Mike McCarthy is an award-winning consultant spinal surgeon specialising in spine conditions, injuries and procedures. He is committed to education and is an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Cardiff medical school. As part of his undergraduate degree, he spent time at the Cook County Trauma Unit in Chicago, where they filmed the television series ER, which provided him with experience and a greater understanding of complex, severe trauma management. He has been widely published, and his research from 2022 has been presented both nationally and internationally and has been published in international medical journals. Mike has also established and managed many research projects to advance the medical capabilities for spinal procedures further. Patients describe him as Approachable, polite and respectful.

• Feb 12 - Present Consultant Spinal Surgeon University Hospital of Wales and Llandough University Hospital
• Feb 13 - Present Consultant Spinal Surgeon Nuffield Cardiff and Vale Hospitals Private Practice
• Jan 15 - Present Medicolegal Expert in Nuffield Cardiff and Vale Hospitals Spinal Surgery Claimant, Defence and Negligence
• Oct 16 - Present Honorary Senior Lecturer University of Cardiff Medical School

• Bachelor of Medical Sciences in the First Class University of Nottingham Medical School 1997
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with Honours University of Nottingham Medical School 1999
• Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Royal College of Surgeons of England 2002
• Master of Science in Orthopaedic Engineering with Distinction Cardiff University 2008
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Trauma & Orthopaedics) Royal College of Surgeons of England 2009

• AO Spine
• British Association of Spinal Surgeons
• British Medical Association
• British Orthopaedic Association
• General Medical Council Specialist Register
• Premium Medical Protection
• GMC number: 4628860

• Effects Of Neonatal Capsaicin Administration On The Numbers And Volumes Of Neurones In The Left And Right T10 Dorsal Root Ganglia In The Rat. M.McCarthy, C.Kent and T.Mayhew. Journal of Neurocytology 2000; 28: 161-69.
• Melorheostosis At The Tenth And Eleventh Thoracic Vertebra Crossing The Facet Joint: A Rare Cause Of Back Pain. M.McCarthy, H.Mehdian, K.J.Fairbairn and A.Stevens. Skeletal Radiology 2004; 33: 283-286.
• Introduction to Spine Surgery. Edited by S. Corbett. Author of chapter “The Injured Spine”: 89-111. AO Publishing, Thieme, Switzerland, 2006.
• Cauda Equina Syndrome: The Factors Influencing Functional and Sphincteric Outcome. M.J.H.McCarthy, C.E.W.Aylott, M.P.Grevitt and J.Hegarty. Spine 2007; 32: 207-16.
• The Reliability And Validity Of The Vernon And Mior Neck Disability Index And Comparison To The Short Form-36 Health Survey Questionnaire M.J.H.McCarthy, M.P.Grevitt, P. Silcocks and G.Hobbs. European Spine Journal 2007; 16: 2111-7.
• Oxford Desk Reference Major Trauma. Edited by J. Smith, I. Greaves and K. Porter. Author of chapter “Spinal Injuries”: 163-207. Oxford University Press, UK,

• The Influence Of The Energy Of Trauma, The Timing Of Decompression, And The Impact Of Grade Of SCI On Outcome. M.J.H.McCarthy, S.Gatehouse, M.Steel, B.Goss and R.Williams. Evidence Based Spine Journal 2011; 2: 11-17.
• A Radiological Comparison of Anterior Fusion Rates in Lumbar Anterior Interbody Fusion. M.J.H.McCarthy, L.Ng, G.Vermeersch and D.Chan. Global Spine Journal 2012; 2: 195-206.
• Neck Pain. Map of Medicine. Contributer. www.mapofmedicine.com Cervical Radiculopathy. Map of Medicine. Contributer. www.mapofmedicine.com
• YouTube as a source of patient information for lumbar discectomy: an assessment of videos and their content. F.Brooks, H.Lawrence, A.Jones and M.J.H.McCarthy. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2014; 96(2): 144-146.
• A Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Muscle Fat Content in the Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles with Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Patients with Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease and Focal Disk Prolapse. A .Bhadresha, O.J.Lawrence and M.J.H.McCarthy. Global Spine J 2016; 6: 401-410.
• Management Of Symptomatic Degenerative Low-Grade Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. N.Evans and M.J.H.McCarthy. Effort Open Reviews 2018; 3: 610-631.
• Symptomatic Post-operative Spinal Subdural Extra-Arachnoid Hygromas Resolution with Conservative Management. R.A.Morgan and M.J.H.McCarthy. JBJS Case Connector 2020; 10.
• Transoral Gunshot Injury Resulting in Mechanical Block to Cervical Rotation A Case Report. Tyler J. Jones, Alexandra L. Stanley and Michael J.H. McCarthy. JBJS Case Connector 2021; 11.
• Handbook of Orthopaedic Trauma Implantology. Editors: Arindam Banerjee, Peter Biberthaler, Saseendar Shanmugasundaram. Author of chapter “Biomechanics of Lumbar spine”: Springer 2021.
• Long‐term outcome after surgical treatment of Scheuermann’s Kyphosis (SK). U.K.Debnath, N.A.Quraishi, M.J.H. McCarthy, J.R.McConnell, S.M.H.Mehdian, A.Shetaiwi, M.P.Grevitt and J.K.Webb. Spine Deformity 2022; 10: 387-397.
• Orthopaedic
• Plain Radiograph And MRI Assessment Of Acute Scaphoid Waist Fracture Displacement: Their Value For Predicting Fracture Outcome. M.Bhat, M.McCarthy, T.R.C.Davis, J.Oni and S.Dawson. British Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2004; 86(5): 705-713.
• Lining Up the Liner: 2 Case Reports of Early Ceramic Liner Fragmentation. M.J.H.McCarthy and M.Halawa. The Journal of Arthroplasty 2007; 22: 1217-22.
• Use Of The Abbreviated Mental Test Score By Junior Doctor On Patients With Fractured Neck Of Femur. N.P.Jain, P.M.Guyver, L.P.C.McCarthy, S.Sarasin, N.K.Rouholamin and M.J.H.McCarthy. Archives of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery 2008; 128: 235-8.
• Pseudo-Obstruction, A Rare Complication Of Shoulder Arthroplasty. N.P.M.Jain, P.M.Guyver, M.J.H.McCarthy and A.J.Murphy. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology 2008; 18: 143-145.
• Vastus Medialis Necrosis Secondary To The Combination Of The Subvastus And Median Parapatellar Approaches For Implantation Of A Total Knee Replacement. R.Faroug, Y.Shah, M.J.H.McCarthy and M.Halawa. European Journal of
• Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology 2009; 19: 121-124. Two Stage One Component Revision In Infected Total Hip Replacements - Two Case Reports And Literature Review. R.Faroug, Y.Shah, M.J.H.McCarthy and M.Halawa. Hip International 2009; 19(3): 292-298.
• Is There Any Purpose In Classifying Subtrochanteric Fractures? – The Reproducibility of Four Classification Systems. P.M.Guyver, M.J.H.McCarthy, N.P.M.Jain, R.J.Poulter, C.J.P.McAllen and J.Keenan. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology 2014; 24: 513-518.
• The Short Term Functional And Radiological Outcome Of Patients Treated With The Synthes Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation (PFNA) For Unstable Proximal Femoral 12 Fractures. P.M.Guyver, M.J.H.McCarthy, N.P.M.Jain and J.Keenan. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology 2011; 21: 493-501.
• Editor: 10 Years of Technical Top Tips for Surgeons - The Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. www.rcseng.ac.uk/publications/techtips The Accuracy and Reliability of Pre-Operative Templating In Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Comparison Of Analogue and Digital Methods. N.P.M.Jain, P.M.Guyver, M.J.H.McCarthy, J.Press and J Keenan. Journal of Orthopaedics 2014; 11: 121-125.