Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon

Mr Keyoumars Ashkan

Mr. Ashkan qualified from the University of Wales College of Medicine in 1993 with commendations in medicine and surgery as well as a first class honours degree in biochemistry.

He underwent dual postgraduate training in surgery and medicine, including neurology, obtaining Membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 1997 and Fellowships of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Glasgow in 1998.

Thereafter, he underwent higher specialist training in general neurosurgery in London, being awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Neurosurgery in 2002. His subspecialist training in functional, stereotactic and image guided neurosurgery included a fellowship in France which led to a MD degree.
He was a senior lecturer at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery from 2004 to 2006 and was appointed as a consultant neurosurgeon at Kings College Hospital in 2007.

Mr. Ashkan’s interests include surgery for brain tumours, deep brain stimulation for movement disorders, surgical treatment of pain and degenerative spine disease.

He has won over 20 undergraduate and postgraduate prizes and attended/ presented/ chaired sessions in over 50 national and international meetings. He has published over 120 full papers, abstracts and book chapters.

Neuro-oncology, functional neurosurgery including deep brain stimulation for movement disorders and spinal cord stimulation for pain, hydrocephalus, degenerative spine disease including lumber/ cervical discectomy and laminectomy, peripheral nerve surgery

Mr Ashkan is part of the The London Neurosurgery Partnership, for more information visit: www.londonneurosurgerypartnership.co.uk