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
- Sydney South West Private Hospital (Liverpool, NSW)
- Sydney Adventist Hospital (Wahroonga, NSW)
- Liverpool Hospital (Liverpool, NSW)
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital (Concord, NSW)
CONSULTING LOCATIONS
- Sydney Spine Institute, Suite 107/3 Railway Pde, Burwood NSW 2170
- Suite 106/161 Bigge St, Liverpool NSW 2170
- SAN Clinic, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Suite 402/185 Fox Valley Rd, Wahroonga NSW 2076
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
PUBLICATIONS
J Huang, JM van Gelder
Neurosurgery 51 (5), 1101-1107
D Kadrian, J Van Gelder, D Florida, R Jones, M Vonau, C Teo, W Stening, …
Neurosurgery 56 (6), 1271-1278
JM van Gelder
Neurosurgery 53 (3), 597-606
JQH Bui, RL Mendis, JM Van Gelder, MMP Sheridan, KM Wright, …
Journal of neurosurgery 115 (6), 1236-1241
JJY Cheong, N Ghinea, JM van Gelder
Neurosurgical focus 17 (5), 1-8
CCW Chong, J van Gelder, M Sheridan
Journal of clinical neuroscience 9 (5), 539-543
JM Van Gelder, JE Dahlstrom, RLG Newcombe
Journal of clinical neuroscience 5 (2), 207-209
JY Cheong, JM Van Gelder
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 17 (2), 163-167
N Ghinea, JM van Gelder
Neurosurgical focus 17 (5), 1-8
CCW Chong, JM van Gelder
Journal of clinical neuroscience 13 (7), 759-762
S Gopinath, RG Beran, T Sachinwalla, M Sheridan, J Van Gelder, JM Chu, …
NEUROLOGY 56 (8), A248-A249
JM van Gelder
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 4 (2), 271-272