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
Telephone opening hours
Monday to Friday 8.00am - 12.30pm and 2.00pm - 3.00pm
Office operating times 8.00am - 4.00pm
Enquiries not related to a specific consultant
Email: neurosurgerysecretaries@ouh.nhs.uk
Spinal
Mr Murtuza Sikander
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Spinal / NPH)
Secretary: 01865 234838 option 1 then 1
Email: claire.bleach@ouh.nhs.uk
Mr Mario Ganau
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Spinal / Cranial)
Mr Stewart Griffiths
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Spinal / General)
Secretary: 01865 234838 option 1 then 1
Neurovascular
Mr Jash Patel
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Neurovascular)
Mr Samir Matloob
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Neurovascular)
Cat Lamb
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Nurse
Natalie Thrale
Neurovascular Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Secretary: 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: 01865 234838 option 1 then 3
Email: karolina.orman@ouh.nhs.uk
Miss Stana Bojanic
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Spinal / Functional)
Mr Alex Green
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Functional)
Mr James Fitzgerald
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Functional)
Mr Owain Davies
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Functional / General)
Secretary: 01865 234838 option 1 then 3
Email: abbie.major@ouh.nhs.uk
Neuromodulation Nurses
- Beth Forrow
- Claire Fletcher
- Laura Bacchini
- Laura Squire
Tel: 01865 231876
Email: NeuroModulation@ouh.nhs.uk
Neuromodulation Pain Nurses
- Clare Watson
- Anna Lacatena
- Carmen Barbato
Tel: 01865 231874
Email: neuromodulation.pain@oxnet.nhs.uk
Oncology
Mr Puneet Plaha
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Oncology)
Mr Vas Apostolopoulos
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Oncology)
Secretary: 01865 234838 option 1 then 2
Email: kelly.kilekas@ouh.nhs.uk
Mr Richard Stacey
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Oncology / Epilepsy Surgery)
Mr Kapil Rajwani
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Oncology)
Secretary: 01865 234838 option 1 then 2
Neurosurgery Oncology Nurses
- Ruzenka Lanc
- Katherine Mottram
- Alice Smith
- Shelly Winters (Cancer Care Coordinator)
Tel: 01865 234372
Email: neuro-oncologyanp@ouh.nhs.uk
Skull Base
Mr Alex Boukas
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Skull Base / Pituitary / NF2)
Mr Simon Cudlip
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Pituitary)
Secretary: 01865 234860 option 1 then 4
Email: sharon.cole@ouh.nhs.uk
Mr Sanjeeva Jeyaretna
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Skull Base)
Secretary: 01865 234860 option 1 then 4
Email: vanessa.hewitt@ouh.nhs.uk
Neurosurgery Skull Base Nurse
Catherine (Kaye) Toledo: 01865 231884
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.
