About

A Melbourne trained Neurosurgeon, Damien has been a consultant at The Peter Mac Cancer Centre for over 20 years and is currently the Clinical Chair of their Brain and Spine Service, specialising in cancer of the brain and spine. Damien is also an experienced spine surgery for degenerative and other conditions of the spine and practices minimally invasive spine surgery. He performs peripheral nerve surgery including tumours, carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve. The practice has a full-time neurosurgical nurse available for both our patients and physicians enabling urgent triage of referrals and admission should that be required.

Epworth hospital locations

Hospital

Epworth Richmond

Consulting locations

Consulting Location

16 Walpole Street
Kew VIC 3101

Consulting Location

545 Royal Parade
Parkville VIC 3052

Consulting Location

117 Howitt Street
Wendouree VIC 3355

Special interests

  • Brain tumour surgery
  • Stereotactic radiosurgery
  • Complex cancer spine surgery

Qualifications

  • MBBS Monash University 1985

Professional Associations

  • AMA
  • RACS
Clinical institute

Neurosciences Clinical Institute

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Dr Amanda Gilligan
Director
The Institute focuses on neurology, neurosurgery and spinal surgery.