Mr Cumming is a highly experienced and dedicated consultant spinal surgeon. He is committed to providing the best quality care for both his surgical and non-surgical patients. His work as a consultant spinal surgeon in Ipswich hospital extended beyond the care of his individual patients when he became the clinical lead for spinal and musculoskeletal services for five years. During this time, he has been credited with transforming the unit into one of the leading orthopaedic spinal hubs in the country. Patients often comment not only on how knowledgeable and caring Mr Cumming is but also on how proactive he is in providing care to patients with a view to improving their lives as quickly as possible. Mr Cumming’s passion and commitment for driving improvement in spinal care is also reflected in his position as President of the prestigious British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS). In this role, he is involved in developing national guidelines, setting national standards, and is active in the latest research.

• 2021 - Present: Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, Medbelle
• 2011- Present: Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon at Ipswich Spinal Unit, NHS East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust
• CRG Chair Specialised Spinal Services, NHS England
• President, British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS)
• Clinical Champion “Improving Spinal Care Project”, NHS England
• Clinical Chair, East of England Regional Spinal Network
• Clinical Chair, Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression East of England
• Trauma Speciality Champion for Spinal Injuries, East of England Trauma Network

• FRCS
• MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons, United Kingdom, 2002
• MBChB, Glasgow University, United Kingdom, 1999

• General Medical Council (GMC) number: 4614632
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)
• British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS)
• East of England Regional Spinal Network

• The Incidence and healthcare costs of persistent postoperative pain following lumbar spine surgery in the UK: a cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) Weir S, Samnaliev M, Kuo TC, Tienry TS, Cumming D, Bruce J, Manca A, Taylor RS, Eldabe S BMJ Open 2017 Sep 11;7(9)
• Optimising the management of patients with spinal myeloma disease Molloy S, Lai M, Pratt G, Ramasamy K, Wilson D, Quraishi N, Auger M, Cumming D, Punekar M, Quinn M, Ademonkun D, Willis F, Tighe J, Cook G, Stirling A, Bishop T, Williams C, Boszczyk B, Reynolds J, Grainger M, Craig N, Hamilton A, Chalmers I, Ahmedzai S, Selvadurai S, Low E, Kyriakou C; UK Spinal Myeloma Working Group. Br J Haematol. 2015 Nov;171(3):332-43
• Posterior instrumentation after a failed balloon kyphoplasty in the thoracolumbar junction. Cumming D, Pagonis T, Wood R. J Med Case Rep. 2014 Jun 13;8:189.
• Metastatic bone disease: the requirement for improvement in a multidisciplinary approach. D.Cumming, J.Cumming, A. Vince, R. Benson Int Orthop. 2009 April; 33(2):493-6
• Paediatric Forearm Fractures: The Increasing Use of Elastic Stable Intra-medullary Nails. D Cumming, N Mfula, J Jones Int Orthop. 2008 Jun; 32(3):421-3.
• Brachial Artery Transection Following Lateral Elbow Dislocation: Is the Presence of a Supracondyar Process Important? D Cumming, J Chitnavis, P Hayes Injury Extra Vol 38, issue 9, Sep 2007, pgs 289-91
• Urinary catheterisation and deep wound infection after hip fracture surgery D. Cumming, MJ Parker Int Orthop. 2007 Aug;31(4):483-5
• Extraskeletal Chondroma as a Cause of Acute Carpal tunnel Syndrome: A Case Report D Cumming, JWM Jones Hand Surgery, Vol.10,Nos 2 & 3 (2005) 327-330
• Non-Operative Management of a Peri-prosthetic Subcapital Fracture After Metal on Metal Birmingham Hip Resurfacing D Cumming, MJF Fordyce JBJS Vol-85B pgs 1055 – 1056