Mr Alireza Shoakazemi

Professional statement

Mr Alireza Shoakazemi is a consultant neurosurgeon based in central and east London, who specialises in brain tumours, vestibular schwannoma, hydrocephalus, discectomy and trigeminal neuralgia. He privately practises for The London Independent Hospital and performs Gamma Knife radiosurgery at the Cromwell Hospital, and his NHS base is Queen's Hospital for Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Mr Shoakazemi, who also has an interest in Brain tumours, skull base surgery, pituitary surgery and radiosurgery, utilises a multidisciplinary approach to brain tumours at London Independent Hospital in order to achieve the best results.

He's highly qualified and following completion of his Neurosurgical training in the UK, He completed various fellowships. These include a prestigious skull base fellowship from Salford Royal Hospital, a skull base and microneurosurgery fellowship from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, USA and he is a neurosurgery fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Further treatments Mr Shoakazemi is an expert in, include back pain and degenerative spine and disc disease. He's a respected clinical leader in private and NHS practise, and is an active member of the skull base surgery and neuro-oncology multidisciplinary team. He is lead for Undergraduate Medical Education in Neurosurgery with the Queen Mary University London and also Neurosurgery Local Education Lead at BHRUT.

His clinical research has been published in various peer-reviewed journals and he's a member of respected professional organisations including the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS), the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS Ed) and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). Mr Shoakazemi is also a member of the British Medical Association (BMA).