Educational Qualifications –
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Neurosurgery), FRCS (Edinburgh, England & Glasgow), FRCS (Surgical Neurology), PCME (Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education – Cardiff), FHEA (Fellow of Higher Education Academy), FEBNS (Fellow of European Board in Neurosurgery – Commendation), FFSTEd (Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers – Edinburgh), AO Spine Global Diploma, Global Neuro Trauma Diploma, FACS (Fellow of American College of Surgeons)
Current position –
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer – University of Aberdeen
Consultant Neurosurgeon – NHS Grampian
Deputy Director FST – RCS Edinburgh
Chair SSB in Neurosurgery – RCS Edinburgh
Member – SBNS Council/ SSHM Council
EANS/ WFNS Rep – SBNS
Member – WFNS Spine Committee
Past –
Chief neurosurgeon – Gujarat Research and Medical Institute, Ahmedabad (1990-2000)
Part-time Neurosurgeon – Smt. SCL General Hospital and NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad (2000-01)
Deputy Director of Undergraduate Medical Education – Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2004-06)
Associate Director of Postgraduate Medical Education – NHS Grampian (2010-12)
Foundation Programme Director – Scotland Deanery – North (2018-2023)
Regional Director for Scotland – RCS England (2020-22)
President – Aberdeen Medico Chirurgical Society (2021-22)
Education and training –
Basic Medical Education and General Surgery Training – M.S University of Baroda, India
Neurosurgical Training – Grant Medical College and JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India and
Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, UK
Spine Fellowship – Department of Orthopaedics, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, UK
Practice –
Ahmedabad, India (1990 – 2001)
Sheffield, England (2001 – 2007)
Aberdeen, Scotland (2008 onwards)
Dunedin, New Zealand (Sabbatical – 2016/17)
Hamilton/Wellington, New Zealand (Sabbatical – 2024/25)
Interests –
Micro-neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy
Medical Education and Training (including cadaveric dissection courses)
Additional experience –
British Medical Association – Past Chairman – Sheffield Division
Royal College of Surgeons of England – Faculty/ Examiner – MRCS, FRCS
European Association of Neurosurgical Societies – Examiner – FEBNS
General Medical Council – Performance Assessor/ PLAB Examiner
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman – Clinical Advisor
Medical Council (Republic of Ireland) – Member of Education and Training Assessor Panel
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons – Member of Academy of Surgical Educators
Professional affiliations –
Life Member of many regional, national, and international organisations (Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA, Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Society of British Neurological Surgeons, Neurological Society of India) and held prestigious positions.
Publications and presentations –
Presented widely in the world including the neurosurgical world congresses (2001, 2005, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2023).
Published in peer reviewed journals (40) and book chapters (6).
Editorial Board – many national/ international journals.
International activity –
Visited various centres of excellence in Europe, US, UK, Japan and New Zealand and delivered lectures.
Hobbies –
Collection – Antiques, Chess, Travelling