Professor Keyoumars Ashkan MBE
Professional statement
Professor Keyoumars Ashkan MBE is a leading neurosurgeon and one of the handful of neurosurgeons in London to be awarded a professorship. He practices at various top London clinics and hospitals including King's College Hospital, the London Neurosurgery Partnership, Harley Street Clinic, Cromwell Hospital and New Malden Diagnostic Centre.
He has a special interest in functional neurosurgery; image-guided minimally invasive surgery; spine disease; and brain and spinal tumour surgery. He is actively involved in research, especially in developing new treatments for brain tumours and for Parkinson's disease.
He is the UK Lead for the Genomics England programme for brain tumours; president of the British Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery; chairman of the Neurosurgery Section of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, chair of King's Neuroscience Clinical Trial Unit; and deputy lead for King's Neuroscience Research & Innovation Committee.
He has published over 850 peer review papers, abstracts and book chapters and is an associate editor and reviewer for several journals. His surgery to remove a brain tumour while the patient remained awake to play the violin attracted worldwide attnetion. Professor Ashkan has been awarded numerous prestigious fellowships and prizes including being awarded an MBE in the 2025 New Year's Honours List for service to Neurosurgery. He also plays an integral role in a myriad professional bodies.
Clinics
London Neurosurgery Partnership (HCA)
W1G Marylebone London, 78 Harley St, London W1G 7HJ,Medical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 35 years of experience
- Professor of Neurosurgery, King's College London (present)
Subspecialties
- Brain tumours
- CyberKnife® therapy
Professional memberships
- British Medical Association
- Society of British Neurological Surgeons
Education
- Fellowship, Royal College of Physicians, FRCP (2011)
- Higher Doctorate in Medicine, MD (2006)
Teaching posts
- Professor of Neurosurgery, King's College London & Institute of Psychiatry , Psychology and Neuroscience (present)
- Faculty South Thames Neurosurgical Training Committee (present)
Publications and conferences
- Has written more than 150 publications on field-related topics (click on PubMed link below for full list)
Prizes and awards
- MBE for services to Neurosurgery (2025)
- The National Well-Child Best Medical Team in the UK Award (2011); Presented by Price Harry
Languages spoken
- English
- Farsi
Reviews
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- Everything was excellent.