REFRRALS & NEUROSRUGICAL ADVICE

 

Referrals and Neurosurgical Advice

Your neurosurgeon is committed to providing you with the best treatment for your condition. In the first instance you may need to see your family doctor to be referred to a neurosurgeon.

Once you see your neurosurgeon they will be able to provide you with further information about your diagnosis, treatment alternatives and the course of care, especially expectations for surgical outcomes.   Ask questions, discuss the risks of the course of treatment including complications and seek further clarification when you are unsure.  It is important that you share all relevant information with your neurosurgeon.

The Neurosurgical Society of Australasia (NSA) is a professional not for profit organisation established to study and advance the art and science of neurosurgery and research into the cause, prevention and cure of diseases in the field of neurosurgery. The NSA cannot provide medical advice, a second opinion or referrals to neurosurgeons.

 

Finding a Neurosurgeon

Your family doctor will be in a position to refer you to a neurosurgeon in your area. A membership directory of neurourgeons will be available on this website during May 2008 and may also be useful in helping you identify a neurosurgeon.

For more information on the membership directory please click here