This page contains information on trainees within our Integrated Academic Training (IAT) at the Division of Neurosurgery.
Current Academic Trainees
Ammar Natalwala, Clinical Lecturer
Interests: The pathological mechanisms underlying movement disorders, including dystonia and Parkinson’s disease, and the development of new regenerative therapies to treat these incurable conditions.
https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=ANATA96
Imran Noorani, Clinical Lecturer
Interests: The role of extrachromosomal DNA oncogenes in glioblastoma evolution and resistance to treatment, including targeted and immune-based therapies.
https://www.crick.ac.uk/research/find-a-researcher/imran-noorani
Aswin Chari, Lewi-Spitz Surgeon-Scientist PhD Candidate
Interests: Improving the neurobiological understanding and surgical outcomes in paediatric epilepsy.
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Rz_cvVwAAAAJ&hl=en
Anand Pandit, Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Interests: Using innovative statistical, imaging and machine learning models to improve neurosurgical patient outcomes in neuro-oncology and adult hydrocephalus.
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=lhYMXBQAAAAJ&hl=en
Rory Piper, Lewi-Spitz Surgeon-Scientist PhD Candidate
Interests: Novel therapies for treating children with epilepsy, including deep brain stimulation.
https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=RJPIP52
Linda D’Antona, Academic Clinical Fellow
Interests: Intracranial pressure and cerebrospinal fluid dynamics.
https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=LDANT12
Danyal Khan, Academic Clinical Fellow
Interests: Harnessing artificial intelligence and robotics to augment pituitary surgery.
https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=DKHAN91
John Hanrahan, Academic Clinical Fellow
Interests: Health systems analysis and process evaluation to improve healthcare delivery.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Hanrahan-6
Previous trainees
Ciaran Hill, Previously Clinical Lecturer
Currently: Academic Consultant Neurosurgery, UCL
https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=CSHIL96
Neekhil Patel, Previously Academic Clinical Fellow
Currently: Clinical Lecturer (Neurology), Imperial
Ashwini OswaL, Previously Academic Clinical Fellow
Currently: Clinical Lecturer (Neurology), Oxford
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=PVOxx0wAAAAJ
Francisco Fiorini, Previously Academic Clinical Fellow
Currently: Anaesthetics Registrar, Cardiff
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francesco-Fiorini
ALEXANDRA VALETOPOULOU, Previously SPECIALISED FOUNdaTION PROGRAMME TRAINEE
Currently: Neurosurgical Trainee, London
https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=AVALE79
Group output
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Group grants
- Clinical Trial Award, NIHR HTA, £1,800,000
- GOSH Children’s Charity Translational Research Acceleration award, LifeArc, £415,000
- Lewis-Spitz Surgeon-Scientist Programme, GOSH, £300,000
- Therapeutic Catalyst Award, Cancer Research UK, £248,000
- Pioneer Award, Cancer Research UK, £200,000
- Postdoctoral Clinical Fellowship, Francis Crick, £40,000
- Postdoctoral Research Bursary, Cancer Research UK, £35,000
- Innovation fund, National Brain Appeal, £34,500
- Post-doctoral Fellowship, RCSEngland, £30,000
- Starter Grant for Clinical Lecturers, Academy of Medical Sciences, £30,000
- Predoctoral Fellowship, Cancer Research UK, £25,000
- Seed funding award, BRC UCL, £15,000
- EANS Research Grant, EANS, £10,000
- EANS-Stryker Research Grant, EANS, £10,000
- Innovation seed project, National Brain Appeal, £10,000
- Neuro-Oncology Grant, UCLH BRC, £8,000
- Small Acorn Fund, National Brain Appeal, £5,000
- eResearch Grant, UCL, £1,000
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