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Specialises in

• Brain tumours

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

Omar is an internationally recognised expert in skull base and pituitary surgery. He trained in London, Manchester, Oxford and Toronto, including fellowships with world leading experts in microsurgery, minimally invasive endoscopic surgery and radiosurgery of the skull base and brain. As the winner of several prestigious travelling fellowships, he has further expanded his experience as a visiting scholar at preeminent international centres of excellence. Omar has won many national and international awards, including the Norman Dott Gold Medal for the most outstanding performance amongst graduating Neurosurgeons in the UK and Ireland Royal College Examinations.

He provides specialist care for patients with complex tumours and abnormalities in difficult to reach areas at the base of the brain. Traditional open brain surgery as well as the latest minimally invasive techniques are used to optimally treat patients with challenging problems at the base of the skull, brain, pituitary gland and junction of the brain and spine.

He also provides a general brain and spine practice as well as emergency and trauma neurosurgery.

Omar is on the faculty of several advanced training courses for surgeons and is secretary of the British Skull Base Society as well as sub-specialty lead for the Society of British Neurological Surgeons. He sits on the medical advisory committee of the Pituitary Foundation and the Council of The Royal Society of Medicine, Clinical Neurosciences Section.

Areas of interest

Skull Base Tumours; Pituitary Tumours; Trigeminal Neuralgia; Facial Pain; Hemifacial Spasm; Meningioma; Schwannoma; Acoustic Neuroma; Neurofibromatosis; NF2; Chordoma; Chondrosarcoma; Craniopharyngioma; Pituitary Adenoma; Cushing's Disease; Acromegaly; Arachnoid Cyst; Rathke's Cleft Cyst; Epidermoid Cyst; Encephalocoele; Meningocoele; Paraganglioma; Glomus Tumour; Fibrodysplasia; Haemangioblastoma; Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak; Head Injury; Traumatic Brain Injury; Chiari Malformation; Hydrocephalus

Medical secretaries

• Barbara McKenzie
• 0161 286 7143
• 07982 942510
• Barbara.mckenzie@circlehealthpartners.co.uk

Anaesthetists worked with

• Mr Omar Pathmanaban has worked with Dr Senthil K Kanniah at the following hospitals:

  • Alexandra Hospital (1-5)

• Mr Omar Pathmanaban has worked with Dr Joseph Sebastian at the following hospitals:

  • Alexandra Hospital (1-5)