Mr Andrew Stevens PhD MRCS MBChB BMedSc AFHEA

• PhD in Neurotrauma, University of Birmingham, 2024
• MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2019
• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), 2018
• MBChB (Distinction in Research, Honours for Academic Achievement), University of Birmingham, 2016
• BMedSc (Hons), University of Birmingham, 2013

Andrew graduated from the University of Birmingham Medical School in 2016 with a Distinction in Research, having also completed an intercalated degree in Biomedical Science in 2013. Andrew undertook Academic Foundation Training in Neurocritical Care at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, before returning to the West Midlands to start his neurosurgical training.

Andrew completed his PhD in Neurotrauma in 2024, investigating photobiological interactions for neurorestoration and neuromonitoring after traumatic brain and spinal cord injury. In 2025, Andrew was appointed as an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Neurosurgery, continuing his research alongside clinical training in neurosurgery. 

MBChB Medicine and Surgery

• Deputy Module Lead - Year 4 Conference Poster

MSc Trauma Science

• Lecturer 
• Project Supervisor

BMedSc Biomedical Science

• Lecturer

BSc Biomaterials Science

• Year 3 Research Project Co-supervisor

• MSc dissertation supervisor
• PhD student co-supervisor

Andrew’s main research interest is promoting the repair and recovery of the brain and spinal cord after injury. As co-lead for an NIHR i4i FAST funded project, Andrew is developing digital health technologies to improve access to symptomatic monitoring and rehabilitation after concussion. Andrew is also developing optical devices for neuroprotection, repair and neuromonitoring in traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, and has published extensively in the field of photobiomodulation. In addition, he is developing methods for the in vitro use of brain tissue to model traumatic brain injury, as well as other laboratory techniques, to better understand the mechanisms of secondary injury and investigate methods to improve recovery. His work has received research funding from the NIHR, MRC, Wellcome Trust and the Royal College of Surgeons.

Alongside his own research themes, Andrew contributes to a number of multicentre clinical trials in neurotrauma and neurosurgery, acting as Birmingham Co-PI for MAST and DISCUS amongst other studies. He also has leadership roles in Birmingham-led studies, including RECOS and P2X7. Andrew also works with invasive and non-invasive neuromonitoring approaches in severe traumatic brain injury, including near-infrared spectroscopy, pupillometry, cerebral oxygenation and microdialysis. Working with colleagues from across the University, Andrew is also investigating the effects of environmental exposure to pollutants and how this may affect the brain.

Andrew works clinically in his honorary role as a Specialty Registrar in Neurosurgery, with a clinical interest in traumatic brain injury. This interest includes care for moderate-severe traumatic brain injury as well as extensive experience in delivery of care to athletes at all levels with sports-related concussion. Andrew is also an active reviewer for academic neurosurgical and neurotrauma journals.