Mr Andrew Alalade

Neurosurgeon

About me

Mr Andrew F. Alalade is a consultant neurosurgeon currently based at the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where he specialises in skull base, pituitary, cerebrovascular & general neurosurgery (mainly degenerative spinal conditions).

Mr Alalade has a wealth of experience across clinical practice, medical education, academia, research and medical advisory. He is a honorary senior clinical lecturer with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) and the regional director for the North-West England Neurosurgery Teaching Programme.

Mr Alalade undertook his neurosurgical training in the London North Thames rotation. On completing his training, he spent some time as the BASO/HCA International Foundation Traveling Fellow at the Weill Cornell Medical College, USA gaining expertise in minimally invasive brain approaches.

Following this, Mr Alalade took advanced subspecialty fellowships at both the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia and the Walton Centre, Liverpool, UK. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, England (FRCS) and the European Board of Neurosurgical Surgery (FEBNS). In 2022, he was celebrated as “Diversity Leader” by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS).

Mr Alalade has an active interest in research, and has published several papers and book chapters relating to skull base neurosurgery, cerebrovascular neurosurgery, and minimally invasive approaches.

In his spare time, Mr Alalade is a family man and enjoys spending quality time with his wife and two young children. He also enjoys reading books, travelling, and writing when he can.

Specialties

Skull-Base Surgery, Spinal Surgery, Neuro-Oncology

Qualifications

MBBS – University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 2004

MRCS – Royal College of Surgeons, UK

FRCS (Neurosurgery) – Royal College of Surgeons, UK

FEBNS – European Board of Neurological Surgery

CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) / GMC Specialist Register -September 2016