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Neurosurgery

What we do

We are a major regional centre for neurosurgery. We treat adults and children who live in South East London and Kent, and people from across the UK and Europe are referred to us for specialist care and treatment.

Part of the neurosciences department, our team includes neurosurgeons, physiotherapists, pain relief doctors, neuroradiologists, clinical nurse specialists, and therapists. They combine clinical expertise with state-of-the-art facilities to ensure our patients receive the very best care and treatment. We run specialised multidisciplinary clinics as well as children’s (paediatric) clinics.

We have a number of dedicated neurosurgery sub-specialties, including:

Inter-hospital transfers

Many patients with neurological problems can be treated at their local hospital. However, some patients need specialised investigation and treatment at a regional neuroscience centre, such as King’s.
If you need to be transferred to King’s, a team of doctors, nurses, and bed co-ordinators will oversee this. For more information see the ‘Inter-hospital transfer process (neuroscience)’ leaflet, below.

Location

First floor, Willowfield Building, King’s College Hospital, Bessemer Road, SE5 9BG

Contact details

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) (Functional neurosurgery)

Epilepsy surgery (Functional neurosurgery)

Neuro-oncology

Neurovascular

Paediatrics / Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Skull base

Spine

Patient information leaflets

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Inter-hospital transfer process (neuroscience)180 KB
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Spinal fractures169 KB
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Conditions we treat

We perform surgery on patients who have conditions affecting their brain, spine or nerves.

Our team diagnoses and treats disorders such as injuries and tumours, brain and spine infections, strokes and degenerative diseases of the spine. You may be referred to our central neurosurgery team, or to one of our sub-specialties:

Booking a patient at King’s

GPs should refer via NHS e-referral (e-RS) wherever possible.

Other ways to refer

Routine referrals

For general queries regarding the referral process and stages, please contact the dedicated neurosurgery sub-specialty MDT co-ordinator via switchboard.

First outpatient appointment: tel 020 3299 1919

Follow-up outpatient appointments: tel 020 3299 6804

Neurosciences pre-assessment team: tel 020 3299 4433 or 020 3299 2473

Neurosciences admissions manager: tel: 020 3299 1583

Neurosurgery spinal fracture referrals: please refer using the King’s College Hospital Neurosurgery Acute Referral System

Referral forms

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Neurosurgery Spinal MDT referral form69 KB
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Key Clinical Staff

Name Role
Mr Aminul Ahmed Consultant Neurosurgeon
Prof Keyoumars Ashkan Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Sinan Barazi Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Sanjeev Bassi Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr David Bell Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Ranjeev Bhangoo Consultant Neurosurgeon
Ms Cristina Bleil Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Gordan Grahovac Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Richard Gullan Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Harutomo Hasegawa Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Ahilan Kailaya-Vasan Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Pandurang Kulkarni Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Jose Lavrador Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Irfan Malik Consultant Neurosurgeon
Ms Eleni Maratos Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Richard Selway Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Jonathan Shapey Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Nick Thomas Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Christos Tolias Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Francesco Vergani Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Daniel Walsh Consultant Neurosurgeon
Ms Difei Wang Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Bassel Zebian Consultant Neurosurgeon