University of edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dr Paul Brennan BSc (hons), MB BChir, PhD, FRCS (SN), is Reader and Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University of Edinburgh, UK and NHS Lothian. HIs is Clinical Director of Neurosurgery. Paul is part of the CRUK Adult Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence, and the Tessa Jowell Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence, based in Edinburgh.
Paul's research spans the laboratory and the clinic, combining molecular, epidemiology and clinical investigation to guide rationale innovation to improve patient care. He applies this strategy to improving diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for people with brain tumours, and traumatic brain or spinal injuries. In the laboratory he probes mechanistic hypotheses generated by using large scale clinical data to drive discovery science. He has an active involvement in clinical research and is co-investigator on a number of multi-centre studies
He collaborates on bringing innovative technologies to the clinic, developing the clinical and scientific evidence for adoption in routine care, such as the DxCover spectroscopic liquid biopsy test that can both stratify tumour risk in a symptomatic patient population, and predict tumour phenotype. As founder of University of Edinburgh spin-out, eoSurgical Ltd, he has also led innovation in surgical simulation training around the world.