A/Prof James Van Gelder

A/Prof. Van Gelder is a Consultant Neurosurgeron & Spine Surgeon. He is an expert in minimally invasive (keyhole access) procedures.

Consultations

• Urgent Appointments & Emergencies

• Assessments, Management and Reassurance

• Multi-disciplinary Care (if required)

• WorkCover & MVA

Brain & Spinal Surgery

• Minimally Invasive & Complex Spine Surgery

• AMA fees

• NO GAP surgery for pensioners & disadvantaged (for routine spinal procedures, available at specific hospitals only)

Spinal Conditions treated

• Sciatica, radiculopathy, neck & back pain

• Spinal disc injury (e.g. disc bulge & herniation), spinal degeneration, nerve compression

• Cervical & lumbar spinal stenosis, myelopathy

• Spinal deformity (e.g. spondylolithesis and degenerative scoliosis)

• Spinal tumours, infections, trauma (spinal fractures) and other emergencies

Brain conditions treated

• Brain tumours, pituitary tumours

• Brain injury, trauma, skull reconstruction

• Cranio-cerebral injuries, intracranial haemorrhage

• Aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations

• Hydrocephalus

• Peripheral nerve conditions & carpal tunnel