St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney has one of the largest neurosurgical units in NSW, and with a team of expert neurosurgeons we have become a leading hospital in cutting-edge technology for minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures.

We are fortunate to have a dedicated neurosurgery ward, and our multidisciplinary team, including world-class nurses, are committed meeting the unique surgical needs of each patient, including tailored treatment plans.
We are well-known for our innovative work in treating degenerative brain and spine disorders and have pioneered the safest and most advanced technologies to improve accuracy and optimise patient outcomes.
We treat acute and chronic disorders including spinal disorders, cerebral tumours, skull-based tumours and neurovascular disorders:
 

• Spinal disorders for acute disc prolapse, sciatica and brachialgia, degenerative disorders of spinal canal stenosis, both benign and malignant spinal tumours. This involves open, minimally-invasive and percutaneous procedures and instrumentation and artificial disc for complex spinal procedures.
• Cerebral tumours both benign and malignant tumours, both primary glioma and metastases. Stereotactic localisation and navigation is an essential part of this surgery, biopsy and excision of tumours.
• Skull based tumours in association with the Head and Neck and Ear, Nose and Throat Departments. Endoscopic approaches to pituitary tumours and anterior skull base tumours are undertaken, as well as the removal of acoustic tumours.
• Neurovascular disorders both open procedures and neurointerventional, for aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation (AVMS) and stroke.
• Hydrocephalus,  CSF circulation disorders and syringomyelia.

See some of our latest work for treating conditions like Parkinson’s disease and tremor, with the latest Deep Brain Stimulation device. Read more about it here.

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St Vincent’s Private Hospital Melbourne is a leader in the speciality of Neuroscience. Our neurosurgeons and neurologists treat patients for a wide range of neurological disorders and conditions.

St Vincent’ Private Hospital Melbourne has specialist neurosurgical theatres with state-of-the-art facilities allowing for the most complex of procedures.

St Vincent’s Private Fitzroy has a 34-bed specialised Neuroscience Unit, and 8 beds and a highly qualified specialist medical and nursing staff in our Intensive Care Unit.

St Vincent’s Private Hospital Melbourne collaborates closely with St Vincent Hospital Melbourne to benefit our patients in numerous ways.

We perform brain surgery for:

• craniotomy for cerebral tumour
• cerebral aneurysms
• arteriovenous malformations
• subdural haematoma
• hydrocephalus
• neuralgia
• Parkinson’s disease
• movement disorders
• epilepsy
• depression.

Spinal surgery procedures includes:

• anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
• posterior cervical discectomy
• cervical Foraminotomy
• insertion of artificial cervical disc
• thoracic laminectomy, discectomy, fusion, vertebrectomy, decompression and removal of spinal tumours
• lumbar laminectomy, discectomy, microdiscectomy, fusion
• removal of spinal tumors (anterior or posterior approach).

We also treat patients living with the following conditions:

• Parkinson’s disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Gillian Barré Syndrome
• epilepsy
• CIDP
• stroke
• migraine
• hydrocephalus
• trigeminal neuralgia
• CJD
• Myasthenia Gravis
• pituitary management
• vestibular disorders.

St Vincent's Private Hospital AIRO Brainlab

St Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne is the first hospital in Victoria to use the Brainlab AIRO surgical navigation system.

AIRO is an intra operative CT scanner. This means that instead of a patient having to travel to and from a traditional CT machine pre, post or during surgery, all scans can be taken in theatre and relayed to the surgeon in real time.

For our patients this means less time under anaesthetic and an increase in the likelihood of successful surgery.

For our surgeons, they now have far greater accuracy when visualising the field of surgery and because of this, a positive outcome for their patient is a greater possibility

Your GP can refer you to one of our neurosurgeons.

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Neurosurgeon Dr Peter McNeill performs deep brain stimulation, a procedure that can help people living with Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, tremors and dystonia.  

Your GP can provide you a referral to see Dr Peter McNeill

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At St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside, we are especially committed to delivering excellent care, pursuing cutting-edge research and embracing new and emerging technologies and therapeutics to ensure we remain at the forefront of medicine in Australia, as well as abroad.

We have specially trained health professionals who deliver high quality services in neurosurgery.

Your GP can refer you to one of our neurosurgeons.

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A comprehensive neurosurgery service is now available at the Mater, with doctors rooms conveniently located on the Mater Campus.

Our neurosurgery services include:

• Minimally-invasive spine techniques
• Minimally-invasive approaches to brain tumours
• Spinal tumours particularly metastatic disease
• All types of brain tumours, including melanoma
• Stereotactic procedures for tumours
• On-call neurosurgery roster for in-patients and out-patients 24/7

Our neurosurgeons have a commitment to research in their respective roles and are building databases for clinical studies and trials with their other public appointed positions. They are also actively involved with the teaching and support of medical students from the University of Notre Dame.
 
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The Neurosurgery department at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Werribee offer services for patients with neurological problems involving the spine and nerves.

What we offer

• Low complexity spinal surgery
• Microdiscectomy
• Spinal decompression
• Carpel tunnel decompression

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Many of Australia’s neurosurgeons practice at a St Vincent’s Private Hospital and provide consultation services locally in Griffith at SVPCHG.

Our neurosurgeons are amongst Australia’s leading and most respected practitioners, who have all undergone a rigorous process of assessment prior to gaining admitting privileges to our hospitals.

Our neurosurgeons specialise in diagnosing and performing surgery on a wide range of conditions affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves;

• All types of brain tumours
• Benign and malignant spinal tumours
• Neurovascular disorders
• Spinal disorders