Gray, Professor William

William GrayMB MD FRCSI FRCS(SN) 

Speciality

Neurosurgery 

Sub-speciality

Epilepsy Surgery 

Training and Education

Primary Medical Degree UCC 1986 - Ireland; MD by thesis NUI 1993; Fellowship in General Surgery (1991) and Intercollegiate Fellowship in Neurosurgery (1995); Fellowship in Epilepsy Surgery Bonn Germany (1998); Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Southampton (2006). 

Experience

Professor Gray has worked for Southampton University Hospitals Trust since April 1988.

Delivering a comprehansive epilepsy surgery service since 2000, including resective and functional surgery including awake craniotomy, cortical mapping, intracranial electrode monitoring, vagus nerve stimulation for both adult and paediatric epilepsy cases.  

Key achievements

Setting up the Epilepsy Surgery Programme in Wessex in 2000; Secretary UK Chapter of the International League against Epilepsy; Awarded a Walport  Training Programme in Academic Neurosurgery 

Key awards and prizes

Ainsworth Scholar; Ellison Cliffe Medal RSM; Sir Desmond Pond Fellow 

Research

Key Research Areas:
1. Brain repair from endogenous stem cells
2. Advanced intraoperative imaging of brain tumours and eloquent cortex
3. Mechanisms and treatment of Cognitive impairment after Brain injury
4. Seizure predicition