TeQ Team
We are an interdisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, engineers, and scientists.
TeQ Leads
Hani Marcus
Lead of TeQ Group
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Pituitary and Anterior Skull Base) - National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery - UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Contact: h.marcus@ucl.ac.uk
William Muirhead
Co-lead of TeQ Group
Consultant Neurosurgeon - National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Research Fellow - The Francis Crick Institute
Area of interest: neurotechnology
Contact: w.muirhead@ucl.ac.uk
Co-Investigators
Sophia Bano
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor of Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence - UCL Department of Computer Science
Contact: sophia.bano@ucl.ac.uk
Matt Clarkson
Co-Investigator
Professor of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering - UCL Department Of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Contact: m.clarkson@ucl.ac.uk
Adrien Desjardins
Co-Investigator
Professor of Biomedical Engineering - UCL Department of Biomedical Engineering
Contact: a.desjardins@ucl.ac.uk
Erwin Alles
Co-Investigator
Lecturer in Interventional and Surgical Sciences - UCL
Contact: e.alles@ucl.ac.uk
Patrick Grover
Co-Investigator
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Neurovascular and Lateral Skull Base) - National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Evangelos Mazomenos
Co-Investigator
Lecturer of Interventional and Surgical Sciences - UCL
Contact: e.mazomenos@ucl.ac.uk
George Prezerakos
Co-Investigator
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Complex Spine) - National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Parag Sayal
Co-Investigator
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Complex Spine) - National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Andreas Schaefer
Co-Investigator
Professor of Neuroscience - UCL
Principal Group Leader - Schaefer Lab
Assistant Research Director - Francis Crick Institute
Contact: andreas.Schaefer@crick.ac.uk
Danail Stoyanov
Co-Investigator
Professor of Robot Vision - UCL
Contact: danail.stoyanov@ucl.ac.uk
Ruichong Ma
Co-Investigator
Consultant Neurosurgeon (Neuro-Oncology) - National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Silvia Schievano
Co-Investigator
Professor of Biomedical Engineering - UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
Ann Blandford
Co-Investigator
Professor of Human-Computer Interaction - UCL Interaction Centre
Clinical Lecturers
Anand Pandit
Clinical Lecturer
Neurosurgery Trainee - London Deanery
Area of interest: data and imaging sciences
Contact: a.pandit@ucl.ac.uk
Doctoral Clinical Research Fellows
Austin Koh
Doctoral Clinical Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - West Midlands Deanery
PhD Candidate - AI-assisted spine surgery
WEISS Fellow 2020-2021
Area of interest: spinal surgery
Contact: austin.koh@ucl.ac.uk
Danyal Khan
Doctoral Clinical Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - London Deanery
PhD Candidate - AI-assisted pituitary surgery
WEISS Fellow 2020-2021
Area of interest: global surgery; AI
Contact: d.khan@ucl.ac.uk
Hugo Layard Horsfall
Doctoral Clinical Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - London Deanery
PhD Candidate - Neurotechnology
WEISS Fellow 2020-2021
Area of interest: neurotechnology
Contact: hugo.layardhorsfall@ucl.ac.uk
Simon Williams
Doctoral Clinical Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - London Deanery
PhD Candidate - AI-assisted vestibular schwannoma surgery
WEISS Fellow 2021-2022
Area of interest: lateral skull base surgery; gamma knife; ethics
Contact: s.c.williams@ucl.ac.uk
Emalee Burrows
Doctoral Clinical Fellow
PhD Candidate - AI-assisted hydrocephalus surgery
UCL MRes Neurosurgery 2023-2024
Area of interest: hydrocephalus surgery; AI
Contact: emalee.burrows.23@ucl.ac.uk
Senior Clinical Research Fellows
John Hanrahan
Senior Clinical Research Fellow
Academic Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery - London Deanery
WEISS Fellow 2021-2022
Area of interest: digital surgery (robotics)
Contact: j.hanrahan@ucl.ac.uk
James Booker
Senior Clinical Research Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - London Deanery
WEISS Fellow 2022-2023
Area of interest: force sensing technologies
Contact: j.booker@ucl.ac.uk
Siddharth Sinha
Senior Clinical Research Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - London Deanery
WEISS Fellow 2022-2023
Area of interest: lateral skull base surgery
Contact: siddharth.sinha@ucl.ac.uk
Joachim Starup-Hansen
Senior Clinical Research Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - London Deanery
WEISS Fellow 2023-2024
Area of interest: digital surgery (robotics and AI)
Contact: j.starup-hansen@ucl.ac.uk
Jigishaa Moudgil-Joshi
Senior Clinical Research Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - London Deanery
WEISS Fellow 2023-2024
Area of interest: neurotechnology
Contact: j.moudgil-joshi@ucl.ac.uk
Clinical Research Fellows
Oliver Burton
Clinical Research Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - Peninsula Deanery
WEISS Fellow 2023-2024
Area of interest: simulation, spinal surgery
Contact: o.burton@ucl.ac.uk
Nicola Newall
Clinical Research Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - London Deanery
UCL MRes Neurosurgery 2023-2024
WEISS Fellow 2022-2023
Area of interest: digital surgery
Contact: n.nicola@ucl.ac.uk
Musa China
Clinical Research Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - London Deanery
TeQ Fellow 2024-2025
Area of interest: skullbase, neurotechnology
Contact: musa.china.15@ucl.ac.uk
Francesco Magni
Clinical Research Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - South Yorkshire Deanery
TeQ Fellow 2024-2025
Area of interest: spine; simulation
Contact: francesco.magni.16@ucl.ac.uk
George Richardson
Clinical Research Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - Liverpool Deanery
TeQ Fellow 2024-2025
Area of interest: anterior skullbase, AI
Contact: rmapgri@ucl.ac.uk
Jonathan Funnell
Clinical Research Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - London Deanery
WEISS Fellow 2021-2022
Area of interest: AI (natural language processing)
Contact: jonathan.funnell.13@ucl.ac.uk
Olatomiwa Olukoya
Clinical Research Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - London Deanery
MRes Neurosurgery 2022-2023
Contact: olatomiwa.olukoya.22@ucl.ac.uk
Abhiney Jain
Clinical Research Fellow
Neurosurgery Trainee - London Deanery
Topol Fellow
Area of interest: anterior skullbase
Contact: abhiney.jain@alumni.ucl.ac.uk
Jack Penn
Clinical Research Fellow
Alexandra Valetopoulou
Clinical Research Fellow
UCL Clinical Neuroscience AFP 2022-2024
Area of interest: digital surgery
Contact: alexandra.valetopoulou.21@ucl.ac.uk
Tjaša Zaletel
Clinical Research Fellow
UCL Clinical Neuroscience AFP 2023-2025
Area of interest: digital surgery, AI
Contact: t.zaletel@ucl.ac.uk
George Hudson
Clinical Research Fellow
TeQ Fellow 2025-2026
Area of interest: anterior skullbase, AI
Sanchita Bhatia
Clinical Research Fellow
TeQ Fellow 2025-2026
Area of interest: skullbase, neurotechnology
Feras Fayez
Clinical Research Fellow
TeQ Fellow 2025-2026
Area of interest: spine; simulation
Post-Doctoral Engineering Fellows
Anjana Wijekoon
Post-Doctoral Engineering Fellow
Area of interest: surgical vision; few-shot learning; federated learning
Adrito Das
Post-Doctoral Engineering Fellow
Area of interest: digital surgery (AI)
Contact: adrito.das.20@ucl.ac.uk
Zhehua Mao
Post-Doctoral Engineering Fellow
Area of interest: digital surgery (AI)
Engineering Students
Jake Chatburn
Engineering Student
PhD Candidate - Neural Engineering (Francis Crick Institute)
Kendall Feeny-Williams
Engineering Student
PhD Candidate - Computer Vision for Surgical Action
Nyma Nassren
Engineering Student
PhD Candidate - Robot-assisted optical ultrasound for pituitary surgery
Jia-En Chen
Engineering Student
PhD Candidate - 3D-printed anatomical phantoms for surgical training
Aure Enkaoua
Engineering Student
PhD Candidate - Augmented Reality for Endonasal Endoscopic Surgery
TeQ Interns
Sanchit Aapan
TeQ Intern 2024-2025
Area of interest: simulation and training
Udhay Cheema
TeQ Intern 2024-2025
Area of interest: simulation and training
Jasneet Dhaliwal
TeQ Intern 2024-2025
Area of interest: skull base surgery
Tomas Ferreira
TeQ Intern 2024-2025
Area of interest: digital surgery
Amir Rafati Fard
TeQ Intern 2024-2025
Area of interest: digital surgery
Honglin Zhu
TeQ Intern 2024-2025
Area of interest: digital surgery
Nikhita Bhatt
TeQ Intern 2025-2026
Area of interest: digital surgery
Geena Capps
TeQ Intern 2025-2026
Area of interest: digital surgery
Masters (MRes/MSc) Students
Katie Chow
MRes Neurosurgery 2025-2026
Area of interest: digital surgery
Affiliated Alumni
Emmanouil Dimitrakakis
CEO at Panda Surgical
George Dwyer
Tech Lead at Panda Surgical