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Professor Keyoumars Ashkan MBE

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Professor Keyoumars Ashkan MBE

14 years of experience 5.0 (40 verified reviews)

5,591+
Patients seen
14
Years in practice
14
Publications
2
Languages spoken

PROFILE SUMMARY

About Professor Keyoumars Ashkan MBE at a glance

Professor Keyoumars Ashkan MBE is a Neurosurgery practitioner based in London, United Kingdom, practising at Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital. They have 33+ years of clinical experience. Procedures focus on gp consultation, annual physical exam, vaccination administration, minor procedure (skin). Educated at Universidad de Navarra (MD, 2008). Serves patients in London, United Kingdom and the surrounding area.

VERIFIED PHYSICIAN PROFILE · UPDATED MAY 2026

About

Professor Ashkan is a leading neurosurgeon based at King's College Hospital, London. He has expertise in degenerative spine disease, including the management of back, neck, and arm pain, sciatica, and peripheral nerve disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome. He also has interests in neuromodulation surgery and brain tumours. He is trained in deep brain stimulation, spinal cord stimulation, and occipital nerve stimulation for the treatment of movement disorders, pain, and headaches, as well as image-guided minimally invasive and stereotactic surgery for brain tumours, including awake craniotomies and brain mapping.  He is also one of the few UK-based surgeons trained in both Gamma and Cyberknife radiosurgery.

His interests are in the following areas:


Visualase

Deep Brain Stimulation

Spinal Cord Stimulation

Occipital Nerve Stimulation

DCVax Immunotherapy

Awake Craniotomy

Surgery for Brain Tumours

Gamma-knife and Cyberknife Radiosurgery

Lumbar and cervical laminectomy and discectomy.

Parkinson's disease

Essential Tremor

Brain Tumours

Spine Disease

Back Pain

Sciatica


Professor Ashkan was one of a handful of neurosurgeons in the UK to be awarded a professorship. He completed dual postgraduate training in medicine and surgery and earned his MRCP in 1997 and his FRCS the following year. He then undertook higher specialist training in general neurosurgery in London and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Neurosurgery (FRCS SN) in 2002.

During his subspecialist training in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, he undertook a fellowship in France with Professor Benabid, who is considered the founder of modern deep brain stimulation surgery. He was appointed as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at King's College Hospital in January 2007 before being promoted to the position of Professor.

Professor Ashkan is the UK Lead for the Genomics England programme for brain tumours. He is also 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 Advisory Committee.

He has published more than 850 peer-reviewed papers, abstracts, and book chapters, and he 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.

Outside of work, Professor Ashkan enjoys playing the piano and has completed a degree and diploma in music.

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

— Professor Keyoumars Ashkan MBE

Education & training

  1. 2002–2008 MD · Medicine and Surgery
    Universidad de Navarra, London (GB)
  2. 2008–2012 Residency · Neurosurgery
    Universidad de Navarra, London (GB)

Career & appointments

  1. 2012-09–2013-08 Junior consultant
    Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital — Neurosurgery

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

GB — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
#GB-519435 active · expires 2028-12-31

Board certifications

European Board of Neurosurgery
#EB-77D821B3 · issued 2013 · renewal 2023
Malpractice insurance: AXA Healthcare Liability · 4,000,000 EUR coverage · No claims on file

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
GP consultation 99213 2,287
Annual physical exam 99395 1,705
Vaccination administration 90471 1,937
Minor procedure (skin) 17110 2,398

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 120 min in_clinic 630.00 EUR
Minor procedure (skin) 30 min in_clinic 720.00 EUR

Office, team & in practice

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Keyoumars Ashkan MBE in consultation
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Keyoumars Ashkan MBE with the team
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Keyoumars Ashkan MBE at a conference
CONFERENCE

Videos

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Research & publications

h-index: 11 · i10: 13

  1. Long-term follow-up of Neurosurgery across GB
    Keyoumars Ashkan MBE, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026
    DOI: 10.4721/euroclin.2026.0 · PMID: 36149163 · cited by 143
  2. Validation of clinical scoring in Neurosurgery
    Keyoumars Ashkan MBE, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025
    DOI: 10.7800/euroclin.2025.1 · PMID: 32142924 · cited by 101
  3. Long-term follow-up of Neurosurgery across GB
    Keyoumars Ashkan MBE, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024
    DOI: 10.7019/euroclin.2024.2 · PMID: 35043534 · cited by 179

Invited talks

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

Awards & memberships

Awards

  • 🏆 Top-rated Neurosurgery — London · 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 2013
  • national college of family doctors — Member · Since 2013
  • European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) — Member · Since 2013

Articles by this doctor

  • Patient education Patient guide to Neurosurgery 2026-03-27 · 6 min read
  • Awareness When should you see a neurosurgery? 2026-01-18 · 8 min read

For international patients

Coordinator
Patient liaison · professor.keyoumars.ashkan@euroclinics.example
Accepted international insurance
Allianz Worldwide · AXA Global · BUPA Global · Cigna Global

Location

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Patient reviews

40 verified reviews
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4★ 1
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5.0
Wait Time
4.7
Staff Friendliness
5.0
Ease Of Appointment
4.9
Value For Money
4.9
Would Recommend Pct
98.0
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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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