I am a Consultant Neurosurgeon in a General and Specialist capacity. My elective work is in surgery for cranial nerve hyperactive disorders such as trigeminal, glossopharyngeal and geniculate neuralgias and hemifacial spasm; spinal surgery for cervical and lumbar degenerative conditions; and awake surgery for low grade glioma. Brain and CNS Cancer operating (including spinal cord tumours) form part of my emergency and urgent work.

I have led and steered the Facial Pain Network in South and West Wales with an aim to provide a multidisciplinary arena for patients in South Wales with complex and intractable facial pain syndromes. This endeavour is still ongoing, and in time I hope to evolve it into a full fledged and funded service within NHS Wales. Because of my passionate interest in this subgroup of conditions, I do tend to have one of the largest practices in the United Kingdom.

As Welsh Cancer Lead for Brain and CNS from 2016-2024, I have managed the Neuroncology Service for South and West Wales. This is currently delivered through three sites at the University Hospital of Wales, Velindre Cancer Centre and Singleton Hospital. This was an intensely challenging but immensely rewarding aspect of my career which has resulted in significant investment from NHS Wales into technology, process and personnel to deliver a seamless and effective cancer service for patients with brain and spinal cord tumours.