ABOUT
Seán C. Martin is a Consultant Neurosurgeon with specialist expertise in functional and epilepsy neurosurgery.
His specialist practice encompasses deep brain stimulation, epilepsy surgery, neuromodulation for chronic pain, and the surgical management of spasticity, alongside a broad general neurosurgical practice.
He trained in neurosurgery in Oxford, where he also completed a DPhil in Functional Neurosurgery and a specialist fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, before undertaking further fellowship training in functional and epilepsy neurosurgery at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.
Alongside his clinical practice, Seán has an active academic and research interest in neuromodulation and functional neurosurgery, and is involved in national collaborative work in deep brain stimulation, spinal cord stimulation, and clinical outcomes.
Outside work, Seán is a keen golfer and enjoys football and spending time with his family.
FRCS(SN)
Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Surgical Neurology
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONSDPhil in Surgical Sciences
University of Oxford
Functional Neurosurgery · Deep Brain Stimulation
Fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Oxford University Hospitals
International Fellowship in Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
PgCert in Pain and Neuromodulation
Queen Mary University of London
With Distinction
PgCert in Genomic Medicine
University of Cambridge
Homerton College
MSc in Surgical Sciences
University of Edinburgh
With Distinction
MB ChB · BSc(Hons)
University of Glasgow
Medicine · Immunology
Research & Publications
35+ peer-reviewed publications · 100+ scientific presentations
An active academic interest spanning functional neurosurgery, deep brain stimulation and neuromodulation, alongside epilepsy, spinal surgery, neuro-oncology, and wider neurosurgical practice.
Research has been published in international journals including Brain Stimulation, Neuromodulation, Journal of Neurosurgery and World Neurosurgery, and presented at national and international scientific meetings.
Research from the UK & Ireland National Neuromodulation Registry received the top-scoring presentation award at the International Neuromodulation Society World Congress, was selected as Editors' Choice by Neuromodulation, and subsequently named Paper of the Week by the International Association for the Study of Pain.
More information at Researchgate.
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL
National Roles & Leadership
Clinical Lead
UK National Deep Brain Stimulation Registry
Leading the development of national clinical outcomes reporting for deep brain stimulation as part of the UK Outcomes and Registries Programme.
National Neuromodulation Registry
Neuromodulation Society of UK & Ireland
Long-standing involvement in the UK & Ireland National Neuromodulation Registry, including analysis and publication of national outcomes data and work supporting the continued development and use of the registry.
Military Leadership
Officer in the British Army Reserve, with command experience in Airborne forces.
Leadership & Management
Level 5 Certificate in Leadership & Management
Member of the Institute of Leadership
Selected Awards and Scholarships
Recipient of multiple competitive awards and scholarships recognising academic achievement, postgraduate research, and leadership.
Macrobert’s Sword
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Awarded to the top Officer Cadet on the Professionally Qualified Officer Reserve Commissioning Course
Clarendon Scholarship
University of Oxford
Medical Sciences Divisional Graduate Studentship
University of Oxford
Oxford-Bounden Graduate Scholarship
Jesus College, University of Oxford
Graduate Scholar
Jesus College, University of Oxford
Awarded for academic achievement
Academic
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Neurosurgery
University of Glasgow
Former Honorary Clinical Teaching Fellow, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford.
He is also involved as an investigator in multicentre clinical trials of deep brain stimulation and neuromodulation, including the EPIONE trial investigating DBS for post-stroke pain.
Co-editor, forthcoming 3rd edition of Landmark Papers in Neurosurgery, Oxford University Press, contributing chapters on functional neurosurgery and epilepsy surgery.
Chapter author, forthcoming The Advanced Practitioner in Pre-hospital Critical Care, contributing a chapter on head injury management and neuroprotection.
Previous textbook contributions include chapters on neurosurgical investigations and the duties and responsibilities of the neurosurgical trainee in Neurosurgery for Surgical Trainees.
MEDICOLEGAL ENQUIRIES
Expert neurosurgical opinion
Seán accepts medicolegal instructions across a broad range of neurosurgical matters, including general neurosurgery, spinal conditions, neurotrauma, and functional and epilepsy neurosurgery.