Mr Imran Liaquat

Neurosurgeon in Edinburgh & Stirling

MBChB BSc.MedSci(Hons) MRCS FRCSEd (NS) MEd

GMC: 6055967

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Mr Imran Liaquat is a renowned consultant neurosurgeon based in Edinburgh. His expertise includes awake craniotomy, fluorescence-guided tumour resection, management of low-grade gliomas. He also manages emergencies and elective spinal pathologies at his NHS practice. Half of Mr Liaquat's operative workload are cases of degenerative spine. Mr Liaquat consults with around 500 patients a year with back and neck pain in his outpatient clinics.

Mr Liaquat studied at the University of Glasgow Medical School where he graduated and completed basic surgical training in the West of Scotland. Following a year as a Registrar in London, where Mr Liaquat worked at Kings College Hospital and St George's Hospital, he returned to Scotland to complete neurosurgical training in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee. Mr Liaquat went back to St George's Hospital to complete a sub-specialist fellowship in neurosurgery. Mr Liaquat gained extensive experience in all aspects of general neurosurgery and neuro-oncology, including awake craniotomy, management of low-grade gliomas and fluorescence-guided tumour resection.

Mr Liaquat has an active interest in the training of undergraduate and postgraduate students. He completed a Masters in Surgical Education, helping him to refine his teaching skills. Mr Liaquat is an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer and Clinical Tutor at the University of Edinburgh. He was recently accredited as a Member of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. In addition, he has recently taken on the local training lead role for Neurosurgical training and is an Educational Supervisor. Furthermore, in his role as the National Clinical Lead for the Scottish Adult Neuro-Oncology Network, he has advanced the standard of care throughout Scotland by leading on and reforming quality performance indicators (QPIs) and contributed to the development of clinical guidelines to help diagnose Brain Tumours earlier in the community. He is an active researcher in neurotrauma, surgical assessment and neuro-oncology. He has contributed research to over 15 paper/abstract publications and has presented at national and international meetings. Mr Liaquat is currently involved in clinical research in neuro-oncology with university academic departments.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍6055967

Professional experience

• More than 20 years of experience
• Spire Murrayfield Hospital Edinburgh
• Kings Park Hospital
• Spire Shawfair Park Hospital
• Consultant at the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
• National Clinical Lead for the Scottish Adult Neuro-oncology Network
• Local Training Lead for Neurosurgery for South East Scottish Rotation

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Sub-specialties

• Spinal Surgery (Disc Prolapse/Cervical Myelopathy)
• Brain Tumour/Low Grade Gliomas
• Back and Neck Pain
• Cervical and Lumbar Radiculopathy including Degenerative Spine Disease
• Head Injury
• General Neurosurgery and Hydrocephalus
• Discectomy
• Minimally invasive spinal surgery
• Brain surgery
• Epidural
• Laminectomy
• Nerve root injection
• Spinal decompression
• Surgery for myelopathy
• Pain management injections

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Positions in public associations

• Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer and Clinical Tutor at the University of Edinburgh

Education

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Glasgow
• Masters in Surgical Education
• Bachelor of Medical Science, University of Glasgow

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Publications and conferences

• Mr Liaquat's work is published on Researchgate
• Brennan, P M et al. “Second surgery for progressive glioblastoma: a multi-centre questionnaire and cohort-based review of clinical decision-making and patient outcomes in current practice.” Journal of neuro-oncology, 10.1007/s11060-021-03748-0. 31 Mar. (2021)
• Mukherjee, Soumya et al. “Craniotomy for recurrent glioblastoma: Is it justified? A comparative cohort study with outcomes over 10 years.” Clinical neurology and neurosurgery vol. 188 (2020)
• Samarasekera, Neshika et al. “Consent for Brain Tissue Donation after Intracerebral Haemorrhage: A Community-Based Study.” PloS one vol. 10,8 e0135043. 24 Aug. (2015)
• Kerrigan, Simon et al. “Mental incapacity in patients undergoing neuro-oncologic treatment: a cross-sectional study.” Neurology vol. 83,6 (2014)
• Al-Shahi Salman, Rustam et al. “Outcome after conservative management or intervention for unruptured brain arteriovenous malformations.” JAMA vol. 311,16 (2014)
• Al-Shahi Salman, Rustam et al. “Untreated clinical course of cerebral cavernous malformations: a prospective, population-based cohort study.” The Lancet. Neurology vol. 11,3 (2012)
• Muntasser, Hussameddin et al. “Gliadel wafers acting as a lattice for bacterial growth: a case illustration.” Acta neurochirurgica vol. 153,10 (2011)
• Miller, Thomas D et al. “Recurrent subarachnoid haemorrhage.” Practical neurology vol. 11,3 (2011)
• Liaquat, Imran et al. “Paediatric and adult vascular intracranial complications of sickle-cell disease.” Acta neurochirurgica vol. 152,7 (2010)

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Prizes and awards

• Fellowship in Neurosurgery, St George's Hospital

Professional membership

• Society of British Neurological Surgeons
• British Neuro-oncology Society
• European Association of Neuro-oncology
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• The Academy of Medical Educators
• The National Clinical Lead for Scottish Adult Neuro-oncology Network.

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Languages spoken

English
Punjabi
Urdu