Bupa Platinum consultant
Fee assured
Awaiting verification
Open Referral network
Specialises in
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
I am fully qualified paediatric and adult Neurosurgeon with two post training fellowships in Funcational Neurosurgery (The Walton centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool and Paediatric Neurosurgery (Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London).
My special interests are Neuro-oncology, Epilepsy surgery, Neuroendscopy, intrathecal drug delivery, spinal cord stimulators for pain, deep brain stimulators for dystonia, tremor and parkinsons and simple degenerative spine.
Areas of interest
Functional Neurosurgery for intrathecal drug delivery systems for pain and spasticity, spinal cord stimulators, awake resections of tumours in eloquent regions, Neuro-endoscopy, hydrocephalus, shunt procedures, epilepsy surgery and degenerative spinal surgery.
Medical secretaries
- Sarah Crompton
- C/O
Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital
2 Leighton Street
Leeds
LS1 3EB
- s.crompton@nhs.net
Anaesthetists worked with
About me
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Adult & Paediatric Neurosurgeon at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Previously worked as a Consultant in the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.
Research interests
1. Hydrocephalus
2. Epilepsy surgery
3. Brain tumours
4. Paediatric Neurosurgery
5. Degenerative spine (Cervical and Lumbar)
Personal interests
Developing databases and teaching presentations.
(Additional) Languages spoken
- Tamil
- Conversational
- Telugu
- Conversational
- Hindi
- Basic
Publications
Child Nervous System
Journal of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Clinical anatomy
Courses offered to GPs
Deliver talks to GP organised by the Spire and Nuffield Hospitals
My qualifications & training
Qualifications
- FRCS Neurosurgery
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2008
- MRCS
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2002
Additional training
- Post training Fellowship in Funcational Neurosurgery
The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool 2011
- Post training Fellowship in Paediatric Neurosurgery
Great Ormond Stree Hospital for Children, London 2013
GMC registration
Reference number 5191453
Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)
- Fellow of the Royal College of surgeons of Edinburgh
Royal College of surgeons of Edinburgh 2002
- Member of the International Society of Paediatric Neurosurgery
ISPN 2013
- Member of the World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
WSSFN 2013
- Member of British Neuro Oncology Society
BNOS 2017
- Member of the International League Against Epilepsy
ILAE 2016
Details of entry to specialist register
- Added to the Specialist Register of Neurosurgery
, 2010
Affiliations / memberships
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
International Society of Paediatric Neurosurgeons
World Society of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery
Internal League Against Epilepsy
British Neuro Oncology Society
My private practice
Practice hours
Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings
- Methley LaneMethleyLEEDSLS26 9HG
- Tuesday
- 08:30
- 11:30
- 01977 664217
- Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital, LS1 3EB
- Thursday
- 14:00
- 17:00
- 0113 388 2067
- Queens RoadHARROGATEHG2 0HF
- Tuesday
- 15:00
- 19:00
- 01423 567136
Post treatment communication
Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs
in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies
guidelines.
In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the
following contact details
G SIVAKUMAR
07712648316