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Mr Kumar Abhinav

Verified Neurosurgery Bristol

Mr Kumar Abhinav

2 years of experience 4.9 (17 verified reviews)

9,419+
Patients seen
2
Years in practice
7
Publications
1
Languages spoken

PROFILE SUMMARY

About Mr Kumar Abhinav at a glance

Mr Kumar Abhinav is a Neurosurgery practitioner based in Bristol, United Kingdom, practising at Universidad Complutense de Madrid Teaching Hospital. They have 21+ years of clinical experience. Procedures focus on gp consultation, annual physical exam, vaccination administration, minor procedure (skin). Educated at Universidad Complutense de Madrid (MD, 2021). Serves patients in Bristol, United Kingdom and the surrounding area.

About

Dr Kumar Abhinav is a Consultant Neurosurgeon with extensive expertise in complex cranial surgery, including skull base, pituitary, and cerebrovascular neurosurgery. He is an internationally renowned neurosurgeon with significant expertise in skull base surgery focussing on the use of minimally invasive approaches like expanded endoscopic endonasal techniques (operation carried out using nose as a corridor to the base of the skull) and transorbital surgery (using eye socket as a corridor to the skull base) to approach pathologies like pituitary adenomas (acromegaly, Cushing's), meningiomas including in skull base, craniopharyngiomas, schwannomas and epidermoid among others.

He takes pride in using these minimally invasive corridors in addition to open craniotomy if needed and is among a handful of surgeons internationally who uses these approaches in a tailored fashion taking into account patients' conditions and their specific needs to ensure the best clinical and surgical outcome.

He has a particular interest also in surgical management of complex pituitary functioning tumours like acromegaly, skull base meningiomas, paediatric skull base pathologies including craniopharyngioma and skull base chordomas and chondrosarcomas and has helped patients nationally and internationally with these pathologies.

His practice also encompasses the management of brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, pineal and ventricular lesions, Chiari malformations, hydrocephalus and degenerative spinal conditions.

Dr Abhinav trained in neurosurgery through the South-West national programme (Bristol/Plymouth) and went on to undertake two prestigious clinical operative fellowships over two years at the Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, USA. Under the mentorship of Professor Gary K. Steinberg at the Stanford University, USA, he focused on open cerebrovascular neurosurgery over one year followed by a further year at Stanford University, USA focussing on skull base neurosurgery obtaining advanced training in open and expanded endoscopic endonasal approaches under the mentorship of  Professor Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda. To lay the foundation for the clinical operative fellowships, he also undertook 2 years of dedicated surgical neuronatomy and imaging research at the prestigious Center for Skull Base Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre (UPMC), Pittsburgh, USA.

As a regular invited guest faculty, he has trained surgeons internationally in prestigious surgical courses in  countries like the UK, Greece, Spain, India, United States of America and Switzerland. Similarly in Bristol he has set up and directs an internationally renowned skull base course now in its fourth edition training surgeons from all over the world.

His scientifc research rooted in surgical neuroanatomy and refining surgical techniques for patients with skull base and vascular pathologies and surgical results have led to almost 50 peer reviewed publications in prestigious journals like the Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery and Operative Neurosurgery and multiple presentations in scientific meetings around the world including invited lectures in prestigious meetings like the North American Skull Base Society, European Society of Endocrinology, Argentine Society of Neurosurgery and Society of British Neurosurgeons among others.

As an honorary lecturer in the Department of Anatomy, University of Bristol, Bristol and founding director of the Bristol Complex Cranial Surgical Laboratory, he continues to refine the surgical techniques for his patients by undertaking dedicated research studies.

He graduated with a BSc in Radiological Sciences (2002) and an MBBS (2005) from King’s College London, before completing his FRCS (Neurosurgery) in 2016 and MD based upon his 2-year research work carried out at the UPMC, Pittsburgh, USA in 2020.

Dr Abhinav practices at Southmead Hospital and Spire Hospital, Bristol.

“Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions.”

— Mr Kumar Abhinav

Education & training

  1. 2015–2021 MD · Medicine and Surgery
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Bristol (GB)
  2. 2021–2025 Residency · Neurosurgery
    Universitat de Barcelona, Bristol (GB)

Career & appointments

  1. 2025-09–2026-08 Junior consultant
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid Teaching Hospital — Neurosurgery

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

GB — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
#GB-272186 active · expires 2028-12-31

Board certifications

European Board of Neurosurgery
#EB-0CC396C2 · issued 2026 · renewal 2036
Malpractice insurance: AmTrust Europe · 3,000,000 EUR coverage · No claims on file

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
GP consultation 99213 1,682
Annual physical exam 99395 2,476
Vaccination administration 90471 2,284
Minor procedure (skin) 17110 747

Services & pricing

ServiceDurationModalityPrice
New patient consultation (60m) 60 min in_clinic|telemed 180.00 EUR
Follow-up consultation (30m) 30 min in_clinic|telemed|phone 90.00 EUR
Vaccination administration 30 min in_clinic 450.00 EUR
Minor procedure (skin) 120 min in_clinic 180.00 EUR

Office, team & in practice

Kumar Abhinav
HEADSHOT
Kumar Abhinav in consultation
IN OFFICE
Kumar Abhinav with the team
WITH TEAM
Kumar Abhinav at a conference
CONFERENCE

Videos

introduction · 118s
Meet Kumar Abhinav

Research & publications

h-index: 8 · i10: 15

  1. Long-term follow-up of Neurosurgery across GB
    Kumar Abhinav, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026
    DOI: 10.5977/euroclin.2026.0 · PMID: 31705586 · cited by 2
  2. Validation of clinical scoring in Neurosurgery
    Kumar Abhinav, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025
    DOI: 10.7033/euroclin.2025.1 · PMID: 35808366 · cited by 24
  3. Long-term follow-up of Neurosurgery across GB
    Kumar Abhinav, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024
    DOI: 10.7872/euroclin.2024.2 · PMID: 39770277 · cited by 14
  4. Validation of clinical scoring in Neurosurgery
    Kumar Abhinav, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023
    DOI: 10.5828/euroclin.2023.3 · PMID: 32227795 · cited by 44

Invited talks

  • Practical updates in Neurosurgery European Annual Congress (Neurosurgery) · Vienna · 2024 · invited
  • Single-centre experience in Neurosurgery National Society Meeting · Bristol · 2023 · oral abstract

Awards & memberships

Awards

  • 🏆 Top-rated Neurosurgery — Bristol · EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025 · regional
  • 🏆 Excellence in Patient Care · National Society · 2024 · national
  • 🏆 Young Investigator Award · European Society · 2023 · international

Society memberships

  • WONCA Europe — Family Doctors — Member · Since 2026
  • national college of family doctors — Member · Since 2026
  • European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) — Member · Since 2026

Articles by this doctor

  • Patient education Patient guide to Neurosurgery
  • Awareness When should you see a neurosurgery?

For international patients

Coordinator
Patient liaison · kumar.abhinav@euroclinics.example
Accepted international insurance
Allianz Worldwide · AXA Global · BUPA Global · Cigna Global

Location

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Patient reviews

17 verified reviews
4.90
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17 reviews
5★ 2
4★ 1
3★ 0
2★ 0
1★ 0
Bedside Manner
5.0
Knowledge
5.0
Wait Time
4.7
Staff Friendliness
4.9
Ease Of Appointment
4.8
Value For Money
4.8
Would Recommend Pct
97.0
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Recent reviews

  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Very thorough first visit — explained every step. Booking was easy and the staff were welcoming.
    Anna B.
  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Took time to listen and reviewed all my previous results. I would absolutely recommend.
    Marco V.
  • ★★★★☆ ✓ Verified
    Professional and knowledgeable. Wait on the day was a bit long, otherwise excellent.
    Helena F.

SPECIALTIES & PROCEDURES

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Neurosurgery

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