Service/Procedure Summary

This category is made up of a large number of brain surgery procedures on adult patients 16 years old or older, including craniotomy, craniectomy, shunt insertion, ventriculostomy, deep brain stimulation, biopsy, CSF reservoir insertion, and excision of a tumor.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 37days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 44days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 34
days
47
days

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 140
days
138
days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sean D Christie Halifax --- ---
Simon Walling Halifax --- 53
days
Adrienne Weeks Halifax 7
days
26
days
Stephen Lownie Halifax 12
days
36
days
David B Clarke Halifax 21
days
25
days
P Daniel McNeely Halifax 64
days
69
days
Gwynedd Pickett Halifax 89
days
69
days
Lutz Weise Halifax 89
days
51
days

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sean D Christie Halifax --- ---
Simon Walling Halifax --- 126
days
Adrienne Weeks Halifax 24
days
47
days
Stephen Lownie Halifax 55
days
107
days
David B Clarke Halifax 83
days
149
days
P Daniel McNeely Halifax 125
days
186
days
Gwynedd Pickett Halifax 498
days
153
days
Lutz Weise Halifax 948
days
192
days

Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency/priority cases.