The Team
Steven Morgan
(MBBS, BSc, MRCS, FRCR)
Steve has been a Consultant Spinal Radiologist at Southmead Hospital in Bristol since 2012 following completion of radiology training in the Severn Deanery programme. In 2015, he undertook a fellowship in complex spine augmentation having been awarded the Kodak Educational Bursary by the Royal College of Radiologists.
Steve is part of a large general radiology team at Southmead hospital, the regional center for major trauma and complex orthopaedic spinal surgery and neurosurgery. As part of his role, Steve is an integral member of the spine multidisciplinary team (MDT), complex palliative pain meeting and regional spine MDT.
Steve’s primary passion is spinal intervention, comprising both complex work: including spine tumour ablation and augmentation (vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty), in addition to pain procedures/injections and biopsy. The complex spine intervention service at Southmead hospital continues to grow and has become both a regional and national referral unit and is the busiest spine ablation service in the UK.
Steve has established and leads several spine intervention courses at Southmead hospital every year and is dedicated to training others.
Alex Mortimer
(MBChB, BSc, MRCS, PhD, FRCR)
Alex Mortimer is a Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist at North Bristol NHS Trust. After radiology training in the Severn Deanery, he undertook neuroradiology fellowship training with a focus on neurointervention of the brain and spine in Bristol and Sydney.
Alex is part of a team of ten neuroradiologists responsible for adult and paediatric neuroimaging and intervention for Bristol and its surrounding areas. He has a specialist interest in neurovascular imaging and intervention, particularly in the treatment of acute stroke and subarachnoid haemorrhage. He has been performing spinal procedures with an emphasis on pain relief since 2011.
James Wareham
(MBChB, BSc, FRCR)
James Wareham is a Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist at North Bristol NHS Trust. After completing his general radiology training, he completed a three year fellowship in diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology at Southmead Hospital and sat all four modules of the European Diploma of Interventional Neuroradiology (ECMINT).
James is one of six interventional neuroradiologists at Southmead hospital that deliver the regional sub-arachnoid haemorrhage and stroke thrombectomy service and along with Dr Steve Morgan, provides the regional spine tumour ablation and augmentation service. He has a particular interest education and frequently lectures and helps deliver practical training at courses dedicated to complex spine intervention.
Richard James
(MBBCh, BSc, FRCR)
Richard James is a Consultant Spine and Diagnostic Radiologist at the Royal United Hospital (RUH) in Bath. Having completed his radiology training in the Severn Deanery, he undertook a 1-year Neuroradiology Clinical fellow post in Southmead Hospital with a focus on spine intervention and diagnostic neuroradiology. He completed the European Diploma in Neuroradiology (EDiNR) in 2018.
Richard works between the Royal United Hospital in Bath and also at Southmead Hospital. Alongside Dr Morgan and Dr Wareham he provides the regional spine tumour ablation and vertebral augmentation service. As part of his interventional role Richard contributes to the Southmead Spine multidisciplinary team (MDT) and also works with the spinal, palliative care, orthogeriatric and oncology teams in Bath.
Richard is a keen educator and teacher, and delivers both local and regional training. He is also involved in the organisation and delivery of practical training courses for vertebral augmentation procedures.
Mark Nowell
(MB BS, MA (Oxon), PhD, FRCS (SN))
Mr Mark Nowell is a Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon at Southmead Hospital and Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital. As a true dual trained surgeon in Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, he is equipped with the skills and experience to provide the most appropriate treatments across the entire spectrum of Spinal Surgery. This includes degenerative disease, trauma, tumour and infection across the whole spine.
Mr Nowell trained in medicine at Oriel College, Oxford and Imperial College School of Medicine, London, and achieved a first-class honours degree in Physiological Sciences from Oxford. He also completed a PhD at University College London, focusing on the development of advanced imaging tools and computer navigation for use in the operating theatre, which is increasingly relevant in Spinal Surgery today.
Following completion of neurosurgical training in Bristol, Mr Nowell developed a subspecialty interest in Spinal Surgery. He completed the Complex Spine Fellowship at the Leeds General Infirmary and the Sir Victor Horsley Spinal Fellowship at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore.
Mr Nowell has presented widely at National and International meetings and has published extensively. He was awarded the British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS) Travelling Fellowship in 2017. As a member of BASS and the Society of British Neurosurgeons (SBNS), he regularly attends meetings which promote engagement and collaboration with colleagues and other professions allied to surgery. He is the current Spinal Surgery Academic Lead for the SBNS.
Mr Nowell believes strongly in patient-centred care. He offers a range of treatment options and supports patients to make informed decisions that are right for them.