Best Neurosurgeons in Reading, UK

Miss Stana Bojanic is a Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon at the Oxford University Hospitals Trust and the

Manor Hospital in Oxford. She was appointed to her consultant post in 2004. She qualified from London University and undertook her neurosurgical training in Bristol and Oxford. She was awarded the Lang Research Fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons of England and completed this research year during her neurosurgical training in Bristol. 

She has served as the Spinal Lead for Neurosurgery in Oxford. Stana is available to see all spinal problems, with a specialist interest in degenerative spine, spinal tumours, spinal dysraphism, spinal and neuropathic pain. 

Stana is also a senior member of the Functional Neurosurgical team. She has developed the Neuromodulation Service in Oxford into one of the major implant centres in the UK for patients with neuropathic pain, spinal pain and spasticity. She is currently President of the Neuromodulation Society of UK and Ireland. She sits on the Board of the International Neuromodulation Society.

This has enabled her to provide an integrated and holistic approach to management of spinal and neuropathic pain.

Stana has a specialist interest in the management of Trigeminal Neuralgia and complex face pain. She is part of the complex face team at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. She also enjoys teaching and is an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Oxford University.

Stana has published papers on neuro-oncology, neuromodulation techniques and outcomes, arachnoid cysts and craniofacial trauma in peer-reviewed journals. She has written book chapters on Spinal Cord Stimulation, Arachnoid Cysts and Management of Neurosurgical Emergencies. She is a Primary Investigator for the study of High-Intensity Frequency Ultrasound (HIFU) treatment for Sacro-coccygeal spinal tumours. She is an Investigator for the PROMISE international trial (assessing spinal cord stimulation in predominant low back pain). 

Mr Chaudhary is one of the highest rated Neurosurgical Spinal Consultants in the UK. He is a private Neurosurgeon/Spine Surgeon in Oxford having received gold medals, multiple scholarships and awards for his research on spinal and neurosurgical conditions. He is also an NHS consultant at Oxford University Hospitals having trained at Imperial College (London), University of Toronto and Cambridge (UK). 

Now in his 25th year in medicine, his exclusive neurosurgical adult spinal practise is highly specialised in:

• Minimally invasive (Keyhole - MASS) spine/daycase surgery for lumbar disc prolapse and spinal stenosis
• Complex spinal neck reconstructions/surgeries for spinal cord compression/myelopathy and neck/arm pain
• Intra dural tumours (Schwannoma/Ependymomomas) operated exclusively with complex neuromoniotoring

Mr Chaudhary is only available for private consultations at Nuffield Health The Manor Hospital, Oxford. Appointments can be made by contacting his PA on 02031290934 or by email at private.secretary@spinesirgery.com

• Intradural spinal tumours
• Minimal access spine surgery (MASS)
• Minimally Invasive surgery (MIS) - Tubular keyhole surgery
• Spinal Schwannoma / Meningioma / Neuroibroma
• Cervical foraminotomy
• Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
• Cervical laminectomy
• Thoracic pedicle screw fixation
• Instrumentation and fusion
• Lumbar interbody spinal fusion
• Microdiscectomy
• Lumbar decompression

• Keyhole surgery or minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS or MIS)
• Minimal Access Spine Surgery (MASS)
• Lumbar or Cervical Disc prolapse causing Radiculopathy (or trapped nerve)
• Arm pain (due to trapped nerve)
• Spinal stenosis
• Lower back pain
• Neck pain
• Sciatica
• Back pain
• Spinal fusion
• Cervical myelopathy
• Spine infections
• Cauda equina syndrome
• Spinal cord injury
• OPLL
• Cervical kyphosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Meningioma (spinal)
• Schwannoma (spinal)
• Ependymoma
• Astrocytoma
• Arachnoid cyst
• Facet joint cyst

Mr Nigel Mendoza is a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon currently based at the private practices Bupa Cromwell Hospital and BMI The Princess Margaret Hospital. His current NHS post is Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham, London. His areas of specialism are brain tumours and spinal tumours and his areas of interest include trigeminal neuralgia, pituitary tumours, spinal surgery, general neurosurgery, and acoustic neuroma.

Mr Mendoza qualified in Medicine in 1983 with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degrees at University of London. He undertook specialist surgical training in Neurosurgery and gained a Fellowship in Surgical Neurology by the Intercollegiate Speciality Assessment Board on behalf of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons in 1994. He has 11 years’ experience as an NHS Consultant Neurosurgeon working at the West London Neurosciences Unit at Charing Cross Hospital and he was also Chief of Service for the 5 years.

In addition, Mr Mendoza is interested in research regarding Pituitary tumour and Trigeminal Neuralgia. His personal interests include Rugby, Skiing and Music. 

• Microvascular decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Meckels Cave Glycerol injection for Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Endoscopic skull base surgery
• Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery
• Brain Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
• Spinal Deformity Correction
• Spine Fracture Surgery

• Brain Tumours
• Pituitary Tumour
• Sciatica
• Spinal Pain

Mr Richard Stacey is a Consultant Neurosurgeon specialising in neuro-oncology, spinal and intracranial conditions. He qualified from the Royal Free Medical School in 1989. He went on to start his neurosurgical training at Queen’s Square, followed by three years at the Walton Centre in Liverpool before returning to Queen’s Square to complete his training. In 1999 he was appointed visiting fellow and Consultant in Neurosurgery at the Sir Charles Gairdner, Hospital in Perth Western Australia.

Richard was appointed as Consultant Neurosurgeon at the John Radcliffe in January 2000. He is an Hon. Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Oxford. Mr. Stacey is passionate about medical research, having published a large number of articles which are widely published in both peer reviewed neuroscience journals and text books.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Lumbar discectomy
• Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
• Spinal (lumbar) Decompression
• Pituitary surgery
• Cervical Spine Surgery
• Minimally invasive spinal surgery
• Peripheral nerve surgery
• Excision of spinal tumours
• Correction of scoliosis
• Nerve surgery
• Laminectomy
• Spinal fusion
• Cervical Disc Replacement
• Dorsal root ganglion block
• Neurological Oncology
• Neurosurgery

Mr. Simon Cudlip Graduated from King’s College School of Medicine, London in 1990. During this period he also gained a BSc first class (Hons) in immunology. Following a period of training in general surgery in London he entered the neurosurgery training programme in London based at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, and the Atkinson Morley Hospital, London. During this period of training he completed his MD thesis in MRI imaging of peripheral nerve and published numerous papers on this topic and on MRI spectroscopy of brain tumours.

On completion of his general neurosurgical training in 2003, he spent a year as a fellow at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square as the Pituitary Fellow to Mr Michael Powell. In addition to this he visited Naples and Bologna to gain experience in endoscopic pituitary surgery, and Seattle as a visiting fellow. In 2004 he was appointed as Consultant in Neurosurgery with a specialist interest in pituitary and skull-base surgery in Oxford, and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Neurosurgery at the University of Oxford. Since this time he has performed over 1200 transsphenoidal operations for pituitary disease, these have been performed using a pure endoscopic technique since 2007. As a result of this Oxford has the best established nationally recognised pituitary surgical training fellowship in the UK. These endoscopic techniques have now been developed further with his colleague Puneet Plaha, and extended into surgery for intrinsic brain tumours.

In addition to his other achievements, Mr. Cudlip is keen in the field of medical research and has published numerous papers, book chapters and reviews on the topic of pituitary surgery. He is also a tutor at the College of Surgeons of England and numerous international courses, teaching endoscopic surgical techniques as well as running a course on cervical disc replacement surgery in Amsterdam and the UK. More recently he has travelled to Uzbekistan and India, operating and lecturing on pituitary surgery in different nations, helping to broaden global knowledge and create better outcomes for patients worldwide.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Keyhole Surgery
• Cervical Foramenotomy
• Cervical Disc Replacement And \ Or Fusion
• Lumbar Laminectomy
• Microdiscectomy
• Endoscope Assisted Skull Base Surgery
• Intraventricular Endoscopy
• Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery
• Neuronavigation
• Keyhole Tumour Resection
• Pituitary Tumours
• Pituitary Disorders
• Brain Tumours
• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
• Arm Pain In Association With Neck Pain
• Neck Pain
• Sciatica
• Back Pain

Mr Plaha is a consultant neurosurgeon with a special interest in brain tumour surgery. He completed his basic medical training in 1996 and surgical training in 2000 at JIPMER, University of Pondicherry, India, one of the top medical institutes in India.

He went on to train in neurosurgery in Bristol and earned an MD degree in 2010. Additionally, he has completed a double fellowship in Endoscopy Neurosurgery and Skull Base Brain Tumour Surgery from Oxford. Since 2013, he has been a consultant neurosurgeon with a substantive post at the John Radcliffe Oxford University Hospitals.

Mr Plaha has established advanced techniques for awake brain tumour surgery and developed novel techniques for the minimally invasive endoscopic resection of brain tumours. He is highly experienced in awake brain tumour surgery and undertakes a high volume of these surgeries in the UK. He has performed over 1000 brain tumour procedures, including awake surgery as well as minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. He is routinely asked to provide second opinions for patients from all over the world.

He also leads a research group that aims to understand how brain networks are affected by brain tumours; the group investigates novel surgical modalities to make brain surgery safer, brain tumour immunotherapy, and novel clinical trials. Mr Plaha has multiple publications in his field of brain tumour surgery.

He is also the director of the "Oxford 3D White Fibre Course," which teaches neurosurgeons about the anatomy and procedures of awake brain tumour surgery. Additionally, he is a tutor at the College of Surgeons of England and a faculty at an international course.