A/Prof. J. van Gelder | Sydney Spine Institute

Prof. James van Gelder is a Consultant Neurosurgeon & Spine Surgeon. He is an expert in minimally invasive (keyhole access) procedures. He is the director of Neurosurgery at Concord Repatriation Hospital and at Sydney Adventist Hospital. He is a Conjoint Associate Professor at the University of NSW and a faculty member and teaching staff at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. His current academic interests are in Evidence Based Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Biomedical Engineering.

Prof. van Gelder is an approved medical specialist and trained assessor of permanent impairment registered with WorkCover NSW.

SERVICES

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 *(offered at specific hospitals, for routine spinal procedures 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

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

CONSULTING LOCATIONS

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Medicine (MBBS), The University of Melbourne 1984
Doctorate of Medicine (MD) awarded by The University of Melbourne 1996
Graduate Diploma of Clinical Epidemiology, The University of Newcastle 1995
Master of Medical Statistics, The University of Newcastle 1997
Faculty Member and Teaching Staff, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons from 2000
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons since 1997
Fellowship training Wayne State University USA 1998-1999
Conjoint Associate Professor, University of NSW