Mr Farouk Olubajo

About Farouk Olubajo

Mr Farouk Olubajo is a Consultant Neurosurgeon at The Walton Centre. He completed medical school at the Imperial College School of Medicine, London. After his foundation training, he completed his neurosurgical training in the South Yorkshire Deanery. Here he also spent two years completing a medical doctorate. This lab based research project aimed to develop a device that could be used for studying brain tumours. Alongside his training, Mr Olubajo devised and organised a specialist course for fellow neurosurgeons, focused on minimising and managing neurosurgical complications. The course is now run in partnership with Aesculap Academia (B Braun).

After completing his training he then undertook a Royal College approved Fellowship in Neurosurgical Oncology at The Walton Centre, Liverpool. Since February 2021 he has been working as a Consultant at The Walton Centre with a special interest in brain tumours, hydrocephalus, cranial trauma and degenerative spinal disorders.

Speciality

Neurosurgery

Qualifications

BSc (NeuroScience), MBBS, MRCS (Eng), MD, FRCS (Neuro.Surg)

Clinical/research interests

Brain tumours

Cranial trauma

Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders

Degenerative spine

Membership of professional regional and national bodies

Society of British Neurological Surgeons  

British Neuro-Oncology Society

Royal College of Surgeons of England