Neurosurgery

The Douglas Miller Department of Neurosurgery is one of the largest neurosurgical units in NSW. In our dedicated ward at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney, we have an operative caseload of 1,500 a year. We’re also one of the oldest neurosurgery departments in the country, named after Sir Douglas Miller, a founding neurosurgeon in Australia.

We have had a notable number of firsts in our time. We were the first hospital to employ frameless stereotactic equipment in the routine provision of craniotomy. More recently, our current Chairman, Dr Malcolm Pell, in conjunction with Dr Dudley O’Sullivan, started the functional programme of deep brain electrodes for Parkinson’s disease.

Our department provides services for all neurosurgical problems, including:

Spinal disorders for acute disc prolapse, sciatica and brachalgia, 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 Otolaryngology Departments. Endoscopic approaches to pituitary tumours and anterior skull base tumours are undertaken, as well as the removal of acoustic tumours
Neurovascular both open procedures and neurointerventional, for aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation (AVMS) and stroke
Functional Stereotaxy for movement disorders, deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease and dystonia
Hydrocephalus and CSF circulation disorders, syringomyelia

All members of the Neurosurgery Department are Fellows of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. We have two positions for neurosurgical training towards FRACS.

We’re involved in the Research Strategic Plan with the aim of becoming a centre of excellence for neuroscience research.

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SVPHS Title Associate Professor SVPHS Name Timothy SVPHS Phone 02 8382 6754 SVPHS Address Suite 1405, Level 14 Sr Francis McGuigan Wing St Vincent's Private Hospital 406 Victoria Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010 SVPHS Fax 02 8382 6764 SVPHS Department Neurosurgery SVPHS Surname Steel	Neurosurgery	A/Prof Timothy Steel
SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Ben SVPHS Phone 1300 174 497 SVPHS Address Suite 1404, Level 14, St Vincent's Private Hospital, 406 Victoria Steet, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010 SVPHS Fax 02 8580 4867 SVPHS Department Neurosurgery SVPHS Surname Jonker	Neurosurgery	Dr Ben Jonker
SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Jacob SVPHS Phone 02 9650 4132 SVPHS Address Suite 704 St Vincent's Clinic 438 Victoria Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010 SVPHS Fax 02 9650 4820 SVPHS Department Neurosurgery SVPHS Surname Fairhall	Neurosurgery	Dr Jacob Fairhall
SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name John SVPHS Phone 02 8382 6757 SVPHS Address Suite 704 St Vincent's Clinic 438 Victoria Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010 SVPHS Fax 02 8382 6758 SVPHS Department Neurosurgery SVPHS Surname Sheehy	Neurosurgery	Dr John Sheehy
SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Malcolm SVPHS Phone 02 8382 6766 SVPHS Address Suite 705A St Vincent's Clinic 438 Victoria Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010 SVPHS Fax 02 8382 6770 SVPHS Department Neurosurgery SVPHS Surname Pell	Neurosurgery	Dr Malcolm Pell
SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Mark J. SVPHS Phone 02 8382 6724 SVPHS Address Suite 1302 Level 13 St Vincent's Private Hospital 406 Victoria Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010 SVPHS Fax 02 8382 6736 SVPHS Department Neurosurgery SVPHS Surname Winder	Neurosurgery	Dr Mark J. Winder
SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Peter SVPHS Phone 02 8382 6751 SVPHS Address Suite 704 St Vincent's Clinic 438 Victoria Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010 SVPHS Fax 02 8382 6761 SVPHS Department Neurosurgery SVPHS Surname Bentivoglio	Neurosurgery	Dr Peter Bentivoglio
SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Raj SVPHS Phone (02) 9650 4132 SVPHS Address Suite 1A, Level 7, Barker Street, Randwick NSW 2031 SVPHS Fax (02) 9650 4820 SVPHS Department Neurosurgery SVPHS Surname Reddy	Neurosurgery	Dr Raj Reddy
SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Richard John SVPHS Phone 02 8382 6470 SVPHS Address Suite 402 St Vincent's Clinic 438 Victoria Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010 SVPHS Fax 02 8382 6469 SVPHS Department Neurosurgery SVPHS Surname Parkinson	Neurosurgery	Dr Richard John Parkinson
SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Saeed SVPHS Phone 02 9553 9477 SVPHS Address Level 7, Suite 705A St Vincents Clinic 438 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst SVPHS Fax 02 9553 9804 SVPHS Department Neurosurgery SVPHS Surname Kohan	Neurosurgery	Dr Saeed Kohan