Dr Nichols completed his medical degree at the University of Tasmania before going on to neurosurgical training in a number of centres in South-East Queensland and New Zealand. After his neurosurgical training, Dr Nichols did further fellowship training as a Neurointerventional Radiology fellow at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, and a Spinal Fellowship as the inaugural Queensland Neurosurgery Research Foundation Fellow.
Dr Nichols has special interests in Neuro-oncology, including pituitary and spinal tumors. He also has interests in movement disorder surgery, spinal arthroplasty and minimally invasive and robotic spinal surgery. Dr Nichols also maintains a public appointment as a Staff specialist at the Princess Alexandra where he is passionate about teaching and mentoring the next generation of up coming neurosurgeons.
Dr Nichols is compassionate neurosurgeon with a strong focus on communication with his patients and colleagues. Prior to starting his medical career, Dr Nichols served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corp. During this time he had the privilege of being deployed to East Timor on two occasions on operational duties. His experiences have left him with a unique insight into the challenges faced by military personnel. He has a special interest in the care and wellbeing of military personnel, veterans and all first responders.
Special Interests:
> Neuro-oncology
> Pituitary Tumors
> Movement disorder Surgery
> Minimally invasive and robotic assisted spinal surgery
> Spinal Arthroplasty
>Military personal and first responders