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Clinical Experience

Andrew is the senior consultant neurosurgeon at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust. He has been an NHS Consultant Neurosurgeon for over twenty years.

Andrew completed clinical training at St Thomas' Hospital Medical School in London in 1991. Andrew was house surgeon to the President of the Royal College of Surgeons. He trained in general surgery and neurotrauma based at the neuroscience department at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where he also served as a research fellow, conducting a nationwide clinical audit of an innovative programmable shunt valve for the treatment of hydrocephalus.

Andrew completed the old-style FRCS before joining the West of Scotland Neurosurgical Training Program. The training was based at the Institute of Neurological Sciences in Glasgow and included a one-year placement at the Dundee Royal Infirmary.

The Wellcome Trust awarded Andrew a prestigious Research Training Fellowship, which led to an MD thesis and MD degree. Andrew completed speciality training and holds the speciality qualification FRCS (Neurological Surgery) in neurosurgery. He was awarded a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST). He has full entry on the GMC Specialist Register (3276327) for Neurosurgery. Andrew is fully indemnified, ICO registered, and GDPR compliant, using the MidexPro platform.

Clinical Interests

Andrew now specialises in adult complex lateral skull base surgery and complex neuro-oncology. He focuses on tumours affecting teenagers and young adults, as well as tumours of the pineal and intraventricular regions. Andrew has extensive experience in a wide range of neurosurgical conditions. Andrew has fifteen years of consultant experience as a spinal and paediatric neurosurgeon. He focuses on tumours affecting Teenagers and Young Adults and on tumours of the pineal and intraventricular region. Andrew operates on complex and high-risk neurosurgical conditions which require complex post-surgical aftercare, including intensive care.

Clinical Expertise

  • General Cranial Neurosurgery
  • Skull Base Surgery
  • Meningioma
  • Vestibular Schwannoma/Acoustic Neuroma
  • Epidermoid Tumours
  • Pineal Region Tumours
  • Intraventricular Tumours
  • Chiari-Malformation

Research Interests

Andrew has published over twenty peer-reviewed papers in the surgical literature. Andrew received a prestigious award and research grant from the Wellcome Trust. Andrew did collaborative research at the University of Glasgow, University College London and Nancy, France. He has published an MD thesis and has a research doctorate. It focuses on his research on apolipoprotein E in cerebrospinal fluid. This research studied patients with traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid haemorrhage. He has written three book chapters. Andrew's non-surgical interests include team science, team-first working, and complexity thinking.

Leadership and Mentorship Experience

As UHB's senior neurosurgeon and service lead, he supports the department in addressing ongoing challenges. He mentors consultants and trainees.

Memberships of Professional Bodies & Learned Societies

Royal College of Surgeons of England

Society of British Neurological Surgeons

British Skull Base Society

British Neuro-Oncology Society

British Medical Association

 

Practice Manager

Lisa Alsop

Lisaalsop@protonmail.com

07907693108

To make an appointment for a consultation with Andrew Kay, please submit this form to my practice manager, Lisa Alsop.

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Please note:

  • If your condition is time-critical or clinically urgent, you should contact NHS 111 or your GP.
  • Emergency and urgent neurosurgical conditions may be unable to wait for treatment in the private sector, or may be best served by NHS clinical pathways
  • Private hospitals in the region may NOT be able to deal with emergency or urgent clinical neurosurgical pathways.
  • If you have private health insurance, discuss your options with your insurer.
  • Consultation fees may be higher than your insurer recognises or agrees to pay. Please discuss the options with them.
  • Self-funding patients will need to pay for consultations in advance.
  • Patients self-funding a consultation with me in the private sector cannot guarantee further appointments to see me in my NHS clinic.
  • I may decline referrals or suggest alternative providers.
  • If you require surgery and transfer to the NHS for ongoing care, I cannot guarantee surgery will be done by me at the QE.
  • Prioritisation for surgery is based on clinical priority.
  • Patients need to be registered with a GP in the UK.
  • Consultations are not available for patients outside the UK.
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