Mr Fagan is happy to look at instruction across all areas of the practice of orthopaedic spinal surgery in particular, he will provide expert opinion in cases of spinal trauma, spinal fractures, acute spinal cord injury, neck injuries, low back injuries, post injury back or neck pain, whiplash injuries, cauda equina syndrome and breach of duty in regard of performance of spinal surgery or the development of postoperative complications.

His expertise includes the use of the following surgical procedures to treat patients (including a wide knowledge of indications for surgery and complication management). Minimal access surgery of the lumbar spine, spinal fusion, lumbar fusion, cervical fusion, total disc replacement, balloon kyphoplasty (vertebral body augmentation) for osteoporotic or spinal fractures and treatment of adult deformity (scoliosis or kyphosis).

He is expert on the treatment of spinal conditions such as spinal stenosis, lumbar disc protrusion (slipped disc or prolapsed intervertebral disc causing sciatica), cervical disc protrusion, cervical spondylosis, spinal cord compression and degenerative conditions giving rise to neck or back pain in adults.