Mr Rafid Al-Mahfoudh
MBChB, FEBNS, FRCS
Consultant Neurosurgeon & Complex Spine Surgeon
Spinal surgery
Clinical Interests
- Back pain
- Brain tumours
- Degenerative spine
- Hydrocephalus
- Lumbar spine disorders
- Neck pain
- Pain management
- Spinal surgery
- Vascular and/or skull base disorders
- Lumbar spine disorders
Current NHS Posts
Consultant Neurosurgeon and Complex Spine Surgeon, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Current memberships
- Member, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, England
- Society of British Neurological Surgeons
- British Association of Spinal Surgeons
- The United Kingdom Spine Societies Board
- Member, AO Spine
- European Association of Neurosurgery
- North American Spine Society
Personal Profile
Mr Al-Mahfoudh is experienced in treating the full spectrum of spinal disorders from minimally invasive techniques to deformity surgery. Has a specialist interest in degenerative spine disorders, spine tumours, pituitary tumours, endoscopic neurosurgical techniques and pain management including trigeminal neuralgia and neuromodulation (Spine Cord Stimulation). In addition to experience in general neurosurgical practice including neurooncology, trauma, hydrocephalus and neurooncology. He is trained in stereotactic radiotherapy techniques including cyberknife treatment, and maintains a busy general neurosurgical practice.
He is an appointed Consultant Neurosurgeon and Complex Spine Surgeon at Hurstwood Park Neurosciences Centre and Royal Sussex County Hospital. He has dual orthopaedic and Neurosurgical accreditation in Spinal surgery, in addition to further specialist fellowship training in anterior skull base and minimally invasive neurosurgery in Adelaide and New York. He is the only dual fellowship trained Spine Neurosurgeon in Sussex.
Mr Al-Mahfoudh is active academically with over 40 articles in peer reviewed journals. He is also in the process of writing a dissertation to complete my MSc from Oxford University. He is an honorary lecturer at the University of Liverpool and also reviewer for the British Journal of Neurosurgery and Global Spine Journal. He is also a medical officer for the British Boxing Board of Control.