Neurology

The Neurology Department provides a clinical and diagnostic service for assessment and management of patients with disorders of brain, spinal cord, nerve and muscle. A full range of neurological subspecialties is represented within the department. A conjoint meeting with the Departments of Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery serves as a medium to facilitate diagnosis and management.  All neurologists have affiliations with the Universities of New South Wales, Notre Dame and/or Sydney.  Beyond clinical consultations, additional diagnostic and procedural services include muscle biopsy, clinical trials and neuroradiology.

Referrals

Outpatient Clinics

For all referrals, please fax the Neurology Department on 02 8382 3237 unless specified below:

To aid management of the referral please name the consultant to whom to referral is addressed.

General Neurology Clinic, Headache and First seizure – A/Prof Susan Tomlinson
St Vincent’s Public Hospital General Outpatient Department, Xavier Level 3

General Neurology, Vascular Neurology and Stroke/TIA Clinic – A/Prof Romesh Markus
St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Department of Neurophysiology, Xavier Level 4

General Neurology, Dementia, neuro-immunology and HIV Neurology- Prof Bruce Brew
St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Department of Neurology, Xavier Level 4 ph 83824100, fax 8382 4101

Movement Disorder Clinic – A/Prof Stephen Tisch, Dr Sam Bolitho
St Vincent’s Public Hospital, General Outpatient Department, Xavier Level 3

• Advanced therapy including duodopa and apomorphine infusions
• Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease and Dystonia
• MRI guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) thalamotomy for tremor

Botox Clinic for movement disorders–A/Prof Paul Darveniza, A/Prof Stephen Tisch, Dr Sam Bolitho
St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Department of Neurophysiology, Xavier Level 4

• Dystonia and spasticity
• Spasmodic Dysphonia

Neurogenetics Clinic - Dr Kathy Wu, A/Prof Tisch, A/Prof Tomlinson, Dr Kishore Kumar, Dr Michael Tchan
Translational Research Centre, Clinical Genomics Unit, 97-105 Barcom Ave Darlinghurst 
Fax 8382 4895 (referrals addressed to Dr Kathy Wu)

Neurophysiology Clinics

 A/Prof Ray Garrick, Dr John O’Neill, A/Prof Stephen Tisch, Dr Susan Walker

Telephone bookings can be made on 8382 3305 or fax referrals to 8382 3237

• Nerve conduction studies and EMG
• Somatosensory evoked potentials and motor evoked potentials
• EEG

Consultant Neurologists