Mr Senthil Selvanathan
Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon
BSc, MBChB, MRCS, FRCS
Specialises in
- Neurosurgery
- Spinal surgery
- Decompression surgery
I am a Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon at Leeds who specialises in complex cervical, thoracic, lumbar spine and intradural surgery.
I completed my neurosurgical specialist training programme at Leeds General Infirmary and was successful in securing the prestigious Leeds national spine fellowship scheme enabling me to complete sub-specialty training in complex spinal surgery.
I was a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) grant co-holder (worth £1 million) and was a joint Chief Investigator for the FORVAD Spinal Clinical Trial. The trial aimed to compare effectiveness of the two common cervical spine (neck) operations currently used to treat brachialgia. This work was done with close collaboration with Leeds Clinical Trials Unit.
General Medical Council Number: C6145605
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Senthil Selvanathan at Spire include:
Other treatments
- Cervical spine surgery
- Intradural surgery
- Lumbar laminectomy (lumbar discectomy, lumbar laminectomy and lumbar instrumented fusion)
- Thoracic decompression and instrumented fusion
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Important information about Covid-19 tests
COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire Methley Park Hospital.
Additional information
Qualification and professional memberships
BSc / University of Manchester / 2003
Bachelor of Science
MBChB (Distinction) / University of Manchester / 2006
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
MRCS / Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh / 2009
Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons
FRCS / Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh / 2016
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
Professional memberships
Society of British Neurological Surgeons
British Association of Spinal Surgeons
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Professional leadership
Co-director of the Leeds Spinal Fellowship Programme (Training programme aimed at training future of complex spinal surgeons)
Research and publications
- Complex spinal surgery
- Craniocervical junction surgery
Articles
Outcome and prognostic features in paediatric pineoblastomas: analysis of cases from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry, January 2007
Extreme lateral Interbody fusion (XLIF) as a treatment for acute spondylodiscitis: Leeds spinal unit experience, January 2007
Clinical and Cost-effectiveness of Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy versus Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in the Treatment of Cervical Brachialgia, January 2008
Selvanathan SK, Kumar R, Goodden J, Tyagi A, Chumas P. Evolving instrumentation for endoscopic tumour removal of CNS tumours. Acta Neurochir (Wien). January 2012
Selvanathan SK, Chumas P.Utilisation of intra-operative Doppler in the localisation of pericallosal artery during functional hemispherectomies for epilepsy: technical note. Childs Nervous Syst. January 2012
Axial MRI of cervical spine (Anatomy quiz)
Sagittal CT view of the cervico-thoracic spine (Anatomy quiz)
A rare case of anterior sacral meningocoele presenting as cauda equina syndrome. November 2015
Skip laminectomy versus cervical laminectomy, an analysis of patient reported outcomes, spinal alignment and re-operation rates: The Leeds spinal unit experience (2008–2016), January 2019
Current NHS posts
Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon at Leeds General Infirmary
Honorary Clinical Lecturer at University of Leeds
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Contact information
| Telephone | 01977 664 228 / 01977 664 245 |
| Private secretary | Jennie Hepton |
| Private secretary telephone | 07845 701 017 |
| Private secretary email | jennie.hepton@nhs.net |