Mr Chandrasekaran Kaliaperumal

I am a Consultant Paediatric and Adult Neurosurgeon working in the Royal Hospital for Children and Young people (RHCYP) and Department of Clinical neurosciences (DCN) based in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. I gained significant experience during my training by working in multiple major neurosurgical centres across the UK (Derriford Hospital Plymouth, Sheffield Teaching Hospital, University Hospital in Cardiff, and Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast) and the Republic of Ireland (Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Cork University Hospital, Cork & Children’s University Hospital in Dublin). I then completed a Paediatric Neurosurgical Fellowship in Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. During my undergraduate degree in Medicine from Pondicherry University (JIPMER) in India, I won a Gold Medal the Best Outgoing and All-round performance. I finished my neurosurgical training in the Irish Republic. Kamal Sayed Prize in Neurosurgery was awarded by the RCSI for contribution to Neurosurgical Research in 2012. More recently, I was awarded Outstanding role model for contribution to Neurosurgical Training by the NHS Education for Scotland. I have published more than 140 articles in peer-reviewed International Journals, Chapter in an upcoming Neurosurgery text book and have more than 150 presentations in National and International meetings. I have peer-reviewed scientific articles for more than 50 journals. I am an Editorial board member for 3 International journals and reviewer board for 2 journals. My current work includes Paediatric and Adult neurosurgery. I have a subspecialty interest in Brain tumour surgery, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Hydrocephalus, Neuroendoscopy, Craniofacial surgery, spinal degenerative disease, disc prolapse, Chiari Malformation and Complex Spinal Dysraphisms. My private practice mirrors my NHS practice.  I am married to Dr Savitha Raveendran, who is a Psychiatrist and Rapid Transformational Therapist (RTT). I am a father of two and I believe in having a perfect work-life balance. My interests include music, singing, art and Table tennis.

Facial pain Trigeminal Neuralgia Lumbar and cervical degenerative spine disease Craniofacial Hydrocephalus Brain tumours Paediatric neurosurgery