Harith Akram PhD

Dr. Akram is a consultant neurosurgeon at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (UCLH) and the Unit of Functional Neurosurgery (UCL) in Queen Square. His scope of practice comprises brain and spine surgery.

Dr. Akram completed his specialist neurosurgery training at the London School of Surgery (Health Education England). He was awarded the Norman Dott Gold Medal for the highest mark in the FRCS exam (Royal College of Surgeons, 2012). As a trainee, he was awarded the Cutlers’ Surgical Prize (Royal College of Surgeons, 2010), one of the most prestigious annual prizes for original innovation in the design or application of surgical instruments. He completed clinical fellowships at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Queen Square (UCLH), London, and at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, and was the recipient of the Marjorie Newsome Fellowship (Barrow Foundation, 2013).

Dr. Akram is a regularly invited keynote speaker and lecturer at various national and international neurological and neurosurgical conferences. He is the Editor-in-chief of the World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (WSSFNS) newsletter.