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	57 days	73 days
Adrienne Weeks	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	---	---
David B Clarke	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	154 days	179 days
David B Clarke	Craniotomy for Epilepsy	Halifax	---	95 days
David B Clarke	Nerve or Brain Stimulation	Halifax	---	---
Gwynedd Pickett	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	257 days	115 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	257 days	132 days
Hatim G Malik	Back Surgery (Adult)	Sydney	50 days	64 days
Hatim G Malik	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Sydney	83 days	96 days
Hatim G Malik	Nerve Surgery	Sydney	32 days	39 days
Jacob D Alant	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	610 days	57 days
Jacob D Alant	Carpal Tunnel Surgery	Halifax	1018 days	59 days
Jacob D Alant	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	303 days	80 days
Jacob D Alant	Nerve Surgery	Halifax	624 days	---
Lutz Weise	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	162 days	94 days
Lutz Weise	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	267 days	83 days
Lutz Weise	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	433 days	203 days
Lutz Weise	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	363 days	112 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	---	65 days
P Daniel McNeely	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Internal Defib Insertion / Loop Recorder	Halifax	---	---
Sean Barry	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	185 days	157 days
Sean Barry	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Sean Barry	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	140 days	197 days
Sean D Christie	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	137 days	290 days
Sean D Christie	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	277 days	234 days
Sean D Christie	Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery	Halifax	---	253 days
Simon Walling	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Simon Walling	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	211 days
Simon Walling	Brain Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	95 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	14 days	25 days
Adrienne Weeks	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	---	---
David B Clarke	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	35 days	39 days
David B Clarke	Craniotomy for Epilepsy	Halifax	---	65 days
David B Clarke	Nerve or Brain Stimulation	Halifax	---	---
Gwynedd Pickett	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	62 days	28 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Carotid Endarterectomy	Halifax	---	13 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	85 days	73 days
Gwynedd Pickett	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	71 days	83 days
Hatim G Malik	Back Surgery (Adult)	Sydney	3 days	20 days
Hatim G Malik	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Sydney	14 days	30 days
Hatim G Malik	Nerve Surgery	Sydney	4 days	14 days
Jacob D Alant	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	196 days	31 days
Jacob D Alant	Carpal Tunnel Surgery	Halifax	199 days	24 days
Jacob D Alant	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	119 days	29 days
Jacob D Alant	Nerve Surgery	Halifax	211 days	---
Lutz Weise	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	51 days	46 days
Lutz Weise	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	46 days	31 days
Lutz Weise	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	126 days	70 days
Lutz Weise	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	241 days	53 days
Lutz Weise	Nerve or Brain Stimulation	Halifax	25 days	27 days
Lutz Weise	Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery	Halifax	46 days	58 days
P Daniel McNeely	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Back Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	38 days	29 days
P Daniel McNeely	Brain Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	12 days
P Daniel McNeely	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	---	---
P Daniel McNeely	Internal Defib Insertion / Loop Recorder	Halifax	---	---
Sean Barry	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	44 days	66 days
Sean Barry	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Sean Barry	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	56 days	86 days
Sean D Christie	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	45 days	118 days
Sean D Christie	Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery	Halifax	46 days	80 days
Sean D Christie	Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery	Halifax	---	78 days
Simon Walling	Back Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	---
Simon Walling	Brain Surgery (Adult)	Halifax	---	23 days
Simon Walling	Brain Surgery (Pediatric)	Halifax	---	24 days
Simon Walling	Craniotomy or Craniectomy	Halifax	---	---
Simon Walling	Maxillofacial Deformity Surgery	Halifax	---	---

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