Mr Rathnam Sundaram 2021-07-13 Person 5 5 0

I first saw Mr Sundaram privately at the Nuffield in Cheltenham in 2019 a few weeks before my wedding (at which point I could barely sit and was sleeping on the floor). He assessed my condition and explained what was going on using the results of my MRI scan. I was in a great deal of pain and I was shown empathy and care. I was given various options to treat the issue and was told surgery was a last resort (instantly trusted a surgeon that doesn't want to solve everything with surgery!). I appreciated the honesty. He was able to offer treatment on the NHS (steroid injection), which I elected for, or privately if I couldn't wait that long. He recommended specific medication to assist with the pain, and was a able to intervene when I had issues obtaining a prescription (I was not registered with a GP and Rath expedited the process for me). I have since seen Mr Sundaram twice more, at Cheltenham General in 2020 and at Cirencester Hospital this year. We have also spoken by phone and his secretaries have been polite and communicative. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Mr Sundaram to anyone experiencing back pain, we are lucky to have him as part of our local NHS offering in Gloucestershire.