Surgical Grand Rounds - Professor Alex Green and Dr John Eraifej
Friday, 06 February 2026, 8am to 9am
Richard Doll Lecture Theatre, Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, Oxford, OX3 7LF, and online via Microsoft Teams
'Focussed ultrasound of the brain: An adjunctive tool for Neurosurgery or a lot of noise about nothing?'
Biography

Professor Alex Green is Professor of Neurosurgery and Academic Director of NDS SITU, University of Oxford. He studied medicine at University College London qualifying MB BS in 1997. He obtained a first class honours in Neurosciences (intercalated) in 1994. After house jobs and a basic surgical rotation in the West Midlands, he entered Neurusurgical training in London then Oxford from 2002-2009. He completed a MD degree in Oxford in the role of the periaqueductal grey area in autonomic control during this time. Professor Green became a consultant neurosurgeon in 2009. He is currently president of the British Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (BSSFN).
Dr John Eraifej is an Academic Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery and DPhil student in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford.
The Chief Medical Officer has confirmed that attendance at the Surgical Grand Rounds can count toward internal CPD, with 1 point awarded per hour. Please note that in-person attendance is required, and you will need to sign the attendance register.
Chair: Professor James FitzGerald
All members of the University and NHS clinical staff are welcome.
Please email Tarryn Ching if you would like to attend online.