Gideon Adegboyega

Dr Gideon Adegboyega

    Overview

    Profile summary

    I am currently a Neurosurgery Academic Clinical Fellow Specialty Trainee 1 at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Foundation Trust. My current research interests are neurotrauma and ageing, neuro-oncology and paediatric neurosurgery. I am particularly passionate about advocacy movements for optimising neurosurgical care in the developing world, closing the inequality gap and facilitating a symbiotic relationship between the global north and south. Outside of medicine, I enjoy mixed martial arts, audio engineering, music of all kinds and hiking expeditions.

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities

    Academic qualifications

    01 Medicine and dentistry, Other postgraduate qualification (e.g. PGCE, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma), MRCS, The Royal College of Surgeons of England

    Award Date: 1 Feb 2025

    01 Medicine and dentistry, Other postgraduate qualification (e.g. PGCE, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma), Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy , AdvanceHE

    Award Date: 1 Aug 2024

    01 Medicine and dentistry, First Degree, MBBS, Queen Mary University London

    Award Date: 17 Jul 2022

    01 Medicine and dentistry, Other undergraduate qualification (e.g. Foundation Degree, Diploma of Higher Education, Level 4/5 NVQ), Neuroscience BSc - First Class Honours, Queen Mary University London

    Award Date: 9 Jun 2020

    Research Interests

    • Traumatic brain injury
    • Neuro-oncology
    • Paediatric Neurosurgery