Neurosurgery

The Oxford University Hospitals neurological surgery team has an international reputation in the treatment of children, movement disorders, brain tumours and vascular disorders.

We also provide multidisciplinary services in skull base tumours and spinal cord diseases.

Brain surgery?

Brain surgery treats lesions of the brain and its surrounding structures.

Brain surgery may be needed to treat:

• brain tumours, bleeding (haemorrhage) or blood clots (haematomas) from injuries (subdural haematoma or epidural haematomas)
• weaknesses in blood vessels (cerebral aneurysms), abnormal blood vessels (arteriovenous malformations or AVM) and damage to tissues covering the brain (dura)
• pockets of infection in the brain (brain abscesses), severe nerve or facial pain (such as trigeminal neuralgia or tic douloureux), trauma to the skull and repair of skull fractures.

Spinal surgery has traditionally been shared with orthopaedic surgeons. Conditions dealt with include intervertebral disc prolapse, intrinsic spinal cord tumours and traumatic fractures and instability.

Oxford University Hospitals' neurosurgeons have subspecialties including:

• neurovascular surgery
• pituitary surgery
• spinal surgery
• paediatric neurosurgery
• functional surgery for movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.

Neurosurgeons work closely with other disciplines in neurosciences, as well as specialties such as ear, nose and throat and craniofacial surgery, and also with our trauma surgeons.

Contact us

Paediatric Neurosurgeons

• Mr Jay Jayamohan
  Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon
• Mr Amedeo Calisto
  Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon
• Mr Shailendra Magdum
  Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon
• Mr Timothy Lawrence
  Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon

Secretary: 01865 231507
Email: paediatric.neurosurgery@ouh.nhs.uk

Adult Neurosurgeons

Spinal

Mr Murtuza Sikander
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Spinal)

Secretary Claire Bleach: 01865 234838 Option 1 then 1
Email: claire.bleach@ouh.nhs.uk

• Mr Mario Ganau
  Consultant Neurosurgeon (Spinal)
• Mr Stewart Griffiths
  Consultant Neurosurgeon (Spinal)

Secretary Ana Garcia Alvarez: 01865 234838 Option 1 then 1
Email: ana.alvarezgarcia@ouh.nhs.uk

Mrs Julie Phipps
Spinal Nurse Practitioner

Neurovascular

• Mr Jash Patel
  Consultant Neurosurgeon (Neurovascular)
• Mr Samir Matloob
  Consultant Neurosurgeon (Neurovascular)
  
• Cat Lamb
  Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Nurse

Secretary Ros Charlett: 01865 234838 Option 1 then 5
Email: rosalind.charlett@ouh.nhs.uk

Neuromodulation

• Dr Marko Bogdanovic
  Consultant Neurologist
• Dr Nagaraja Sarangmat (Movement Disorder only)
  Consultant Neurologist

Secretary Emma Mallett: 01865 234838 Option 1 then 3
Email: emma.mallett@ouh.nhs.uk

• Miss Stana Bojanic
  Consultant Neurosurgeon (Spinal/Functional)
• Mr Alex Green
  Consultant Neurosurgeon (Functional)
• Mr James Fitzgerald
  Consultant Neurosurgeon (Functional)

Secretary Abbie Major: 01865 234838 Option 1 then 3
Email: abbie.major@ouh.nhs.uk

Neuromodulation Nurses

• Beth Forrow
• Claire Fletcher
• Laura Bacchini

Tel: 01865 231876
Email: NeuroModulation@ouh.nhs.uk

Neuromodulation Pain Nurses

• Clare Watson
• Anna Lacatena
• Vats Batko

Tel: 01865 231874
Email: neuromodulation.pain@oxnet.nhs.uk

Oncology

• Mr Puneet Plaha
  Consultant Neurosurgeon (Oncology)
• Mr Vas Apostolopoulos
  Consultant Neurosurgeon (Oncology)
• Mr Richard Stacey
  Consultant Neurosurgeon (Oncology/Epilepsy surgery)

Secretary Reham Thomas: 01865 234838 Option 1 then 2
Email: reham.thomas@ouh.nhs.uk

Neurosurgery Oncology Nurses

• Val Russell
• Ruzenka Lanc
• Katherine Mottram
• Colwynn Phillips

Tel: 01865 234372
Email: neuro-oncologyanp@nhs.net

Skull Base

• Mr Alex Boukas
  Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon (Skull Base)
• Mr Simon Cudlip
  Consultant Neurosurgeon (Pituitary)

Secretary Sharon Cole: 01865 234860 Option 1 then 4
Email: sharon.cole@ouh.nhs.uk

Mr Sanjeeva Jeyaretna
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Skull Base)

Secretary Baldeep Badwal: 01865 234860 Option 1 then 4

Email: baldeep.badwal@ouh.nhs.uk

Neurosurgery Skull Base CNS

Catherine (Kaye) Toledo: 01865 231884
Email: skullbasenurses@ouh.nhs.uk

Oxford Functional Neurosurgery

The neurosurgery department encompasses Oxford Functional Neurosurgery, dedicated to the surgical alleviation of movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, dystonia, tremor and neuropathic pain syndromes such as phantom limb pain, anaesthesia dolorosa and post stroke pain.

The service offers deep brain stimulation or lesional procedures as appropriate.