Molecular and Genetic Medicine

Bhangoo R

Biography

Mr Ranj Bhangoo qualified Victor Ludorum with the Medical School Gold Medal and Honours.  After his general surgical training (FRCS England), his specialist training in neurosurgery was completed on the West Midlands neurosurgical rotation and he was awarded the Norman Dott Gold Medal in Neurosurgery on completion of his training as the highest ranked neurosurgical trainee in the United Kingdom.

Following this, Mr Bhangoo spent one year (2007) studying both the medical and surgical treatment of brain tumours as well as undertaking  research at Europe’s leading cancer institute – The Institute Gustauve Roussy, Paris, France.

In addition to his expertise in all areas of cranial and spinal neurosurgery; including degenerative spine disease which includes the management of back and neck pain, arm pain and sciatica together with  peripheral nerve disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome he has specialist expertise in the management of Brain and Spinal Tumours. This includes the latest minimally invasive techniques for brain tumour removal as well as radiosurgery.  He is one of the few neurosurgeons in the UK trained in both Gamma Knife and CyberKnife radiosurgery.

Research Interest

General neurosurgery, back pain, sciatica, arm and neck pain, spinal surgery, lumbar and cervical disc degeneration, brain and spine tumours, image guided brain surgery, radiosurgery, hydrocephalus, neuroendoscopy, headaches, facial pain.