Neurosurgery

TheMacquarieUniversityNeurosurgery
Unitisoneofthelargestacademic
neurosurgerygroupsinAustralia.
Itincludesnineneurosurgeonsanda
dedicatedneurosurgeryresearch
laboratory.
Theunithassubspecialtyinterestsin
vascularneurosurgery,spinalsurgery,
tumoursurgery,andradiosurgery
SyringomyeliaandChiarimalformations.
MacquarieNeurosurgery

TheMacquarieUniversityNeurosurgeryUnitisoneof
thelargestacademicneurosurgerygroupsin
Australia.
Itincludesnineneurosurgeonsandadedicated
neurosurgeryresearchlaboratory.
Theunithassubspecialtyinterestsinvascular
neurosurgery,spinalsurgery,tumoursurgery,and
radiosurgery.
Vascularneurosurgeryisamajorfocusofthegroup,
bothclinicallyandinthelaboratory.
Wehaveextensiveexperienceinthemanagementof
arteriovenousmalformations(AVMs),aneurysms,and
occlusivediseasessuchascarotidarterystenosisand
moyamoyadisease.
NeurosurgicalSocietyofAustralia

Astronginvolvementwithneurosurgical
educationhasbeenmaintainedbyhis
positionontheRACSBoardof
NeurosurgeryandtheBoardofthe
NeurosurgicalSocietyofAustralasiafor
thepast15years,servingaspresident
from2013to2014.
Hehasbeendirectlyinvolvedwith
neurosurgicaltrainingoftheRoyal
AustralasianCollegeofSurgeonsasa
consultantandClinicalDirectorof
NeurosurgeryatTheCanberraHospital.
NeurosurgerySpine

Ourteamcompletedhismedicaldegreesand
graduatedfromtheUniversityofSydneywithhonours
in1993.
HisearlypostgraduatetrainingwasatRoyalPrince
AlfredHospitalfollowedbytrainingandresearchin
NeurosurgeryattheChildrensHospitalatWestmead.
HisadvancedNeurosurgerySpine
TrainingincludedpostsatWestmead,JohnHunter
andRoyalNorthShoreHospitals.
Duringthistimeheunderwentsubspecialtytrainingin
CerebrovascularNeurosurgeryunderthementorship
ofProfessorMichaelMorgan.
BestNeurosurgeryHospitals

Inparticular,wetreatsallbenignandmalignant
tumoursofthenervoussystem,includingbrain,
skull,spine,andperipheralnervetumoursinour
BestNeurosurgeryHospitals.
Heworksincollaborationwithateamofsurgical
specialists,suchasENT/rhinology,neuro-
ophthalmology,orthopaedic,maxillo-facial,and
plasticandreconstructiveatbestNeurosurgery
Hospitalssurgeons.
AschairofthebraintumourMDT,heworksclosely
withothermedicalspecialists,includingradiation
andmedicaloncologists,neuropathologists,
neuroradiologists,andendocrinologists.
SydneySpine

Ourpracticeisnowexclusivelyinadultspine
surgery,focusingoncomplexdeformity,
fusion,non-fusionandminimallyinvasive
spinaltechnologiesinsydney.
Hehasinventedandcommercialisedseveral
spinalretractorstoreduceretractioninjuryand
holdsseveralpatentsforretractorsandspinal
implants.
Hisacademicinterestsincluderetractor
technologyandinvestigatingnewsurgical
techniquesandtechnologyforlessinvasive
spinalsurgery.
SpinalSurgeon

Ourteamneurosurgicalinterestsincludethe
SpinalSurgeon,multidisciplinarymanagement
ofbraintumours,pituitaryandskullbasesurgery
(includingminimallyinvasiveandendoscopic
surgery),andcerebrovascularsurgery.
HehasbeentheNeuro-OncologyTumour
ProgramLead,andChairoftheMacquarie
UniversityMulti-DisciplinaryTeam(MDT)since
itsinceptionin2012.
BrainSurgeon

Manycomplexbrainvasculardisordersandsome
braintumoursarebestmanagedwithbypassgrafts
andourgroupofBrainSurgeonisrecognized
nationallyandinternationallyforourexpertisewith
thesetechniques.
Weworkcloselywiththeinterventional
neuroradiologistsatMacquarieUniversityHospitalin
themanagementofneurovascularcases.
Ourpatientcentric,multidisciplinaryapproachensures
risksandalternativeshavebeenconsideredwhen
establishingacareplan.
NeurosurgeonSydney

TheMacquarieUniversityNeurosurgeryUnitisoneofthe
largestacademicneurosurgerygroupsinAustralia.
ItincludesnineneurosurgeonsinSydneyandadedicated
neurosurgeryresearchlaboratory.
Theunithassubspecialtyinterestsinvascularneurosurgery,
spinalsurgery,tumoursurgery,andradiosurgery.
Vascularneurosurgeryisamajorfocusofthegroup,both
clinicallyandinthelaboratory.
Wehaveextensiveexperienceinthemanagementof
arteriovenousmalformations(AVMs),aneurysms,and
occlusivediseasessuchascarotidarterystenosisand
moyamoyadisease.