Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is carried out on the brain and spinal cord to treat conditions such as brain tumours and spinal cord compression.
Overview
Neurosurgery is one of the most complex and intricate forms of surgery, requiring dedicated skill and extensive training.
Our neurosurgeons are expert and approachable, sub-specialising in their areas of neurosurgery and gaining exceptional depth of knowledge.
We treat a wide range of complex conditions at Cromwell Hospital, from epilepsy to blood vessel surgery in the brain.
Each case is reviewed by a multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, neurologists and highly trained specialist staff to give you the best possible care.
We continually invest in the latest technology at Cromwell Hospital, and our surgeons use a range of specialist techniques.
Innovation, such as Gamma Knife radio surgery, means we can use a minimal access approach when removing benign and cancerous brain tumours.
Other advances include deep brain stimulation, which uses computer navigation to treat movement disorders, and endoscopic techniques to remove pituatory tumours.
Our neurosurgeons also carry out microsurgery, used during highly intricate procedures, where microscopic equipment allows the surgeon to make the finest of movements.
Related conditions
We treat many types of neurological disorders. These include:
- hydrocephalus (build-up of fluid in the brain)
- aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation (an abnormal connection between arteries and veins)
- tumours, blood clots, pus or disc prolapse
- conditions causing pain in the face and back
Why choose us?
At Cromwell Hospital, you can expect:
- leading neurosurgeons
- care from a multidisciplinary team of experts
- specialist nursing teams and technicians
- the latest diagnostic equipment
- innovation such as Gamma Knife and microsurgery
Our specialist consultants
Our neurosurgeons have trained at London's top teaching hospitals. Leaders in the field, they work together to provide optimum care for our patients.
Clinical interests: Pituitary adenoma (including non-functioning, Cushing’s, acromegaly), trigeminal / glossopharyngeal neuralgia, skull base lesions including meningioma, vestibular schwannoma, hemifacial spasm, spinal surgery
Languages spoken: Danish/English/French/German/Swedish
Clinical interests: Minimally invasive approaches to neck and back pain, degenerative spinal disorders, sciatica, complex spinal procedures encompassing spinal tumours, malignant spinal cord compression, tuberculosis of the spine and spinal trauma including vertebroplasty.
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Brain tumours (benign, malignant, and metastatic), neurotrauma, and adult cranial neurosurgery.
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Simple and complex spine surgery; Degenerative spinal disease, cervical and lumbar herniated disc protrusion, back pain, spinal injuries, spinal fractures, spinal infection, spinal tumours; Microsurgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery, spinal instrumentation; Spinal Navigation Platforms (including robotic); Peripheral Nerve (Carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar nerve compression); Cranial (Neurotrauma- Head injury)
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Facial pain, Sciatica, Back pain, Brain tumours
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Surgical/non-surgical assessment and treatment of all spinal conditions including degenerative, traumatic and malignant spinal disorders.
Languages spoken: English/Punjabi/Urdu
Clinical interests: Anterior cervical discectomy, cervical laminectomy, cranial trauma, craniopharyngioma, degenerative spine disease, endoscopic transphenoidal resection of pituitary region tumours, facial pain, intracranial haematoma evacuation, intradural spinal tumour resection, thoracic laminectomy, lumbar laminectomy, lumbar microdiscectomy, meningioma resection, metastatic spinal disease, microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm, microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia, pituitary adenoma surgery, spinal trauma, posterior cervical foraminotomy, Rathke’s cleft cyst surgery, skull base tumour resection, vestibular schwannoma resection
Languages spoken: English/Greek/Spanish
Clinical interests: Trigeminal neuralgia, pituitary tumours, acoustic neuroma, spinal surgery, general surgery
Languages spoken: English/French
Clinical interests: Neck and back pain (acute and chronic); brachalgia and sciatica; canal stenosis; carpal tunnel syndrome; CT, MRI, X-rays, and nerve conduction studies (NCS); steroid injections (diagnostic and therapeutic); and decompressive spine procedures including cervical ACDF and lumbar stabilisation.
Languages spoken: English/French/Spanish
Clinical interests: Complex neurovascular surgery. Tumours of the brain and spine. Spinal cord and peripheral nerve surgery.
Languages spoken: English
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