Neurosurgeons

What is a Neurosurgeon?

A neurosurgeon encompasses the surgical and non-surgical treatment of adult and paediatric patients. Diseases and conditions treated include:

Neck injuries – whiplash and other injuries
Spinal injuries – ruptured discs, sciatica, stenosis, trauma, low back pain, scoliosis
Tumours of the spine, spinal cord and peripheral nerves
Head trauma – brain haemorrhages, skull fractures
Brain tumours
Cerebral aneurysms, hemorrhagic stroke
Neuropathies – carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar neuropathy
Traumatic injuries of peripheral nerves
Malformations of the nervous system.

Our Consultants

Dr Leigh Atkinson AO

M.B., B.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S. (Edin), F.F.P.M. (A.N.Z.C.A.), F.A.F.R.M. (R.A.C.P.), C.I.M.E., G.E.P.I.

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Dr Martin James Wood

M.B., Ch.B., BMedSc(Hons), F.R.A.C.S.

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Dr Michael Redmond AM RFD

M.B., B.S., F.R.A.C.S. (Neurosurgery).

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How Neurosurgeons contribute to medicolegal matters

Their role is to offer objective, clinically grounded insight that assists lawyers, insurers, regulators and courts to understand conditions affecting the brain, spine, and nervous system, how surgical care was planned and delivered, and how outcomes or complications may relate to the issues in dispute.

Typically, medicolegal neurosurgeons provide:

File reviews involving medical records, imaging, operative notes, neurological assessments, and post-operative care documentation
Expert advisory input on whether neurosurgical assessment, decision-making, and operative management aligned with accepted standards of practice at the time
Opinion on diagnosis, surgical technique, intra-operative events, disease progression, and management of complications
Independent Medical Examinations in matters where neurological injury, neurosurgical intervention, or outcome is central to the issues being considered
Impairment reporting where brain or spinal injury, or neurosurgical treatment, has contributed to ongoing functional limitation
Supplementary reports to clarify or expand opinion as new information or questions arise
Expert witness work in civil claims, regulatory matters, or inquests, including participation in conferences, hearings, or court
Specialist neurosurgical opinion in matters involving traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, complex neurological conditions, or catastrophic outcomes

Need a neurosurgeon’s opinion for your medicolegal matter?

Contact our team to discuss the scope of your matter and next steps.