Best Neurosurgeons in Crayford, Dartford, UK

Mr. Ahmed-Ramadan Sadek is an award-winning Consultant Neurosurgeon who specialises in spinal surgery. He approaches spinal problems with a multidisciplinary approach to achieve the best possible results for patients, working closely with orthopaedic spinal surgeons, pain specialists and physiotherapists. He treats all spinal conditions from the cranio-vertebral junction to the sacrum and has a particular interest in acute spinal conditions such as disc prolapse, radicular pain, neck/back pain, and sciatica, as well as myelopathy and spinal tumours.

He completed the Sir Hugh Cairns combined orthopaedic and neurosurgical complex spinal fellowship at the Royal London Hospital. Prior to this he was an academic Walport trainee in Wessex and held the Jason Brice Fellowship in Neurosurgical research during which he spent a year at the Universitätklinikum Bonn, Germany. He was awarded a doctorate (D.Phil. Oxon) in 2005 from the MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology unit at the University of Oxford. He has an academic interest in spinal pathology and has published over 30 research studies and numerous book chapters.

Mr. Sadek also enjoys his role as a Lecturer on the Neuroscience and Translational Medicine masters programme at Queen Marys University of London.

Mr Raghu Vindlacheruvu is a Consultant Neurosurgeon, with nearly two decades of experience in practicing excellent neurosurgical techniques. He specialises in brain surgery and spinal surgery. Brain expertise includes - tumours, aneurysms, AVM, cavernoma, and hydrocephalus. Spinal expertise covers back pain, spinal surgery, spinal decompression, lumbar discectomy, cervical disc replacement, degenerative spinal conditions, treatment of tumours and spinal fusion. He practices at a range of private practices within Essex and North-East London, including Spire Hartswood, Nuffield Brentwood and Ramsay Springfield Hospital. 

His NHS base is at BHR NHS Trust (Queen's and King Georges Hospitals), where he has been head of department since April 2015. He is currently President of the British Neurovascular Group.

Raghu qualified as a doctor at Cambridge University in 1993, and further progressed his skills by completing basic surgical training in London, with the Royal College of Surgeons. He then became a specialist neurosurgery registrar in Newcastle for eight years, researching, gaining knowledge and experience regarding a range of complex neurosurgical procedures. Upon completion of his registrar training, he was appointed as Consultant Neurosurgeon in 2006, at Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, Essex. Raghu is revered for his outstanding practice and high level of clinical experience, and utilises clinical governance to ensure this, as well as to ensure the safest service possible.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

Cervical disc replacement

Keyhole surgery

Minimally invasive surgical techniques

Neurosurgery

Spinal surgery

Treatment of benign and malignant tumours

Aneurysms

Arteriovenous malformation

Back pain

Brain disease

Brain tumours

Cavernoma

Degenerative disease

Hydrocephalus

Lumbar spine disorders

Neck pain

Trauma

Whiplash

Mr Jonathan Bull, Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon, currently works within the Royal Free Hospital in the Bart’s NHS Trust. He also sees patients privately in hospitals across London including the Cromwell Hospital, BMI The London Independent Hospital, and London Bridge Hospital. He has a wealth of experience in performing procedures for all aspects of central nervous system disorders.

Mr Bull graduated from his foundation training from Imperial College London before beginning his specialist training in neurosurgery in the South Thames Programme. During his training, he undertook two fellowships in Complex Spine Surgery and was also awarded an MD by UCL.

Mr Bull became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2011.

Mr Ibrahim is a highly qualified Consultant Neurosurgeon based in London, UK. He has over 22 years of clinical experience and over 6 years of specialist experience in neurosurgery. During these years he developed specialist interests in both simple and complex spinal procedures.

He completed his medical degree at St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1999. He later became a member of both the Royal College of Surgeons of England and of Edinburgh in 2003. He then became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in Neurosurgery in 2013. He also trained abroad, completing a Spinal Fellowship Diploma at the University of Toronto, Canada in 2014 and a Travelling Fellowship with the Cervical Spine Research Society Europe in 2015.

Mr Ibrahim was chosen for the travelling fellowship as the only surgeon from the UK and 1 of 2 from Europe to join a group of 6 international fellows. These fellows travelled internationally to visiting leading spinal units in Canada and the USA.

His post-qualification training allowed him to further advance his skills and knowledge in complex spine surgeries.

He currently practices as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at the following private hospitals and clinics:

• London Bridge Hospital, London SE1 2PR
• The Holly Private Hospital, Buckhurst Hill IG9 5HX
• London Clinic, London W1G 6BW
• HCA UK at The Shard, London SE1 9BS

In his current practice, he typically sees patients with the following conditions:

• Thoracic disc disease
• Facial pain
• Neck and back pain
• Leg pain
• Arm pain
• Slipped discs (neck or back)
• Spinal pain
• Spinal tumours
• Spinal cord injury
• Sciatica

He is skilled in performing muscle-sparing minimal access spine surgery, disc replacement surgery and complex spinal surgeries.

Outside of the clinic, Mr Ibrahim carried out research surrounding the use of stem cells to repair nerves following spinal cord paralysis. These findings, among others, were published in renowned peer-reviewed journals, featured in BBC 2's Horizon's and in the Sunday Times.

Mr Ibrahim has won a number of international awards for his work in the management of spinal conditions, including the prestigious Crockard Prize awarded by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Mr Ibrahim's research surrounding cervical spine conditions was also awarded best resident/fellow paper by the North American Cervical Spine Research Society in 2014.

Mr Bhupal Chitnavis, Consultant Neurosurgeon, works within London in several private practice institutions. He is highly specialised in spinal surgery, specifically complex stabilisation, development of new instrumentation, and orthopaedic spinal surgery techniques.

Mr Chitnavis graduated from Guy's Hospital with his undergraduate medical degree, following this he went on to do specialist training in surgery at Great Ormond Street and King's College Hospital. During this time he developed a special inters in vascular neurosurgery and spinal surgery while working alongside 2 very skilled surgeons, Professor Anthony Strong and Dr Richard Gullan, respectively. He has also worked alongside Professor Edward Hitchcock and Professor Lindsay Simon gaining invaluable neurosurgery and neurology experience. He also undertook training abroad in Germany where he learnt orthopaedic spinal surgery methods with Professor Jurgen Harms. He carried on this orthopaedic training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in the UK.

Mr Chitnavis continues to contribute back to society by undertaking surgical charity work in developing nations. He is also an engaged teacher, training fellow surgeons on spinal and neurosurgery for the Royal College of Surgeons. He is a member of several professional organisations including the Society of British Neurosurgeons, the Independent Doctors Federation, and the CyberKnife Society. 

Mr Alireza Shoakazemi is a Consultant Neurosurgeon specialising in Cranial neurosurgery. He has an interest in skull base surgery, brain tumours, pituitary surgery, vestibular schwannoma, trigeminal neuralgia, radiosurgery(Gamma Knife)and other cranial procedures. Additionally, he treats patients with back pain, degenerative spine and disc disease. He utilises a multidisciplinary approach to brain tumours at London Independent Hospital to achieve the best results. He is currently working as a substantive consultant neurosurgeon at Queen’s Hospital where he is an active member of the skull base surgery and neurooncology multidisciplinary team.

He has extensively published in peer review high impact neurosurgical journals.

Mr Babak Arvin, Consultant Neurosurgeon, works full-time in his service at Queen’s Hospital for Barking Havering and Redbridge University NHS Trust. He is highly competent in spinal surgery. He can address many complex conditions including cervical spine (diseases and disorders of), cervical spondylosis, degenerative spine disease, spinal tumours and spinal trauma.

He graduated in Medicine from Imperial College University Hospitals, and then went on to undertake his surgical training in London. He has also done 2 international fellowships on complex spine and trauma surgery in Canada and Australia. During this time he was awarded a PhD for his work and is still an active researcher. 

Professor David Choi is a consultant neurosurgeon based at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Wellington Hospital. He is able to treat a range of problems from simple back and neck pain to complex spine and skull base tumours.

He has expertise in a wide range of areas including (but not limited to) spinal disc surgery, endoscopic surgery, microsurgery, craniocervical junction surgery, sciatica, disco prolapse, cervical radiculopathy, spinal tumours, schwannomas, sarcomas, and brachial plexus injury.

Professor Choi earned a first-class BA in Medical Sciences in 1989 and went on to gain his MBChB from the University of Edinburgh. Following that, he trained in general surgery at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and completed specialised neurosurgery training at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. He then completed a PhD in neurodegeneration for which he received the Hallett Prize medal from the Royal College of Surgeons.

Mr David Choi is active in research and has multiple peer-reviewed papers and book chapters to his credit.

Mr Parag Sayal, Consultant Neurosurgeon, currently works within the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in the University College London NHS Trust. He also sees patients privately in the Wellington Hospital and Queen Square private consulting unit. He has a wide range of experience in performing complex spinal surgery, endoscopic skull base surgery, and also offers minimally invasive procedures when circumstances allow. He has a keen interest in performing cervical deformity correction, metabolic spinal Conditions (MPS & XLH), Tarlov cysts, craniovertebral junction pathology, Syringomyelia, superficial siderosis, spinal cord tumours, and vascular malformations.

Mr Sayal qualified from his medical school with numerous awards and medals for his excellent work. He then went on to do his specialist training in neurosurgery in the Yorkshire Deanery. During this training period, he performed a vast amount of procedures (over 1500) including operations for brain tumours, brain haemorrhage/aneurysm clipping, as well as complex spinal and skull base surgery. He also undertook the highly-respected prestigious Sir Victor Horsley Spinal Fellowship at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery – a joint neurosurgery and orthopaedics fellowship allowing him to hone his skills for all aspects of spinal surgery. He did an additional fellowship at Queen Square focusing on developing his skills for Endoscopic anterior Skull base surgeries and Complex Spinal tumour surgery. He was also chosen for the Traveling Fellowship by the British Association of Spinal Surgeons and was later awarded a prize for the Best Presentation at their meeting in 2015.

Mr Sayal currently offers a wide range of procedures with a special focus on specific sets of procedures – procedures for degenerative spinal conditions (back pain, sciatica, radiculopathy, and myelopathy), minimally invasive spinal surgery (tubes and endoscopic), and surgery for spinal tumours and infections. He also offers injections and denervation.

Mr Sayal is an active researcher who is often invited to speak at neurosurgical meetings around the world and has produced over 60 abstracts for articles. He is also an excellent educator, training Senior Spinal fellows and holding the position of Lead for Junior Doctor Education. He is also invited to give lectures on neurosurgery to a plethora of medical professionals at UCL. 

Mr George Prezerakos is a Consultant Neurosurgeon specialising in Spinal Surgery at the National Hospital for Neurosurgery, Queen Square, University College London Hospital. He is also an Honorary Associate Professor in the Institute for Neurology at University College London.

Biography

Mr George Prezerakos is a Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon and Honorary Associate Professor in the Institute for Neurology, University College London.

After his graduation in medicine at the University of Athens, he trained in neurosurgery at the University College London, Imperial College Hospitals and Barts and The London combined programme.

Mr Prezerakos completed two fellowship programmes in spinal surgery and minimally invasive spinal surgery at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell, New York and at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore in London.

He has presented his research in artificial disc spinal motion preservation nationally and internationally and has published several papers on tumour excision techniques and cervical deformity correction.

Mr George Prezerakos can treat slipped disc, spinal fracture, sciatica, brain tumors, back and neck pain and complex spinal problems.In his current clinical practice, Mr Prezerakos sees patients with a broad spectrum of spinal conditions, including back pain, neck pain, sciatica, lumbar stenosis, slipped disc, spinal instability, spondylolisthesis, osteoporotic spinal fractures, primary and metastatic spinal tumours and cervical deformity. Mr Prezerakos also has specialist expertise in treating patients with postoperative spinal conditions.

Outside of his consultancy work, Mr Prezerakos is actively involved in clinical research and has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals. His current research interests include incorporating the patient experience into clinical decision making as well as developing and validating emerging spinal technologies, such as robotics and navigation

Mr Prezerakos is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and holds professional memberships with the Society of British Neurological Surgeons, the British Association Of Spine Surgeons and the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies.