Dr Levansri Makalanda

Having been granted two separate Clinical Excellence Awards, Dr Makalanda is delighted to provide evidence-based and individualised care for his patients. He qualified from Kings College Hospital with several prizes. Having fulfilled his basic surgical training, he completed years as a Cardiothoracic and Intensive Care Registrar in London. His radiology training was based at The Royal Free Hospital, including neuroradiology at Queens Square and Great Ormond Street. His fellowship was achieved with the Basic and Advanced Diploma courses in Diagnostic, Intervention Endovascular and Intervention Spine from the European School of Neuroradiology. He has had several regional and national roles in all facets of neuroradiology. He has considerable experience in treating haemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke cases. He also treats traumatic vascular injuries and nosebleeds, reduces tumour blood flow before surgery and uses sclerotherapy to treat venous and lymphatic malformations. His particular areas of interest are the treatment of complex aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations. He is a qualified gamma knife radiosurgeon and leads the treatment of intracranial vascular malformations at the London Gamma Knife Centre at Barts. He has a comprehensive spine practice that spans perineurial, facet, epidural, intradural and vertebral spinal procedures. He is a key opinion leader in the field and with the aid of the med-tech industry, tries to shape the future of the speciality and is a proponent of using the most modern and evidence based technology for patient-specific care. He acts as a proctor – teaching other consultants how to treat complex cases. He was the first in the UK to adopt a radial first approach to neurovascular treatment, complex T-stent configurations and treatment of CSF dysfunction. His diagnostic endeavours have had him cover the 2012 Olympic games, The English Football Premier League, NFL London and MMA. He has a growing medicolegal practice. He has an active research profile being chief and principal investigator in several trials. He has published multiple papers in peer-reviewed journals and is an invited speaker at international conferences. He is a peer reviewer for several journals, sits on the editorial board for the Interventional Neuroradiology journal, and is a co-founder of the BRAIN conference. He is a member of the British Society of Neuroradiology, the UK Neurointerventional Group and the European Society of Neuroradiology.

Cerebral angiography Cerebral aneurysm embolisation Angioplasty +/- stent insertion Spinal angiography Embolisation of arteriovenous malformation Facet joint injection Nerve root injection Low pressure headaches Endovascular treatments for diseases of the brain and spinal cord Non vascular spinal intervention Gamma knife radiosurgery Neurotrauma Advanced MRI imaging