Neurosurgery

Neuro-oncology

This includes benign and malignant primary and secondary brain tumours and cranial and spinal metastases, find out more in our neuro-oncology service pages.

• Miss Sophie Camp  
• Prof Dipankar Nandi 
• Mr Kevin O’Neill 
• Mr David Peterson  

Please follow the guidance on the two week wait referrals for suspected central nervous system malignancy via NHS e-Referrals (e-RS)

Neurovascular

This includes aneurysms, vascular malformations, cavernomas and follow up for spontaneous haemorrhage (if appropriate).

• Mr Ramesh Nair
• Mr Kevin O’Neill

Cerebro-spinal fluid disorders

This includes hydrocephalus, normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and Chiari malformation.

• Mr Kevin Tsang
• Prof Mark Wilson

Functional

This includes deep brain stimulation and MRgFUS for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.

• Prof Dipankar Nandi

Craniofacial

This includes craniofacial tumours, deformities and reconstruction surgery.

• Mr Kevin Tsang
  
  

Cranial trauma

This includes closed and open head injuries and craniofacial injuries (major trauma centre).

Skull base, including pituitary tumours

This includes benign (vestibular schwannoma, meningioma) and metastatic skull based tumours and benign (adenoma, meningioma, craniopharygioma) and metastatic pituitary tumours.

• Mr Nigel Mendoza
• Mr Ramesh Nair

Neuro-oncology

This includes benign and malignant primary and secondary spinal tumours and metastatic spinal cord compression.

• Mr Ahmed Ibrahim
• Mr Pratipal Kalsi
• Mr Haider Kareem
• Mr Christian Ulbricht

Degenerative spinal conditions

This includes degenerative cervical, thoracic, and lumbar conditions.

• Mr Mo Akmal
• Mr Ahmed Ibrahim
• Mr Pratipal Kalsi
• Mr Haider Kareem
• Mr Cheong Lee
• Mr Reza Mobasheri
• Mr Salvatore Russo
• Mr Kevin Tsang
• Mr Christian Ulbricht

Spinal trauma

This includes traumatic cervical, thoracic and lumbar injuries, including spinal cord injuries.

• Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim
• Mr Pratipal Kalsi
• Mr Haider Kareem
• Mr Cheong Lee
• Mr Salvatore Russo
• Mr Kevin Tsang
• Mr Christian Ulbricht

Peripheral nerve conditions

This includes carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve decompression.

• Mr Mo Akmal
• Mr Ahmed Ibrahim
• Mr Pratipal Kalsi
• Mr Haider Kareem
• Mr Cheong Lee
• Mr Nigel Mendoza
• Mr Reza Mobasheri
• Mr Ramesh Nair
• Prof Dipankar Nandi
• Mr Kevin O’Neill
• Mr Salvatore Russo
• Mr Kevin Tsang
• Mr Christian Ulbricht
• Prof Mark Wilson

Clinics

Appointments may be face to face or telephone as appropriate. Your letter will tell you whether your appointment is face to face or telephone, although you may contact the administration team to make a specific request. The address will be on the letter.  

Face to face clinic addresses: 

Neurosurgery clinic at Charing Cross Hospital

Address 

Main outpatients department 
First floor, south wing 
Charing Cross Hospital 
Fulham Palace Road 
London W6 8RF 

Clinic 8, 1st floor west 
Charing Cross Hospital  
Fulham Palace Road  
London, W6 8RF 


Fracture clinic 
Charing Cross Hospital  
Fulham Palace Road  
London, W6 8RF

Hospital map

Neurosurgery clinic at St Mary’s Hospital 

Address 

Main outpatients department 
St Mary’s Hospital 
Praed Street 
London W2 1NY 

Fracture clinic (entrance next to Victoria and Albert ward)  
St Mary’s Hospital 
South Wharf Road 
London W2 1NY  

Hospital map

Hours 

Clinics are offered daily but hours can vary – please check appointment letters or call for details. 

For telephone clinic appointments, please allow an hour either side of call time.

The spine trauma clinic (Wednesday pm) often requires some imaging before the appointment, please double check the appointment letter for details.

Contact

Cranial: imperial.neurosurgeryenquiries@nhs.net

Spinal: imperial.neurospineenquiries@nhs.net

Appointments: 020 3313 5000

Meet the team

Consultants 

Mr Mo Akmal (orthopaedic spine)
Miss Fiona Arnold 
Miss Sophie Camp 
Mr Ahmed Ibrahim
Mr Pratipal Kalsi
Mr Haider Kareem
Mr Cheong Lee 
Mr Nigel Mendoza 
Mr Reza Mobasheri (orthopaedic spine)
Mr Ramesh Nair 
Prof Dipankar Nandi 
Mr Kevin O’Neill 
Mr David Peterson 
Mr Salvatore Russo 
Mr Kevin Tsang
Mr Christian Ulbricht 
Prof Mark Wilson 

Advanced clinical practitioner 

Ms Abby Harper-Payne (cranial – neuro-oncology)

Clinical nurse specialist 

Ms Vienna Charney (spine)
Ms Giovanna Cella (neuro-oncology)
Ms Shivani Soni (neuro-oncology)
Mr James Tallant (neuro-oncology)
Ms Aminata Gomes Bocum (movement disorders)
Ms Anitha Ramanathan (movement disorders)

Neurosurgery pathway co-ordinator 

Ms Rachel Foote 

Patient information

Before your appointment

You are welcome to bring a relative, close friend or carer with you to your appointment.

Whether you need to bring anything or prepare for your appointment with us will depend on the type of appointment you are having. The hospital will let you know by telephone or letter about any special measures to take before your appointment.

Please bring the following if you can:

• Your full address and telephone number(s)
• Your appointment card and appointment letter
• Your GP’s name and address
• Money to pay for any prescriptions, or an exemption card
• A list of questions you may want to ask your consultant
• A list of medication

During your appointment

Our consultants and the staff strive to see patients at their appointed times. However, this sometimes is not possible due to complex cases that require extra consultation time.

Please note our hospitals are teaching hospitals, so medical students may be present for some appointments. If you do not wish to have them in the room please let the nurse or doctor know and the students will be asked to step outside.

During the appointment a consultant will take your medical history and carry out their expert assessment. They will then discuss the findings with you and order any tests and follow up appointments.

After your appointment

After your appointment you may either be given medication and discharged or referred for some tests and asked to come back for a follow-up appointment.

Patient information leaflets 

• SUBDURAL HAEMATOMA

Neuro-oncology

• Neurosurgery for brain tumours (adults)

Refer to this service

Non-acute referrals 

Please use NHS e-Referrals to refer a patient to our neurosurgery service.  

Acute referrals

All acute referrals should be made via the www.referapatient.org portal followed by a phonecall to the on-call SpR via Main Switchboard (please state whether your referral is for cranial or spinal).