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Mr Girish Nair Somasekharan (Nair)

MBBS, MS, MCh, FRACS

Mr Girish Nair Somasekharan (Nair)

Neurosurgery

Mr Nair completed his training and was awarded FRACS in 2011. He was the accepted for the prestigious PFET programme for advanced training in complex spine surgery. Mr Nair has also been subspeciality trained in Functional Neurosurgery for deep brain stimulation and pain surgery and is currently the Director of the Functional Neurosurgery service at The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Languages spoken fluently:

English, Hindi, Tamil & Malayalam

APPOINTMENTS AND ACCREDITATIONS:
  • Consultant Neurosurgeon at The Royal Melbourne Hospital
  • Head of Unit of Neurosurgery at The Footscray Hospital
  • Director of Functional Neurosurgery at The Royal Melbourne Hospital
  • Mr. Nair is happy to see privately insured, TAC and Workcover patients.

 

Expertise

  • Keyhole Microdiscectomies
  • Laminectomies
  • Robotic Spine Surgery
  • Spinal Tumour Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusions
  • Brain Tumour Excision
  • Disc Replacement Surgery
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Microvascular Decompression

Interests

  • Spinal Canal Stenosis
  • Spondylolithesis
  • Neck and Arm Pain
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Low Back Pain and sciatica
  • Spinal Metastasis
  • Spinal Cord Tumour
  • Brain Tumour
  • Chiari Malformation
  • Ulnar Nerve Compression
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Melbourne Private Hospital

ADDRESS

Royal Parade, Parkville 3052