THE TEAM
Neurosurgeons
- Mr Robert Bradford
- Mr Neil Dorward
- Mr David Choi
- Mr Habib Ellamushi
- Mr Andrew Elsmore
- Mr Neil Kitchen
- Mr Andrew McEvoy
- Mr Ian Sabin
- Mr Lewis Thorne
Mr Robert Bradford
Special Interests: Skull Base Surgery (including Acoustic Neuroma), Brain Tumours, Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery
Medical School: University College Hospital, London
Neurosurgical Training: Wessex Neurological Centre, Southampton; Charing Cross Hospital; The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
NHS Appointment: The Royal Free Hospital
Contact telephone: 0207 483 5048
Email: sandy.weir@hcahealthcare.co.uk
Website: www.neurosurgeonlondon.co.uk
Mr Neil Dorward
Special Interests: Spinal Surgery, Brain Tumours, Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Pituitary Tumours
Medical School: St Mary's Hospital
Neurosurgical Training: The Royal Free Hospital; The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery; Great Ormond Street Hospital
NHS Appointment: The Royal Free Hospital
Contact telephone: 0207 483 5048
Email: sandy.weir@hcahealthcare.co.uk
Mr Habib Ellamushi
Special Interests: Backpain, cervical spine, minimally invasive spine surgery, brain tumour, neurostimulation
NHS Appointments: St Bartholomews and the Royal London
Telephone: 0207 483 5101
Email: shanta.sami@hcahealthcare.co.uk
Mr David Choi
Special Interests: General neurosurgical procedures, specialising in complex spine operations for tumours, degenerative disease, trauma and infection. He also has an interest in skull base tumours and the craniocervical junction, endoscopic approaches, transoral approaches, and arthroplasty or fusion procedures throughout the spine
Medical School: Cambridge University and Edinburgh medical school, and underwent basic surgical training at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Neurosurgical Training: Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow, Atkinson Morley's Hospital London, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square London
NHS Appointments: The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
Telephone: 0207 483 5507
Email: lili.castro@hcahealthcare.co.uk
Mr Andrew Elsmore
Special Interests: Neuro-oncology (brain tumour), gamma knife radiosurgery
Medical School: Cambridge University (preclinical), Oxford University (clinical)
Neurosurgical Training: North Thames Training Rotation (Royal Free Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Royal London Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Queen Square)
NHS Appointments: Barts and The London NHS Trust
Telephone: 0207 483 5048
Email: sandy.weir@hcahealthcare.co.uk
Mr Neil Kitchen
Special Interests: Neurovascular surgery (stroke, brain haemorrhage), intracranial microneurosurgery, skull base surgery, Gamma Knife
Medical School: St Bartholemew's Hospital
Neurosurgical Training: The Royal Free Hospital, The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
NHS Appointment: The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
Contact telephone: 0207 483 5048
Email: sandy.weir@hcahealthcare.co.uk
Mr Andrew McEvoy
Special Interests: Brain Tumours, Cervical and Lumbar Spine, Epilepsy Surgery, Peipheral Nerve Surgery, Hydrocephalus, Head Injury
Qualifications: MB MS BSc(Hons) MD FRCS(Eng) FRCS(SN)
Base Hospital: The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
Contact: 020 7391 8937
Mr Ian Sabin
Special Interests: Skull Base Surgery (including Acoustic Neuromas, Pituitary Tumours and Trigeminal Neuralgia), Spinal Surgery (including Complex Cervical Spine), Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Image Guided Neurosurgery
Medical School: University of Dundee
Neurosurgical Training: Edinburgh Royal Infirmary; The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
NHS Appointment: The Royal London & St Bartholomew's Hospital Neurosurgery Tutor at Royal College of Surgeons
Contact telephone: 020 7483 5101
Email: shanta.sami@hcahealthcare.co.uk
Mr Lewis Thorne
Special Interests: Brain Tumours, Head Injury, Awake Surgery, Skull Base Surgery, Spinal Surgery, Hydrocephalus, and Facial Pain
Medical School: Edinburgh
NHS Appointment: The Royal Free Hospital and the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
Qualifications: BSc, MB ChB, FRCS (Neurosurgery)
Contact telephone: 0207 483 5507
Email: lili.castro@hcahealthcare.co.uk