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At QNS, we know that it can be quite daunting to be referred to see a neurosurgeon. That’s why we’re here to assist you through each step along your journey, from initial assessment to definitive management, making the experience as easy as possible. Our friendly team and neurosurgeons are highly trained to support our patients and to achieve the best possible outcomes.
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Dr Bruce Hall | MBBS FRACS CIME

Dr Bruce Hall is a highly respected Australian neurosurgeon with broad interests and experience in all aspects of neurosurgery. Dr Hall trained in Brisbane then completed subspecialty Fellowships in Cambridge and Liverpool in the UK. Enthusiastic about new technologies, Dr Hall is a world authority on stereotaxic brain surgery and artificial disc replacement spine surgery. Managing Director and founder of QNS, his expertise is widely valued. Dr Hall has previously been the Chair of Neurosurgery, and Chair of Surgery at Princess Alexandra Hospital.He is currently the Director of Neurosurgery at Greenslopes Private Hospital, Senior Neurosurgeon and Co-Director of the Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Unit at PAH. He has served for extended periods on the Board of the Neurosurgery Society of Australasia and on the Board of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons where he was Chair of Professional Standards. Dr Hall has performed more than 7,000 neurosurgical procedures and is known for his carefully considered, compassionate and minimally interventional approach to neurosurgical care.


Areas of Special Interest: 

> All Brain and Spine Tumours

> Cerebrovascular Surgery 

> Microvascular Decompression

> Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

> Complex Medicolegal Cases

Dr Bruce Hall | MBBS FRACS CIME

Dr Bruce Hall is a highly respected Australian neurosurgeon with broad interests and experience in all aspects of neurosurgery. Dr Hall trained in Brisbane then completed subspecialty Fellowships in Cambridge and Liverpool in the UK. Enthusiastic about new technologies, Dr Hall is a world authority on stereotaxic brain surgery and artificial disc replacement spine surgery. Managing Director and founder of QNS, his expertise is widely valued. Dr Hall has previously been the Chair of Neurosurgery, and Chair of Surgery at Princess Alexandra Hospital.He is currently the Director of Neurosurgery at Greenslopes Private Hospital, Senior Neurosurgeon and Co-Director of the Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Unit at PAH. He has served for extended periods on the Board of the Neurosurgery Society of Australasia and on the Board of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons where he was Chair of Professional Standards. Dr Hall has performed more than 7,000 neurosurgical procedures and is known for his carefully considered, compassionate and minimally interventional approach to neurosurgical care.


Areas of Special Interest: 

> All Brain and Spine Tumours

> Cerebrovascular Surgery 

> Microvascular Decompression

> Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

> Complex Medicolegal Cases

Dr Rumal Jayalath | MBBS FRACS

Dr Rumal Jayalath is an approachable, conscientious, and caring neurosurgeon who has established herself as a leading intracranial specialist. Dr Jayalath is highly regarded by her medical colleagues for her holistic approach to patient care and her technical expertise in complex brain surgery. Dr Jayalath’s practice encompasses all aspects of general neurosurgery, with a special interest in cerebrovascular surgery and brain tumours. She also has an interest in the care of the older patient with neurosurgical conditions. 


Dr Jayalath is a Queensland graduate whose specialist Neurosurgical training was completed at leading centres around Australia, with additional training in cerebrovascular neurosurgery. Dr Jayalath has broad professional interests reflected in her many clinical roles. She is actively involved in teaching young neurosurgeons and is actively involved in neurosurgical research.


Dr Jayalath conducts her private practice with Queensland Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery at Ramsay Specialist Centre on the Greenslopes Private Hospital campus. She has clinical privileges at Brisbane Private Hospital and Mater Private Hospital. She is accessible and available and enjoys clinical discussion with colleagues regarding cooperative patient management.


Areas of special interest:

> Cerebrovascular surgery

> Brain tumours

> Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia

> Anterior cervical spine surgery

> Lumbar microdiscectomy

> Lumbar canal stenosis

Dr Paul Nichols MBBS FRACS

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

Dr Elena How MBBS FRACS

Dr How obtained her MBBS degree from the University of Queensland. She trained in neurosurgery centres in Queensland and New Zealand, with special interest in brain trauma and neuro-oncology. She did further fellowship training in Paediatric Neurosurgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne and completed a spine research fellowship in Brisbane. Dr How manages most general paediatric neurosurgical disorders. She is also heavily involved in the multidisciplinary management of epilepsy and is one of the few paediatric craniofacial neurosurgeons in Queensland.


With both advanced training in paediatric neurosurgery and spine, Dr How’s experience spans across an extensive age range, from neonates to adults and the elderly. With that comes her exposure to a wide spectrum of conditions such as trauma, paediatric and adult brain tumours, congenital and degenerative spinal disorders, congenital malformations and complex craniofacial syndromes.


Special interests:
> Neuro-oncology

> General paediatric neurosurgery

> Paediatric craniofacial surgery

> Cervical spine surgery

> Lumbar decompressive surgery

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