Dr Adikarige Dulanka Silva

Mr Dulanka Silva is a Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon based at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. He is experienced in General Paediatric Neurosurgery and Hydrocephalus and his particular expertise is in Paediatric Cerebro/Neurovascular Surgery, Craniosynostosis Surgery (including Endoscopic Craniosynostosis Surgery and Spring-Assisted Craniosynostosis Surgery), Craniofacial Skull Base Surgery and Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) (for Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy). Mr Silva undertook his initial medical training at the University of Cambridge (2009) including a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) investigating the role of oculomotor movements in Parkinson’s Disease. At the end of his Neurosurgical specialist training, he was awarded the Norman Dott Gold Medal in Neurosurgery by the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) and the Royal College of Surgeons Joint Committee for Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) for the most outstanding performance in the FRCS Neurosurgery Specialist Examination in 2018. Following his outstanding performance in training, he was then awarded the Marjorie Newsome Fellowship and Senior Neurosurgical Award from the SBNS and Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI), a training opportunity that included a visiting Fellowship to the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona in USA where he spent some time learning Cerebro/Neurovascular surgery under the mentorship of Professor Michael Lawton, Chief Cerebrovascular Surgeon and President at Barrow Neurological Institute. Following his already extensive training, he then went on to train in Paediatric Neurosurgery followed with completion of the Paediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in 2019-2020, after which he was appointed as Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon at Great Ormond Street. Mr Silva is a high-volume surgeon and is based in one of the most prestigious neurosurgical institutions in the UK. In addition to great surgical outcomes, he also works with an experienced team of nursing staff and allied health professionals to ensure that children receive the best possible care throughout their treatment journey.

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

1. 2001–2007
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad Complutense de Madrid

2. 2007–2011
   Residency · Neurosurgery

   Universitat de València

1. 2011-09–2012-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad Complutense de Madrid Teaching Hospital — Neurosurgery

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Selected publications

1. Long-term follow-up of Neurosurgery across

   Dr Adikarige Dulanka Silva, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026

   DOI: 10.7272/euroclin.2026.0 · cited by 82

2. Validation of clinical scoring in Neurosurgery

   Dr Adikarige Dulanka Silva, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.6791/euroclin.2025.1 · cited by 200

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