Neurosurgery

Surgery Specialty Summary

Surgery to treat conditions and disorders affecting the nervous system, including the skull, brain, pituitary gland and spinal cord.

Wait Times

90%

Surgeon	Procedure	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Adrienne Weeks	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	98 days	73 days
Adrienne Weeks	Carotid Endarterectomy	Halifax	---	---
Adrienne Weeks	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	---	---
David B Clarke	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	152 days	108 days
David B Clarke	Craniotomy for Epilepsy	Halifax	151 days	---
David B Clarke	Nerve or Brain Stimulation	Halifax	---	---
Gwynedd Pickett	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Gwynedd Pickett	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	547 days	157 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Carotid Endarterectomy	Halifax	---	192 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	---	243 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	1118 days	193 days
Hatim G Malik	Back Surgery (Adult)	North Sydney	50 days	64 days
Hatim G Malik	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	North Sydney	---	96 days
Hatim G Malik	Nerve Surgery	North Sydney	76 days	32 days
Hatim G Malik	Tendon / Ligament Repair	North Sydney	---	---
Jacob D Alant	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	610 days	80 days
Jacob D Alant	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Jacob D Alant	Carpal Tunnel Surgery	Halifax	1018 days	73 days
Jacob D Alant	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	544 days	80 days
Jacob D Alant	Nerve Surgery	Halifax	483 days	---
Lutz Weise	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	162 days	101 days
Lutz Weise	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	364 days	85 days
Lutz Weise	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	492 days	203 days
Lutz Weise	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	426 days	73 days
Lutz Weise	Nerve or Brain Stimulation	Halifax	80 days	71 days
Lutz Weise	Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery	Halifax	168 days	201 days
P Daniel McNeely	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Back Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	79 days	215 days
P Daniel McNeely	Brain Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	53 days
P Daniel McNeely	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	---	---
Sean Barry	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	133 days	206 days
Sean Barry	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Sean Barry	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	119 days	248 days
Sean D Christie	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	234 days	290 days
Sean D Christie	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Sean D Christie	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	277 days	234 days
Sean D Christie	Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery	Halifax	---	366 days
Simon Walling	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	197 days
Simon Walling	Brain Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	74 days
Simon Walling	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	---	---
Simon Walling	Maxillofacial Deformity Surgery	Halifax	---	---

50%

Surgeon	Procedure	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Adrienne Weeks	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	13 days	21 days
Adrienne Weeks	Carotid Endarterectomy	Halifax	---	---
Adrienne Weeks	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	---	---
David B Clarke	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	30 days	30 days
David B Clarke	Craniotomy for Epilepsy	Halifax	94 days	---
David B Clarke	Nerve or Brain Stimulation	Halifax	---	---
Gwynedd Pickett	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Gwynedd Pickett	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	99 days	50 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Carotid Endarterectomy	Halifax	---	15 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	---	119 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	120 days	98 days
Hatim G Malik	Back Surgery (Adult)	North Sydney	7 days	20 days
Hatim G Malik	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	North Sydney	---	34 days
Hatim G Malik	Nerve Surgery	North Sydney	4 days	10 days
Hatim G Malik	Tendon / Ligament Repair	North Sydney	---	---
Jacob D Alant	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	157 days	36 days
Jacob D Alant	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Jacob D Alant	Carpal Tunnel Surgery	Halifax	187 days	33 days
Jacob D Alant	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	150 days	47 days
Jacob D Alant	Nerve Surgery	Halifax	90 days	---
Lutz Weise	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	71 days	55 days
Lutz Weise	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	74 days	32 days
Lutz Weise	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	134 days	70 days
Lutz Weise	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	319 days	35 days
Lutz Weise	Nerve or Brain Stimulation	Halifax	30 days	27 days
Lutz Weise	Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery	Halifax	49 days	56 days
P Daniel McNeely	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Back Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	31 days	65 days
P Daniel McNeely	Brain Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	7 days
P Daniel McNeely	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	---	---
Sean Barry	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	50 days	64 days
Sean Barry	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Sean Barry	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	63 days	87 days
Sean D Christie	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	54 days	161 days
Sean D Christie	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Sean D Christie	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	61 days	52 days
Sean D Christie	Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery	Halifax	---	91 days
Simon Walling	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	36 days
Simon Walling	Brain Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	16 days
Simon Walling	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	---	---
Simon Walling	Maxillofacial Deformity Surgery	Halifax	---	---

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