Dr Vassili Crispi MBBS MSc MRCS AFHEA

Dr Vassili Crispi

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery
Specialty Registrar in Neurosurgery

Contact details

Email
v.crispi@bham.ac.uk
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Address
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Vassili Crispi is a Academic Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery. Vassili’s research interests are in brain tumours, cancer genomics and translational clinical trials to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

  • MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2025
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Health Research, University of Leeds, 2023
  • MB BS, Hull York Medical School, 2021
  • Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), 2019
  • MSc Clinical Anatomy (Distinction), Hull York Medical School, 2019

Biography

Vassili graduate from Hull York Medical School in 2021 having also completed an intercalated MSc in Clinical Anatomy with Distinction in 2019. Vassili undertook Academic Foundation Training in Neurosurgery and Immersive Technologies in West Yorkshire (Leeds General Infirmary).

Vassili is currently completing his Academic Clinical Fellowship in Neurosurgery (2024-Present), investigating long read sequencing for rapid diagnosis in brain tumours and its role within the existing NHS pathways.

Teaching

MBChB Medicine and Surgery:

  • Anatomy demonstrator
  • Neuroscience Year 4 – Neurosurgery introductory lecture

Research

Vassili Crispi is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery at the Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences at the University of Birmingham and neurosurgery trainee in the West Midlands. Their research is currently focused on fast diagnostic array diagnosis of gliomas and enhancing patient understanding and empowerment via immersive technology.

Other activities

Affiliations:

  • Fellow, Healthcare Leadership Academy, 2022
  • Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy, 2019

Roles/positions:

  • NIHR Associate Junior Principal Investigator, Tessa Jowell BRAIN MATRIX Platform Study
  • Cohort Director (Aston), Healthcare Leadership Academy
  • Networking Lead, Healthcare Leadership Academy
  • Member of BMA Board of Science
  • Co-Chair, Proud@BMA LGBTQ+ Network

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Wykes, V, Albanese, E, Crispi, V, Manan, S, Khan, T, Cole, N, Bennett, C, Hughes, L, Vafadar, N, Cheng, V, Pohl, U, Raghavan, M, Wallis, Y & Watts, C 2025, 'Introduction of whole genome sequencing as NHS standard of care for glioma patients in two neurosurgical oncology centres: West Midlands', BJC Reports, vol. 3, 79. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44276-025-00168-9

Crispi, V, Peat, S, Bolton, WS, Chapman, S, Rousseau, N, Mushtaq, F & Mathew, RK 2025, 'Mixed reality with 3D brain imaging for patient consultation in neurosurgery: an IDEAL stage 2a feasibility study', Journal of Neuro-Oncology, vol. 174, no. 1, pp. 143-156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-025-05047-4

Crispi, V, Bolton, W, Town, R & Anderson, I 2023, 'Effect of neurosurgical high observation beds (HOBs) on service provision: a single-centre experience and cost analysis', BMJ open, vol. 13, no. 7, 073461. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073461

Crispi, V, Isaac, E, Abah, U, Shackcloth, M, Lopez, E, Eadington, T, Taylor, M, Kandadai, R, Marshall, NR, Gurung, A, Rogers, LJ, Marchbank, A, Qadri, S & Loubani, M 2022, 'Surgical factors associated with new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation after lung resection: The EPAFT multicentre study', Postgraduate medical journal, vol. 98, no. 1157, pp. 177-182. https://doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138904

Sfyri, PP, Yuldasheva, NY, Tzimou, A, Giallourou, N, Crispi, V, Aburima, A, Beltran-Alvarez, P, Patel, K, Mougios, V, Swann, JR, Kearney, MT & Matsakas, A 2018, 'Attenuation of oxidative stress-induced lesions in skeletal muscle in a mouse model of obesity-independent hyperlipidaemia and atherosclerosis through the inhibition of Nox2 activity', Free Radical Biology and Medicine, vol. 129, pp. 504-519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.10.422

Comment/debate

Health Workers Against The Far Right 2025, 'Everybody's business: call to all NHS staff to oppose the influence of racism and the far right', BMJ (Clinical research ed.), vol. 391, r2230. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r2230

Bates, RS, Mapako, T & Crispi, V 2021, 'Restraint, flexibility, engagement, and communication are vital', The BMJ, vol. 374, n1335. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1335

Editorial

Crispi, V & Ballard, WL 2023, '‘That’s a bit gay for work’: medicine is not doing enough for LGBTQ+ colleagues', Postgraduate medical journal, vol. 99, no. 1173, pp. 647-650. https://doi.org/10.1136/pmj-2022-141733

Review article

Crispi, V, Bolton, W, Chand, M, Giuliani, S, Wykes, V & Mathew, RK 2025, 'Barriers to Clinical Academic Surgical Training and Career Development in the United Kingdom: A Review from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Advanced Surgical Technology Incubator (ASTI) Group', British journal of hospital medicine, vol. 86, no. 3. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2024.0419

Crispi, V & Matsakas, A 2018, 'Duchenne muscular dystrophy: genome editing gives new hope for treatment', Postgraduate medical journal, vol. 94, no. 1111, pp. 296-304. https://doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2017-135377

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