education system. I subsequently moved to London and graduated from St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in 1996 with MBBS and BMedSci(Hons) degrees.
I completed my basic surgical training in 1997 in Oxford, gaining my MRCS certification. I then pursued orthopaedic specialisation firstly in New Zealand and then Scotland, before commencing a 6 year orthopaedic training rotation back in Oxford in 2002.
In 2006, following my FRCS(Orth) examinations, I chose to sub-specialise my further training purely in spinal surgery. My spinal fellowships were based in Oxford, Nottingham and Sydney, Australia, totalling two years.
I returned from Sydney in 2008 to take up my first consultant position at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham. The opportunity to be a founding member of the newly-opened spinal unit in Swansea brought me back to my homeland of South Wales in 2011.
I have experience of delivering fully comprehensive spinal care, from cervical spine to sacrum. I offer clinical consultations, spinal expert witness services, spinal surgery, spinal injections and spinal cementing procedures along with appropriate aftercare. I have experience of spinal problems relating to physical training having been a keen sportswoman (Women’s captain St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Rowing Club, member of Lea Rowing club, Women’s vice-captain St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Squash club and member of Bicester Hockey club while training in Oxford).
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