Mr Kanna Gnanalingham FRCS.SN, PhD

A consultant in Neurosurgery in Greater Manchester, with a specialist interest in anterior skull base (pituitary surgery) and complex spine surgery, utilising minimally invasive techniques, notably endoscopy. Undertook Neurosurgical training in London, including fellowships in pituitary, and spinal surgery at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Qualified to doctorate level and with numerous publications and international presentations.

Member of the Society of British Neurosurgeons

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Medical Protection Society

• Lead investigator in Manchester for an European Trial of Cervical disc replacement (2008-2010; Depuy)
• Lead investigator in Manchester for a pan European PRCT of Interspinous device  (2010-2012; Medtronic)
• Collaborator in a Welcome Trust funded study of the ‘Mechanisms of oestrogen induced pituitary proliferation’, utilising human and rat pituitary tissue (£165K; 2008)
• Co-investigator in a pan European study of pituitary function in head injury patients and the impact of pituitary hormone replacement (£41K; Pfizer; 2008)
• Co-investigator in a study of pituitary function in patients with Subarachnoid haemorrhage and the impact of pituitary hormone replacement (£42K; Pfizer; 2008)
• Co-investigator in a study of the pathophysiology of cervical disc degeneration (£90K; Johnson & Johnson; 2009-2012)
• MR study of paraspinal muscle injury following minimally invasive pedicle screw fixation
• Manchester Pituitary Tumour Tissue Bank  (2006 to present)
• Manchester Intervertebral Disc Tissue Bank (2008 to present)

• Minimally Invasive Surgery fellowship at SRFT (2006 onwards) - Overseas trainee in post (2010-2011)
• Co-supervisor of PhD student in a study of the pathophysiology of cervical disc degeneration (2010-2013)
• Supervisor of MD on Cervical foraminotomies (standard Vs minimally invasive) (2007-8)
• Co-supervisor of MSc project on BHCG expression in pituitary adenomas (2007)
• Spinal Workshops for Neurosurgeons & Orthopaedic surgeons – Faculty member for several national and international workshops for minimally invasive surgery for cervical and lumbar disorders
• SRFT is a national and international Visitation centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Pituitary Courses - faculty member for the annual course run by the Royal College of Surgeons of England on the 'Surgical Approaches to Pituitary lesions’ (2006)
• Faculty member – Cardiff Spinal Surgery Course, WIMAT (Welsh Institute for Minimall Access Therapy), Cardiff, UK  (2010)

CCST in Neurosurgery             - General Medical Council, UK, 2004

FRCS SN                                     - Royal College of Surgeons London, 2003

MBChB (Hons)                           - Manchester University, 1996

PhD in Neuropharmacology    - King’s College London, 1993

BSc (Hons) in Anatomy             - Manchester University, 1990