Appointments at

35 Weymouth Street, London, W1G 8BJ

Appointments at

78 Harley Street, London, W1G 7HJ

Appointments at

Bond House, 347-353 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4HS

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Keyoumars Ashkan MBE

Neurosurgery

31 years of experience
31 years of experience

PATIENT REVIEWS

4.95

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Doctify

About

Professor Ashkan MBE is a leading neurosurgeon at King’s College Hospital, London and one of the handful of neurosurgeons in the UK to be awarded a Professorship. Professor Ashkan underwent dual postgraduate training in medicine and surgery, obtaining Membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 1997 and the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of England and Glasgow (FRCS) in 1998. Thereafter, he underwent higher specialist training in general neurosurgery in London, being awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Neurosurgery (FRCS SN) in 2002. His subspecialist training in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery included a Fellowship in France with Professor Benabid, generally considered as the founder of modern deep brain stimulation surgery, which led to a MD degree in 2006. He was appointed as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at King’s College Hospital in January 2007 and subsequently was promoted to the position of Professor.

In addition to his expertise in degenerative spine disease, which includes the management of back and neck pain, arm pain and sciatica together with peripheral nerve disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, Professor Ashkan’s main interests are neuromodulation surgery and brain tumours. This includes deep brain stimulation, spinal cord stimulation and occipital nerve stimulation for movement disorders, pain, headaches and image guided minimally invasive and stereotactic surgery for brain tumours including awake craniotomies and brain mapping.  He is also one of the few UK surgeons trained in Gamma and Cyberknife radiosurgery. 

He is the UK Lead for Genomics England programme for brain tumour, President of the British Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Chairman of the Neurosurgery Section of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, King’s Lead for Neuro-Oncology, Chair of King’s Neuroscience Clinical Trial Unit and Deputy Lead for King’s Neuroscience Research Advisory Committee. 

Professor Ashkan has published over 850 peer review papers, abstracts and book chapters and is an Associate Editor or reviewer for several journals.

His surgery to remove a brain tumour while the patient remained awake to play the violin attracted worldwide attention. He was awarded an MBE for services to neurosurgery in the 2025 New Year Honours list.

In his spare time Professor Ashkan has completed a degree and diploma in music and enjoys playing the piano. 


Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

Visualase, Deep Brain Stimulation, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Occipital Nerve Stimulation, DCVax Immunotherapy, Awake Craniotomy, Surgery for Brain Tumours, Visualase, Gamma-knife and Cyberknife Radiosurgery, Lumbar and Cervical Laminectomy and Discectomy.

Parkinson's disease, Essential Tremor, Brain Tumours, Spine Disease, Back Pain, Sciatica.

Subspecialities

Functional Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology, Spinal Surgery

All procedures

  • Brain Surgery
  • Cyberknife Therapy
  • Discectomy
  • Laminectomy
  • Spinal Decompression
  • Anterior Cervical Disc Replacement (ACDR)
  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
  • Artificial Disc Replacement (Cervical)
  • Awake Craniotomy
  • Biopsy Procedures
  • Carpal Tunnel Decompression
  • Cervical (Neck) Surgery
  • Craniotomy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Foraminotomy
  • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
  • Laser Ablation Brain Surgery
  • Lumbar Back Surgery
  • Lumbar Decompression Surgery
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Sciatica Surgery
  • Shunt for Hydrocephalus
  • Spinal Microsurgery
  • Surgery for Myelopathy
  • Thoracic (Back) Surgery
  • Ulnar Nerve Release
  • Video Consultation

All conditions

  • Brain Tumours
  • Glioblastoma
  • Gliomas
  • Herniated Disc or Slipped Disc
  • Metastases
  • Arm Pain
  • Arthritis (Spine)
  • Back Pain
  • Brachalgia
  • Brain Cancer
  • CSF Disorders
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Cervical Pain
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Disc Injuries
  • Dystonia
  • Entrapment Neuropathy
  • Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
  • Foot Drop
  • Haemangioblastoma
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Leg Pain
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Meningiomas
  • Movement Disorders
  • Neck Pain
  • Nerve Root Entrapment
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Radiculopathy
  • Sciatica
  • Spinal Cord Compression
  • Spinal Pain
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spondylolisthesis & Spondylosis
  • Sports-Related Spine Injuries
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Tremor
  • Upper Back Pain
  • Upper Limb Pain

Languages

English, Farsi

Qualifications

BA BSc MB BCh FRCP FRCPCH FRCPath FRCS FRCPS FRCS (SN) MD DSc

Registered with

General Medical Council: 4011040

Locations

35 Weymouth Street, London, W1G 8BJ

  • Monday:
    8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Friday:
    8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

78 Harley Street, London, W1G 7HJ

  • Monday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Friday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Bond House, 347-353 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4HS

  • Monday:
    8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Friday:
    8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Consultation Fees

New appointment: £330

Follow-up appointment: £275

Reviews

Overall Rating

Overall rating

Overall experience

4.95 / 5

Personal care received

4.95 / 5

Explanation of care provided

4.95 / 5

PATIENT REVIEWS

4.95

Reviewed By

Doctify