Orthopaedic spine surgeon offering endoscopic (key-hole) surgery where the condition suits it, honest plain-English advice, and surgery only when it is genuinely the right step.
Dr Carlos Lijo is an orthopaedic spine surgeon with 11 years in practice. He consults from The International Spine Centre in Parkside — with a second consulting room at Calvary Adelaide opening soon — and operates at Calvary Adelaide, Calvary North Adelaide, St Andrew’s and Memorial Hospitals.
His approach is simple: understand the person before the pictures. Many patients never need an operation — and when surgery is right, his signature endoscopic key-hole technique can, where the condition allows, target the problem precisely while sparing everything around it. Not every spine problem suits an endoscopic approach; where it doesn’t, he will recommend the technique that does.
Consulting at The International Spine Centre, Parkside, with a second consulting room at Calvary Adelaide opening soon. Consultations available in English, Portuguese and Spanish.