Venia Giannakaki

Advanced Endoscopic Skull Base Fellow | RCSEd Future Leaders Programme Fellow 2025/26 | Trainee Rep on the Surgical Specialty Board in Neurosurgery of the RCSEd 2021/25 | MSc in Medical Education, Keele University

Tyneside Area

About

Experience

  • Advanced Endoscopic and Open Skull Base Fellow at St. Michael's Hospital
    Jul 2026 - Present · 1 mo

  • Locum Consultant Adult and Vascular Neurosurgeon at Royal Victoria Infirmary
    Feb 2026 - Jul 2026 · 6 mos

  • Acting Consultant Adult & Paediatric Neurosurgeon at Royal Victoria Infirmary - Health Education England
    Oct 2025 - Feb 2026 · 5 mos

    Acting up in a consultant role during the final stage of neurosurgical training. Consultant-level responsibility across adult, paediatric, and neurovascular neurosurgical services, including elective, emergency, and on-call care. Experience in complex cranial, skull base, paediatric, neurovascular, hydrocephalus, and degenerative spine surgery. Active involvement in multidisciplinary decision-making, service delivery, and pathway optimisation.

  • Specialty Trainee in NEurosurgery at HEE NE
    Aug 2017 - Feb 2026 · 8 yrs 7 mos

  • Neurosurgery Resident at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Aug 2017 - Feb 2026 · 8 yrs 7 mos