Mr Panikkar Clinical interests include: Spinal Surgery Spinal Discectomy/Decompression Total Hip Replacement Total Knee Replacement Hip/Knee Arthroscopy Mr Panikkar is a Consultant Spinal Surgeon based at the Parkhill Hospital Doncaster. He has been qualified as a Consultant Spinal Surgeon for over 12 years. Prior to this he received training from leading Orthopaedic Surgeons and Neurosurgeons in order to develop the best possible expertise. Although he is a Surgeon, he would like to clarify that coming to him doesnt always mean he will need an operation on your spine. In fact, the majority of cases he come across can be helped without surgery. Together with our specialist Physiotherapist Teams, Chiropractors, Pain Consultants and other colleagues he always formulate the best treatment plan going forward.