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? 29days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 41days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 62
days
41
days

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 598
days
186
days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sean D Christie Halifax --- ---
Adrienne Weeks Halifax 9
days
22
days
David B Clarke Halifax 17
days
31
days
Stephen Lownie Halifax 14
days
37
days
P Daniel McNeely Halifax 58
days
46
days
Simon Walling Halifax --- 48
days
Lutz Weise Halifax 160
days
49
days
Gwynedd Pickett Halifax 91
days
74
days

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sean D Christie Halifax --- ---
Adrienne Weeks Halifax 24
days
51
days
Stephen Lownie Halifax 82
days
83
days
David B Clarke Halifax 69
days
95
days
Simon Walling Halifax --- 106
days
Gwynedd Pickett Halifax 713
days
160
days
Lutz Weise Halifax 791
days
234
days
P Daniel McNeely Halifax 160
days
284
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.