Integrated Academic Training (IAT)

This page contains information on trainees within our Integrated Academic Training (IAT) at the Division of Neurosurgery.

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Current Academic Trainees

Ammar Natalwala, Clinical Lecturer

Interests: The pathological mechanisms underlying movement disorders, including dystonia and Parkinson’s disease, and the development of new regenerative therapies to treat these incurable conditions.

https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=ANATA96

Imran Noorani, Clinical Lecturer

Interests: The role of extrachromosomal DNA oncogenes in glioblastoma evolution and resistance to treatment, including targeted and immune-based therapies.

https://www.crick.ac.uk/research/find-a-researcher/imran-noorani

Aswin Chari, Lewi-Spitz Surgeon-Scientist PhD Candidate

Interests: Improving the neurobiological understanding and surgical outcomes in paediatric epilepsy.

https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Rz_cvVwAAAAJ&hl=en

Anand Pandit, Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Interests: Using innovative statistical, imaging and machine learning models to improve neurosurgical patient outcomes in neuro-oncology and adult hydrocephalus.

https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=lhYMXBQAAAAJ&hl=en

Rory Piper, Lewi-Spitz Surgeon-Scientist PhD Candidate

Interests: Novel therapies for treating children with epilepsy, including deep brain stimulation.

https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=RJPIP52

Linda D’Antona, Academic Clinical Fellow

Interests: Intracranial pressure and cerebrospinal fluid dynamics.

https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=LDANT12

Danyal Khan, Academic Clinical Fellow

Interests: Harnessing artificial intelligence and robotics to augment pituitary surgery.

https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=DKHAN91

John Hanrahan, Academic Clinical Fellow

Interests: Health systems analysis and process evaluation to improve healthcare delivery.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Hanrahan-6

Previous trainees

Ciaran Hill, Previously Clinical Lecturer

Currently: Academic Consultant Neurosurgery, UCL

https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=CSHIL96

Neekhil Patel, Previously Academic Clinical Fellow

Currently: Clinical Lecturer (Neurology), Imperial

Ashwini OswaL, Previously Academic Clinical Fellow

Currently: Clinical Lecturer (Neurology), Oxford

https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=PVOxx0wAAAAJ

Francisco Fiorini, Previously Academic Clinical Fellow

Currently: Anaesthetics Registrar, Cardiff

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francesco-Fiorini

ALEXANDRA VALETOPOULOU, Previously SPECIALISED FOUNdaTION PROGRAMME TRAINEE

Currently: Neurosurgical Trainee, London

https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=AVALE79

Group output

Group grants

Clinical Trial Award, NIHR HTA, £1,800,000
GOSH Children’s Charity Translational Research Acceleration award, LifeArc, £415,000
Lewis-Spitz Surgeon-Scientist Programme, GOSH, £300,000
Therapeutic Catalyst Award, Cancer Research UK, £248,000
Pioneer Award, Cancer Research UK, £200,000
Postdoctoral Clinical Fellowship, Francis Crick, £40,000
Postdoctoral Research Bursary, Cancer Research UK, £35,000
Innovation fund, National Brain Appeal, £34,500
Post-doctoral Fellowship, RCSEngland, £30,000
Starter Grant for Clinical Lecturers, Academy of Medical Sciences, £30,000
Predoctoral Fellowship, Cancer Research UK, £25,000
Seed funding award, BRC UCL, £15,000
EANS Research Grant, EANS, £10,000
EANS-Stryker Research Grant, EANS, £10,000
Innovation seed project, National Brain Appeal, £10,000
Neuro-Oncology Grant, UCLH BRC, £8,000
Small Acorn Fund, National Brain Appeal, £5,000
eResearch Grant, UCL, £1,000