Dr Raoul e Pope Neurosurgeon
Consulting in North Sydney

Dr raoul pope mbchb(hons, we abide by the core principles of beneficence (doing good), otago)fracs(syd) the holistic practice: in our practice, and non-maleficence (doing no harm). He is super-specialising in the latest techniques of spine surgery in both neurosurgical and orthopaedic disciplines, offering a comprehensive skill set to bring home to his patients in sydney. Please note that dr pope is currently completing a complex spine fellowship in the surgical management of spine conditions at the foothills hospital in alberta, canada. We are however happy to offer advice on any questions relating to the surgical management of the brain or spine. Please contact your gp regarding the formal referral process. It is customary to have consulted with your gp or other healthcare specialist before being referred. Please feel free to contact us regarding any neurosurgical query. Dr popes secondary service: medico-legal opinion. Dr pope's primary service: general spinal surgery; complex instrumented spine surgery; minimally invasive spinal surgery; minimally invasive neurosurgery; artificial disc replacement; brain and pituitary tumours; neuroendoscopy; hydrocephalus; trigeminal neuralgia; peripheral nerve surgery; pain management. Our aim is to provide a service where we listen, evaluate and then offer recommendations for investigation and treatment. We believe in educating patients about their conditions to optimise the decision-making and treatment processes. We use technologically advanced methods and modalities to maximise benefit. We endeavour to provide the very best of healthcare in diagnosing, evaluating, investigating and treating each and every patient. We believe in the principle of autonomy (letting the patient make the decision once fully informed), and we strive to guide the patient to make the best decision in their best interests. He will recommence practice at concord hospital & various private hospitals in early july 2009.

This spine surgery is minimally invasive because MISS spinal surgery is performed through one or more trivial incisions or punctures through which tubular detractors are inserted. Mature brain tumors are diseases in which cancer (malignant) cells start to grow in the tissues of the brain. For treatment, brain tumors are classified by the type of cell in which the tumor began, the location of the tumor in the central perturbed system, and the grade of the tumor. It is a form of treatment that is mainly used in people who have chronic pain that is not responsive to treatment. Myelography is an imaging examination that involves the introduction of a spinal needle into the spinal canal and the injection of contrast material in the space around the spinal cord and nerve roots (the subarachnoid space) using a mealtime form of Bray called fluoroscope. Myelography is maximum commonly worn to detect abnormalities of the spinal cord, the spinal canal, the spinal nerve roots and the blood vessels that supply the spinal cord, including: Other rare complications of myelography include nerve injury from the spinal needle and bleeding around the nerve roots as they enter or leave the spinal cord. There is a very little risk that contrast material will block the spinal canal, which can make surgery necessary. Diverse types of treatment are available for patients with adult brain tumor. Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses tall energy brays or other types of radiation to kill cancer cells. The way the radiation therapy is given depends on the type and stage of the cancer being treated. tumors that have spread to the brain from somewhere else in the body are usually treated with radiation therapy ardor surgery. Surgery, usually with radiation therapy. Surgery plus radiation therapy to the brain and spine. A clinical trial of surgery and radiation therapy to the brain and spine for tumors that are more hard to treat successfully. Surgery with or without radiation therapy. The location of the tumors in the brain ardor spinal cord. The tolerant will require hospitalization for two to five days after the surgery. It relieves neck, arm and leg symptoms caused by pressure on the spinal cord and spinal nerves. This surgical procedure creates more space for the spinal cord and nerve roots to relieve the painful pressure of spinal steno sis, a narrowing of the spinal canal that can result from arthritis. This technique is old during intricate surgical procedures, especially those that involve manipulation of the spinal cord. There are diverse pain pathways in the human body those that are controlled by the brain and spinal cord and those that are controlled by other peripheral nerves (nerves that extend out from the spinal cord). Stimulation of the peripheral nerves or peripheral nerve stimulation was the first form of neurostimulation to be developed, however it was not very popular initially and was replaced by a technique which stimulated the spinal cord, obvious as spinal cord st