Robert Aspoas
Robert completed his undergraduate training at the University of Witwatersrand. He then undertook specialist training at the University of Cape Town, working at Groote Schuur and the Red Cross Children's Hospitals. Further higher surgical training in neurosurgery was done at Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He then worked as a consultant in the east end of London as well as in the Essex Spinal Centre and ran the Nuffield Hospital Spinal Assessment Clinic.
What is a Neurosurgeon?
A neurosurgeon is a doctor who has specialised in the surgical and medical management of neurological diseases and conditions.
Neurosurgeons and neurologists often work together, depending on the patient's individual clinical condition.
Neurosurgery is the surgical specialty that deals with diseases or disorders of the brain, spinal cord and nerves. This specialty includes the management of tumours (brain, spine and peripheral nerve), vascular conditions, degenerative spinal conditions, pain management and peripheral nerve entrapment neuropathies.