Neurosurgery I St Vincent’s Private Hospitals

St Vincent’s Private Hospitals offer a wide range of neurosurgery related services, for details of the neurosurgery services at your local St Vincent’s Private Hospital, click here.

We help people with conditions affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves

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

We help people with brain tumours — both malignant and benign. We perform advanced surgeries for people who have had a stroke or aneurysm and we also help people with movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease and dystonia.

We can also help some people who are living with epilepsy or chronic pain.

Our techniques include ‘keyhole’, minimally-invasive and open procedures.

Our neurosurgeons

Many of Australia’s neurosurgeons practice at a St Vincent’s Private Hospital.

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.

We have neurosurgeons with interests and expertise in all aspects of neurosurgery.

We help people who are experiencing:

Acute spinal disc prolapse, sciatica or trapped nerve in the neck
Degenerative disorders causing spinal canal stenosis
Benign and malignant spinal tumours
Cerebral tumours including primary glioma and metastases
Skull base tumours including pituitary tumours, anterior skull base tumours and acoustic tumours.
Aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and stroke.

We also perform:

Functional stereotaxy for movement disorders
Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease and dystonia
Treatment of hydrocephalus and CSF circulation disorders
Treatment of spinal cord cysts

Brain tumours

Depending on the location of the tumour, we may work in conjunction with head and neck specialists or ear, nose and throat specialists to accurately locate and excise the tumour.

Aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and stroke

These problems affect the brain’s vascular (veins and arteries) system. The site may be accessed through the veins or by open surgery.

Movement disorder surgeries

Parkinson’s Disease and dystonia are 2 types of chronic movement disorder. Using 3D imaging called ‘stereotaxy’ we can pinpoint the part of the brain causing the problem. We can then insert a device that provides ‘deep brain stimulation’ which can relieve the symptoms.

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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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.

Your GP can refer you to one of our neurosurgeons.

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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

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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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At St Vincent’s Private Hospital East Melbourne, we are especially committed to delivering high quality, excellent care. We work in partnership with our patients and their families to take a compassionate and holistic approach to healthcare.

With a team of well-renowned neurosurgeons consulting onsite, all surgery is undertaken at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Fitzroy, located only 1km away.

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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.

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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

The Neurosurgery department at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Werribee offer services for patients with neurological problems involving the spine and nerves.

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