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Mr Dan Brown

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Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
Spire King's Lynn Clinic
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Mr Dan Brown

Mr Dan Brown

Consultant Neurosurgeon

MB ChB (Hons), FRCS (Surgical Neurology)

"Great environment to provide high quality surgical care."

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Specialises in

  • Back pain
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Sciatica
  • Neck pain and cervical disc problems
  • Brain aneurysms, AVMs and cavernoma

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I am a highly experienced Consultant Neurosurgeon at Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital, specialising in spinal surgery and complex conditions of the brain and nervous system. I offer private consultations and treatment in Cambridge at Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital and King’s Lynn at Spire King's Lynn Clinic. I provide expert assessment and surgical care for patients with conditions affecting the spine, brain and nerves, with a particular focus on back pain, neck pain, sciatica and spinal stenosis.

My clinical practice focuses on the assessment and treatment of degenerative spinal conditions, including slipped discs, spinal stenosis and nerve compression. I also have sub‑specialist expertise in neurovascular conditions, such as brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and cavernomas, as well as Chiari malformation.

I treat patients who have long‑standing back or neck pain, worsening neurological symptoms, or conditions that have not improved with non‑surgical treatment. Where surgery is required, I aim to use the safest and most effective techniques tailored to each individual.

I work closely with a highly experienced multidisciplinary team to ensure each patient receives individualised care from diagnosis through to recovery.

I offer a wide range of spinal treatments, including surgery for lumbar and cervical disc problems, nerve compression and spinal instability. My work includes treatment for sciatica, spinal stenosis, cervical myelopathy and degenerative spinal disease. I provide clear advice on both surgical and non‑surgical options and only recommend surgery when it is likely to offer meaningful improvement.

I assess and treat patients with brain aneurysms and vascular abnormalities, including AVMs and cavernomas. I am experienced in managing complex neurovascular conditions and work closely with specialist teams to deliver safe, evidence‑based care.

Alongside my private practice, I work as a consultant neurosurgeon at Cambridge University Teaching Hospitals, where I manage both routine and complex neurosurgical conditions.

In addition to my clinical work I enjoy providing teaching and training to both undergraduate medical students from the University of Cambridge and to post graduate doctors in training.

I am a published author in my field with papers on neurovascular and spinal topics and I am a reviewer for The British Journal of Neurosurgery.

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General Medical Council Number: 7084695

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Dan Brown at Spire include:

Neurosurgery

Other treatments

  • AVMs and cavernoma
  • Back pain
  • Brain aneurysms
  • Cervical disc problems
  • Degenerative compressive myelopathy
  • Degenerative spine
  • Degenerative spinal disease
  • Disc prolapse
  • Lumbar and cervical disc prolapse
  • Lumbar spine disorders
  • Neck pain
  • Neurosurgery including vascular abnormalities such as aneurysms
  • Sciatica
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Spinal surgery
  • Vascular and/or skull base disorders

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Additional information

Back pain
Degenerative spine
Lumbar spine disorders
Neck pain
Neurosurgery
Spinal surgery
Vascular and/or skull base disorders

MB ChB (Hons) / University of Manchester / 2010
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Degree awarded following completion of undergraduate Medicine

Professional memberships

Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS)

British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS)

British Neurovascular Surgeons Group (BNVG)

Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS)

Professional leadership

Previous post CCT/Fellowship representative of BNTA

  • Editorial reviewer  for The British Journal of Neurosurgery
  • Brown DP, Graham C, Smith A, Story M, Robson C, Maliakal P, Kounin G, Castanho P. (2020) Same day embolisation followed by microsurgical resection of brain arteriovenous malformations: a single centre early experience, British Journal of Neurosurgery doi 10.1080/02688697.2020.1765972
  • Fountain D et al. (2019) Evaluation of nationwide referral pathways, investigation and treatment of suspected cauda equina syndrome in the United Kingdom, British Journal of Neurosurgery doi 10.1080/02688697.2019.1648757
  • Robson CH, Paranathala MP, Dobson G, Ly F, Brown D, O'Reilly G. (2018) Early mobilization does not increase the complication rate from unintended lumbar durotomy, British Journal of Neurosurgery 4:1-3. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2018.1508641.
  • Brown, DP. McConnell, N. List, R. Olubajo, F. Highley, R. Storey, M and Kounin, G. (2018) Spontaneous hemorrhage into a large abducens nerve schwannoma: a case report, British Journal of Neurosurgery 29: 1-3 PMID: 29376441
  • Dabbous, B. Brown, DP. Tsitlakidis, A. Arzoglou V. (2016) Clinical outcomes during the learning curve of MIDline Lumbar Fusion (MIDLF®) using the cortical bone trajectory, Acta Neurochir (epublished ahead of print). PMID: 27117906
  • Nadler, R. Brown, DP. Khera, G. Higgnett, S. Makin, C. (2012) Local recurrence rates after operable rectal cancer surgery. International Journal of Surgery 10 (8) p.S24.
    (doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2012.06.130)
  • Kinshuck, A. Brown, DP. Jones, T. Arya, A. Ho, M. Tandon, S. Lancaster, L. Jackson, S. Shaw, R. Roland, N. (2012) Reconstruction following partial pharyngectomy in hypopharyngeal carcinomas, European Archives of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck 269(4) p.1398. (DOI 10.1007/s00405-012-1960-4)
  • Brown, DP. Coleman, N. (2010) Culture negative endocarditis in the ICU. A case of Bartonella Henselae endocarditis. British Journal of Intensive Care. 20(3) p.73-74.

Articles

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Recovery of oculomotor nerve palsy after treatment of posterior communicating artery aneurysms: Have the outcomes changed?
November 2025

Consultant Neurosurgeon, Cambridge University Teaching Hospitals.

Telephone 01223 266 990
Website http://cambridgeneurosurgeon.co.uk/
Private secretary Miss Tracey Ward
Private secretary telephone 01223 655 001
Private secretary email office@cambridgeneurosurgeon.co.uk
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