Medical - Neurosurgery experts

Introduction

Neurosurgery is surgery of the nervous system, including not only the brain, but the spinal cord, peripheral nerves and cerebrovascular system.

Neurosurgeons may be required in the treatment of brain tumors, epilepsy, head injury, pituitary disease, spinal disease or injury or cerebrovascular disorders.

At the bottom of this profile are brief details of a number of the experts that Expert Experts represents. Call our office to discuss your requirements and to obtain a recommendation that suits your needs and budget.

Expertise in Action

Neurosurgical expert opinion may be required in assessing injuries to the brain, spine or nerves in civil and criminal cases. Further, they may be required to assess the actions and procedures of other neurosurgeons in cases of alleged negligence.

Sample Reports

For some fields of expertise we have some sample sections of de-identified reports. Please contact our office if you are interested in a sample.

Cost

The overall cost of expert opinion depends on the services required. Some of the key factors that affect the cost of advice include:

• The need for a view or inspection of a location
• The quantity of documentary material to be reviewed
• Whether there are reports of other experts to be reviewed and commented on in detail
• Whether there is a need for conferences with the expert either in person or by telephone/Skype

Relevant Articles Neurosurgical Society of Australasia

The Neurosurgical Society of Australasia (NSA) was formed in Melbourne on 19 April, 1940, initially as the Society of Australasian Neurological Surgeons.

What is Neurosurgery?

What is Neurosurgery?

Incidence of Adverse Events and Negligence in Hospitalized Patients — Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I

As part of an interdisciplinary study of medical injury and malpractice litigation, we estimated the incidence of adverse events, defined as injuries caused by medical management, and of the subgroup of such injuries that resulted from negligent or substandard care.

Relevant Cases Fletcher v Besser & Anor [2004] NSWCA 132

Plaintiff with hemiplegia claimed her neurosurgeon caused her injury through negligence.

The Queen v Haemon Gill[2005] VSCA 70

Murder case where neurosurgeon presented expert evidence concerning the cause of death of a child who experienced severe trauma to the head.

Jordan v Lee [2012]

Four neurosurgical experts were called by the defendant to give opinion about the way each would have responded to the risk of operating on a plaintiff’s tumour.

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