3 Best Neurosurgeons in Central Coast

“Dr Marc Coughlan earned his medical degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and completed his internship at Edendale Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He completed his neurosurgical fellowship training in Cape Town in 2003 and holds a fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He finished fellowships in minimally invasive neurosurgery in Sydney. Dr Marc Coughlan’s clinical focus includes motion preservation techniques and technologies, artificial discs, dynamic stabilisation, and interbody fusion surgery. He has extensive experience in craniocerebral and spinal trauma, paediatric neurosurgery, and neuroendoscopic techniques. He is also proficient in Afrikaans. Dr Marc Coughlan is affiliated with Gosford Private Hospital in North Gosford and Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick. He practices at Coastal Neurosurgery. Coastal Neurosurgery is an integrated team of sub-specialists who strive to offer patients a collaborative, innovative, and convenient service when undergoing large-scale surgeries, such as procedures involving the brain and spine. They specialise in minimally invasive spinal and cranial surgery.”

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“Dr Jonathan Curtis completed his medical degree at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in Neurosurgery. Dr Curtis undertook a two-year international fellowship at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle, USA, focusing on advanced cerebrovascular and endovascular procedures. Dr Curtis is a consultant neurosurgeon for Northern Beaches, Northern Sydney, and Central Coast. Dr Curtis specialises in adult neurosurgery, spine surgery, and endovascular neurosurgery. His particular interests include minimally invasive and complex instrumented spine fusions, microsurgical and endovascular treatments for aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), cerebral angiograms, tumour surgery (brain and spine), nerve decompressions, and the treatment of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation disorders. In addition to serving local patients, Dr Curtis is honoured to assist out-of-town and international patients.”

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“Dr Prakash Damodaran graduated from the University of Newcastle, Australia. He holds a Graduate Diploma in International Health (GDIH) from Curtin University and a Master of Surgery (MS) from the University of Sydney. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and completed a Complex Spine Surgery Fellowship at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne. Dr Damodaran also received the AO Asia Pacific Scholarship Award for an International Spine Fellowship at the Centre for Spine & Orthopedics in Colorado, USA. He has a particular interest in brain tumour surgery and endoscopic pituitary surgeries. Dr Damodaran possesses extensive surgical experience in managing spinal surgery, peripheral nerve conditions, degenerative spine disorders, and brain tumour surgery. He is a member of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia (NSA) and has numerous publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals related to neurosurgery. Dr Damodaran practices at Coastal Neurosurgery and is available for appointments at Gosford Private Hospital and the Mater Hospital in North Sydney.”

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