Kanna Gnanalingham

Kanna Gnanalingham is a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester and Edge Hill University. He specializes in pituitary and complex spine surgery, with expertise in minimally invasive techniques like endoscopy. His clinical roles include lead consultant for pituitary surgery in Manchester and international fellowship director for minimally invasive surgery.

• Current Positions:
• Consultant Neurosurgeon (Manchester, UK)
• Honorary Senior Lecturer (University of Manchester & Edge Hill University)

Education includes a PhD in Neuropharmacology from King’s College London and MBChB from Manchester University. His research focuses on intervertebral disc degeneration, pituitary function, and spinal surgery outcomes. He has led multiple clinical trials, including cervical disc replacement trials and studies on pituitary hormone replacement.

Key achievements include introducing endoscopic pituitary surgery to Manchester and pioneering minimally invasive spinal techniques. He has over 115 publications and regularly teaches at international workshops on skull base and spinal surgery.

Grants include the Mario Boni Research Grant (2012) and Johnson & Johnson-funded cervical disc degeneration study (2009-2012). Awards include FRCS SN from the Royal College of Surgeons London.