EXPERT WITNESS& MEDICOLEGAL REPORTS
MrAmarSaxena ConsultantNeurosurgeon
MrAmarSaxena,ConsultantNeurosurgeon-Profile AfterhisNeurosurgicaltraining(obtainingdegreesofMSin Gen Surgery and MCh in Neurosurgery) & working as Consultant Neurosurgeon in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi,India,MrSaxenamovedtoUKin1995.Hecompleted his neurosurgical training at ‘United Leeds Teaching Hospitals’, obtained FRCS (Eng)(1997), Specialist Accreditation(1999),FRCSSurgicalNeurology)(2000)anda ‘Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in 2001. He was appointed as a Substantive Consultant Neurosurgeon atUniversityHospital(UHCW)inCoventryonthe16August 2001.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Mr Saxena has extensive experience (over22years)asaConsultantNeurosurgeon,coveringthe whole spectrum of brain and spine surgery (except Paediatric and Functional). ‘BBC West Midland News’ telecast his first ‘Total cervical disc replacement’ surgery on the 12 June 2007. ‘BBC Two’ telecast a series called ‘HOSPITAL’ based on UHCW on 15 June 2021. Episode 4 covered Neurosurgery (including live surgery by Mr Saxena).(‘HOSPITAL’,Series7,Episode4-BBCTwo’).
ADMINISTRATIVE & TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 1. DEPARTMENTAL: As Clinical Lead (2016-2019), Mr SaxenadevelopedTrustGuidelinesincludinga)forPreventionofwronglevelspinesurgery&b) GP referral of patients with back & neck pain and Protocols for management of patients with aneurysmalSAH.
REGIONAL:MrSaxenaiscurrentlytheRegionalSpecialtyProfessionalAdvisorinNeurosurgery fortheWestMidlandssince2014(aRoyalCollegeofSurgeons,EnglandAppointment),Hehas been the Chairman of Specialty Training Committee in Neurosurgery for West Midlands for 8 years(2005-12).
NATIONALROLES:AsamemberoftheSpecialtyAdvisoryCommitteeinNeurosurgery(2011-19), Mr Saxena was involved in monitoring standards of neurosurgical training, ‘National Neurosurgery Selection’, ‘Neurosurgery Exit Exam’ & Certification of Completion of NeurosurgicalTraining.
MrSaxenarunsaNationalST3SimulationcourseinNeurosurgeryannually(conceptualised& developedbyhimin2016).This‘highfidelitysimulationcourse’isrecognisedbyRCSEngland& ispartofST3NationalCurriculum.B)AsmemberoftheNationalNeurosurgerySelectionBoard, Mr Saxena was involved in ‘National recruitment of Neurosurgical trainees’ for UK for many yearssinceitsinception.
INTERNATIONALROLES:MrSaxenawasanelectedrepresentativeoftheSBNSandamemberof EuropeanAssociationofNeurologicalSocieties(EANS)TrainingCommittee(2012-16)andwas activelyinvolvedinteachingonEANScoursesacrossEurope.
AREASOFINTEREST(22YRSEXPERIENCEASCONSULTANTNEUROSURGEONINUK):
A.MrSaxenaoffersconsultations&management(includingsurgicalmanagement)(patients over18years)offollowingsubspecialtyareas.
1. SPINE A) Degenerative cervical spine disease (disc & stenosis) B) Degenerative lumbar disease (Disc & stenosis C) Whiplash injuries involving cervical & lumbar spine D) Intradural/extramedullarybenignspinaltumours.E)CervicalspinetraumaandF)Rheumatoid cervicalspine;
2.NEUROVASCULAR:managementforaSAH,Aneurysms,AVMs,cavernomas(&theirsurgery);
3.BENIGNCRANIALTUMOURSMeningiomas,IIIVentricularcolloidcyst(transcallosalapproach), arachnoidcyst,choroidplexuspapillomas;
4.SurgeryforTRIGEMINALNEURALGIA,HEMIFACIALSPASM(microvasculardecompression);
5.CHIARYMALFORMATION(includingcraniocervicaldecompression);
6.ADULTHYDROCEPHALUS:SpecialinterestinEndocopicIIIVentriculostomy
B.MrAmarSaxenaoffera‘SecondOpinionConsultation’onanyoftheareasdescribedabove.
C.MrSaxenaalsoprovidesMedico-legalreportsforinjuriesclaims.
He has a good experiences of Medico-legal work in his initial years as a Consultant Neurosurgeonandthenthemedico-legalworkwasreduced.However,hehasstartedmedicolegalworkagainandintendstoincreasethiswork.