Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery projects

• VP Shunt success : Does the accuracy of placement of the ventricular catheter predict shunt blockage rates ? Does stereotactic placement of the ventricular catheter improve the shunt survival ?
• Trigeminal neuralgia – what are the short and long-term results of treatment of this condition in our service ?
• The role of mesenchymal stem cells in spinal surgery : what is the place of these cells in increasing the success of spinal fusion surgery ? – phase 2 and 3 studies.
• Do mesenchymal stem cells improve the long-term results of injured or degenerate lumbar disc disease, both in operated and non-operated situations ?
• SAH and cerebral aneurysms – a detailed audit is being undertaken, and there will be opportunities to use this dataset for analysis and publication.
• Microdiscetomy- a clinical study on post operative management. This is one of the most common surgeries performed worldwide.
• A collaborative study with engineering assessing sitting with novel technology and its effect on spinal health.
• The utility of 4D CT- a novel technique in studying stability in the cervical spine.
• Endoscopic pituitary surgery outcome measures are being collected and there are opportunities for publication in collaboration with a large New York Centre.
• Neuro-oncology treatment algorithms are being implemented, the outcomes of which will be studied.
• Stem Cell tracking by novel MRI and histological methods.
• Tissue engineering pre clinical studies in spinal disc repair
• Spinal outcome measures are being collected and there are opportunities for publication in collaboration with a large Canadian Centre.

Meet the team

Unit Head
Prof Justin Moore
Justin.Moore@monash.edu

Unit Supervisor
A/Prof Tony Goldschlager
tony.goldschlager@monash.edu

Location
Neurosurgery, Monash Health