Auckland DHB Neurosurgery

Public Service

Description

What is Neurosurgery?

Neurosurgery is the surgical specialty that deals with diseases or disorders of the brain, spinal cord and nerves.

A neurosurgeon is a doctor who has specialised in the surgical and medical management of neurological diseases and conditions.

The Neurosurgical Department at Auckland City Hospital treats patients with diseases or trauma involving the central and peripheral nervous system. It covers the full range of neurosurgical problems including trauma, benign and malignant tumours, neurovascular conditions, epilepsy amenable to surgery, congenital problems, peripheral nerve disorders and functional neurosurgery for pain and movement disorders.

The Department currently covers an extensive area of the North Island from Northland, all of Auckland, Coromandel to Taranaki, Waikato, Lakeland and Tairawhiti.

Consultants

Mr Robert Aspoas

Neurosurgeon
Mr Arnold Bok

Neurosurgeon - Service Clinical Director
Dr Jason Correia

Neurosurgeon
Mr Peter Heppner

Neurosurgeon
Mr Andrew Law

Neurosurgeon
Mr Edward Mee

Neurosurgeon
Mr Patrick Schweder

Neurosurgeon

Referral Expectations

Referrals are triaged (sorted into groups according to urgency of need) by specialists and allocated a grading. If serious, i.e Grade 1, the case is booked immediately for Outpatients.

Urgent cases go through the Emergency Department via the on call registrar.

Procedures / Treatments

Cerebral Aneurysm

A cerebral (cranial) aneurysm is a weakened section in the wall of a blood vessel in the brain that bulges or balloons out.… More
Brain Tumour

Brain tumours may be primary (they arise in the brain or nearby tissue) or metastatic (they have originated in another part of the body and travelled to the brain, usually via the bloodstream).… More
Subdural Haematoma

A subdural haematoma is a collection of blood that forms beneath the outer protective covering of the brain, the dura mater.… More
Spinal Tumour

Tumours may be found within the spinal cord itself, between the spinal cord and its tough outer covering, the dura, or outside the dura.… More
Herniated Discs

Between the vertebrae in your spine are flat, round discs that act as shock absorbers for the spinal bones.… More