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Mr Kumar Abhinav
Consultant Neurosurgeon
BSc (Hons.) MBBS MD FRCS (SN) (Neurosurgery)
Specialises in
- Complex brain surgery
- Degenerative spine disorders
- Neurosurgery
- Pituitary tumours
I have been extensively operatively and clinically trained at prestigious national and international leading neurosurgical centres in the United States (University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh and Stanford University, Stanford, USA]. With over 15 years of experience in neurosurgery and five as Consultant Neurosurgeon and having performed approximately 800 complex brain operations as a lead surgeon, I have expertise in complex brain surgery treating challenging conditions affecting the base of the skull, pituitary gland and blood vessels in the brain.
With my expertise in both open surgical techniques, endoscopic endonasal neurosurgery carried out through the nose and transorbital neurosurgery (through the eye socket), I take pride in providing world class care by choosing the best surgical approach for patients. I lead the endoscopic endonasal and minimally invasive skull base neurosurgery programme at the Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust and provide surgical and clinical care to patients regionally, nationally and internationally.
I have extensively published books, book chapters and research papers (over 40 in prestigious international journals) with an emphasis on surgical techniques and have lectured extensively as an invited speaker at national and international conferences like North America Skull Base Society, European Congress of Endocrinology among others on topics ranging from surgical treatment of complex pituitary tumours to craniopharyngiomas.
I specialise in skull base neurosurgery with a strong focus on pituitary tumours, meningiomas and particularly those affecting the base of the skull, craniopharyngiomas, schwannomas, chordomas and brain tumours including those in deep challenging areas of the brain like pineal tumours. I also subspecialise in open cebrovascular neurosurgery with expertise in the management of cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and cavernous malformations with an emphasis on the management of brainstem cavernous malformations.
Other treatments I offer include craniotomy (meningiomas, schwannoma, arteriovenous malformation, aneurysm, cavernoma, chiari malformation), degenerative lumbar spine surgery, insertion of ventriculoperitoneal shunt and surgery for pineal lesions or tumours.
With my comprehensive training and experience in open and advanced endoscopic endonasal (via nose) surgical techniques and additionally transorbital route, I take pride in approaching skull base tumours with a 360-degree perspective using the most suitable approach (to enhance patient outcomes with the vast majority now being treated via the endoscopic endonasal (via nose) route.
I also undertake and specialise in degenerative spinal disorders and undertake procedures like microdiscectomy, lumbar decompression and foraminotomy.
My personal goal has been to be provide world class surgical care to my patients. To achieve this, I undertook four years of additional training at leading international neurosurgical centres in the USA. I completed one-year clinical operative fellowship (2017-2018) in open cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgery under the mentorship of Professor Gary K Steinberg at the Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, USA.
I am also a Honorary Lecturer at the University of Bristol and have extensive research interests and collaboration with the Robotics Laboratory and the Department of Anatomy aimed at improving surgical techniques and patient clinical outcomes by a promoting a thorough understanding of surgical neuroanatomy and improvement and development of newer less invasive surgical techniques.
General Medical Council Number: 6120961
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Kumar Abhinav at Spire include:
Neurosurgery
- Back surgery (spinal surgery)
- Craniotomy (brain surgery)
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Additional information
Qualification and professional memberships
BSc. Hons / King’s College London School of Medicine / 2001
Bachelor of Science Radiological Sciences
MBBS / King’s College London School of Medicine / 2005
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MRCS / The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK / 2008
Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons
FRCS (SN) / Royal College of Surgeons of England / 2016
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (Neurosurgery)
CCT / Joint Committee on Surgical Training, United Kingdom / 2017
Certificate of completion of training in Neurosurgery
MD / University of Liverpool / 2020
Doctor of Medicine
Professional memberships
RCS (Eng)
GMC
North American Skull Base Soc
Professional leadership
Lead for the Endoscopic endonasal and minimally invasive Skull Base Neurosurgery at North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol
Current NHS posts
Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust.
Contact information
| Website | https://www.kumarabhinavneurosurgeon.co.uk |
| Private secretary | Michelle Anderson |
| Private secretary telephone | 0117 203 2528 |
| Private secretary email | MrAbhinavPA@ppm-pa.com |