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	118 days	73 days
Adrienne Weeks	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	---	---
David B Clarke	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	154 days	138 days
David B Clarke	Craniotomy for Epilepsy	Halifax	---	95 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	301 days	116 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Carotid Endarterectomy	Halifax	---	96 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	186 days	243 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	301 days	133 days
Hatim G Malik	Back Surgery (Adult)	North Sydney	62 days	64 days
Hatim G Malik	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	North Sydney	83 days	96 days
Hatim G Malik	Nerve Surgery	North Sydney	33 days	32 days
Jacob D Alant	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	615 days	75 days
Jacob D Alant	Carpal Tunnel Surgery	Halifax	1018 days	73 days
Jacob D Alant	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	323 days	80 days
Jacob D Alant	Nerve Surgery	Halifax	624 days	---
Lutz Weise	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	162 days	93 days
Lutz Weise	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	241 days	77 days
Lutz Weise	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	492 days	203 days
Lutz Weise	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	364 days	77 days
Lutz Weise	Nerve or Brain Stimulation	Halifax	74 days	71 days
Lutz Weise	Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery	Halifax	298 days	195 days
P Daniel McNeely	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Back Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	95 days	165 days
P Daniel McNeely	Brain Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	39 days
P Daniel McNeely	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Internal Defib Insertion / Loop Recorder	Halifax	---	---
Sean Barry	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	180 days	157 days
Sean Barry	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Sean Barry	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	125 days	230 days
Sean D Christie	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	234 days	253 days
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	---	211 days
Simon Walling	Brain Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	93 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	25 days
Adrienne Weeks	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	---	---
David B Clarke	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	32 days	35 days
David B Clarke	Craniotomy for Epilepsy	Halifax	---	66 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	98 days	34 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Carotid Endarterectomy	Halifax	---	13 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	56 days	90 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	105 days	86 days
Hatim G Malik	Back Surgery (Adult)	North Sydney	6 days	20 days
Hatim G Malik	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	North Sydney	14 days	33 days
Hatim G Malik	Nerve Surgery	North Sydney	4 days	11 days
Jacob D Alant	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	184 days	34 days
Jacob D Alant	Carpal Tunnel Surgery	Halifax	199 days	31 days
Jacob D Alant	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	149 days	35 days
Jacob D Alant	Nerve Surgery	Halifax	215 days	---
Lutz Weise	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	51 days	46 days
Lutz Weise	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	38 days	33 days
Lutz Weise	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	172 days	66 days
Lutz Weise	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	230 days	46 days
Lutz Weise	Nerve or Brain Stimulation	Halifax	25 days	25 days
Lutz Weise	Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery	Halifax	61 days	68 days
P Daniel McNeely	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Back Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	40 days	36 days
P Daniel McNeely	Brain Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	3 days
P Daniel McNeely	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Internal Defib Insertion / Loop Recorder	Halifax	---	---
Sean Barry	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	45 days	65 days
Sean Barry	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Sean Barry	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	65 days	84 days
Sean D Christie	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	49 days	127 days
Sean D Christie	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	75 days	60 days
Sean D Christie	Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery	Halifax	---	91 days
Simon Walling	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	25 days
Simon Walling	Brain Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	8 days
Simon Walling	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	---	---
Simon Walling	Maxillofacial Deformity Surgery	Halifax	---	---

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