Associate Professor Allan Taylor

Head of Clinical Unit: Adult Neurosurgery, Groote Schuur Hospital

Training

Medical school: University of Witwatersrand

Postgraduate qualifications

  • MMed (Neurosurgery) University of Cape Town
  • MSc (Neurointervention) University of Paris Sud/ Mahidol
  • FCS(SA) Neurosurgery

Year of registration: 1995

Further training

  • Neurointerventional training under the mentorship of Professor Pierre Lasjaunias (Paris, France) and Professor Karel ter Brugge (Toronto, Canada)

Areas of interest

  • Cerebrovascular surgery
  • Neurointervention
  • Skull Base surgery
  • Radiosurgery

Current positions

  • Head of Clinical Unit: Adult Neursurgery, Groote Schuur Hospital
  • Visiting Professor, University of the Witwatersrand

Professional affiliations

  • Society of Neurosurgeons of South Africa (Secretary)
  • South African Neurointervention Society
  • World Federation of Therapeutic and Interventional Neuroradiology (Chairman of the 11th Bienniel Meeting, 2011)