@KingsNeuro ranks as one of the top two hospitals in the UK and within top 25 specialised hospital for neurosurgery in the world for 2026 (🔼 from 24 to 21)
@KingsCollegeNHS
🔗rankings.newsweek.com
The future of global neurosurgery is not teaching alone: it is learning together.
“Global Neurosurgery Needs Reciprocity: Bidirectional Exchange as a Workforce Strategy.” @BrainSpineJ
We propose a model for global neurosurgical education.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.bas.2026.1…
We have published a rare case of Granular Cell Astrocytoma Molecular Profile predicting aggressive behavior in Pathol Oncol Res @FrontiersIn .
🔗dx.doi.org/10.3389/pore.2026…
👉GCAs span a morphological spectrum yet molecularly correspond to subtype of glioblastoma
@lavrador_jose
New Research Alert! 🧠💻
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Can AI map the #glioblastoma immune environment without a biopsy? Our new PRECISE-GBM study in @EditorNeuro says YES.
We’ve developed a radiogenomic pipeline to non-invasively predict macrophage M0 signatures using standard pre-operative MRI:
We have published on the concept of "The Intraoperative Golden Hour in MIPS Surgery for Brain Tumors" @Cancers_MDPI .
👉Structured frameworks that help surgeons plan and perform MIPS safely
🔗doi.org/10.3390/cancers18081…
👏@lavrador_jose
ALT Some brain tumors are located deep within the brain, close to important areas that control movement, speech, or vision. In the past, these tumors were often considered too risky to remove and were treated only with biopsies or non-surgical therapies. Minimally invasive parafascicular surgery (MIPS) is a newer surgical approach that allows surgeons to reach these deep tumors more safely by gently separating natural pathways in the brain rather than cutting through healthy tissue. This paper describes structured frameworks that help surgeons plan and perform MIPS safely. These include careful use of advanced brain scans, navigation systems, monitoring of brain function during surgery, and specialized tubular instruments. This study also highlights a critical stage during surgery the “intraoperative golden hour” when a careful technique is essential to prevent injury and control brain pressure.
“Grass Is Always Greener on the Other Side” or Is It?!
Comparison of Trend of Awake Craniotomy in Neuro-Oncology and Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation in @KargerPublisher.
👉AC started with epilepsy surgery but has exploded in neuro-oncology
🔗doi.org/10.1159/000530527@DifeiWang
This study shows that alarmingly surgical delay significantly worsens outcomes in patients with chronic subdural haematomas. Older age, antiplatelet therapy, milder neurological presentation and low frailty scores were key contributors to delay.
jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2…@lavrador_jose@KingsNeuro
Very happy to finally see this work published, where we investigate the role of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) in the survival of a cohort of GBM patients. Thank you @lavrador_jose for the support and invaluable guidance. @KingsNeuro@EditorNeuroacademic.oup.com/noa/article…
We have published on "The EFTC Approach in management of pineal tumors: GTR through a single burr hole" @SpringerNature Child's NS
👉minimally invasive route for lesions in the posterior 3rd ventricle
🔗rdcu.be/e8jiB@BasselZebian@DrAtaSiddiqui
Early Saturday morning with the students of King’s College London Surgical Society @kclneurosurgerysoc attheir Guy’s Hospital Campus. I’ll be giving them a tour of 21st century microvascular neurosurgery . The meeting in honour of Glasgow and King’s alumnus Joseph Lister.
We have written to the editor of Neurological Sciences @sinneurologia regarding "Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in glioblastoma".
🔗rdcu.be/e6jRD
👉it has diagnostic challenge and severe, potentially irreversible course in glioblastoma
@lavrador_jose
1/2 🎻 Music beyond the operating theatre.
Proud to see members of the @KingsCollegeNHS & @kingsneuro community performing with the Doctors’ Orchestra at @cadoganhall — blending clinical precision with artistic passion.
We have published our hypothesis on "AEDs in glioblastoma survival: dichotomic or treatment and MOA dependent variable ?" in NOA @EditorNeuro .
👉VGNC blockers: significant survival benefit at 2 yrs
👉no significant impact of AEDs in OS
🔗doi.org/10.1093/noajnl/vdag0…
👏@NeurOktay
We have published a rare case of Progressive occipital intradiploic cerebellar encephalocele (IE) in adult @SNInt .
🔗doi.org/10.25259/SNI_960_202…
👉Asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic IE does not require surgical treatment
👉 literature suggests only 20 reported cases
@OCTWW@aelhagSN
We published a five multicenter cohort study looking at Time to surgery and postoperative functional outcomes of 1015 cSDH patients @JNNP_BMJ .
🔗: doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2025-33…
👉increasing delay from referral to surgery was independently associated with worse functional outcomes
Discover all you need to know about Neuro Oncology from Pathology to Treatment at the Neuro Oncology session at SBNS, 12-16 October 2026, QEII Conference Centre, London.
Registration and Abstract lines opening soon! Visit: sbns.org.uk/event-calendar/s…#SBNS100
Mr Richard Gullan from @KingsNeuro in conversation with Mr Jonathan Pollock @BHRUT_NHS about how the next 100 years of British Neurosurgery is being made into a new book to celebrate the Centenary of @The_SBNS .
See more: youtu.be/C4n12tUPDSY?si=rHdY…
3 publications from our team @KingsNeuro !
1. Intraoperative monitoring of trigemino-palatal responses
2.Consequences of Acute Presentations of Functional Neurological Disorders in Neuro‐Oncology Patients
3. Monoportal endoscopic resection of a large choroid plexus cyst
Let's go
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We published our experience and systematic review on "Consequences of Acute Presentations of Functional Neurological Disorders in Neuro-Oncology Patients" @WileyGlobal Brain and Behavior
👉Acute FND can occur at any stage of a brain tumor illness
🔗doi.org/10.1002/brb3.71107
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We published our experience in "Burr hole monoportal endoscopic resection of a large choroid plexus cyst causing obstructive hydrocephalus"
👉Endoscopic resection is a safe and definitive intervention
🔗doi.org/10.1007/s00381-025-0…@BasselZebian@PaedsNeurosurg