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Mater Private Hospital Brisbane leads the country with the latest digital imaging equipment, high-technology theatres and exceptional neurosurgeons and neurologists. We specialise in minimally invasive, novel procedures that conform to the best international practice.
Dr Tollesson is an adult and paediatric neurosurgeon with clinical interests in microsurgery, trauma, hydrocephalus and neuro-endoscopic surgery, as well as basic and complex spinal surgery for cervical, thoracic and lumbar disorders.
Friday 18 September 2009
Mater Private Hospital Brisbane recently became the first private hospital in Australia to treat a rare and previously untreatable brain aneurysm.
Monday 17 August 2009
More than 110 general practitioners from Brisbane and surrounding areas gathered at the Gold Coast’s famous Palazzo Versace hotel last month for Mater’s 2009 Simply Versace GP Education Conference.
Thursday 23 July 2009
Australian neuroscientists launched a three-year study in April to investigate the relationships between genetics, cognitive problems and brain function in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Saturday 11 July 2009
Mater Private Hospital Brisbane is the first hospital in Australia to support its operating theatres with three Medtronic Stealth operating navigation guidance systems, a development the hospital's Executive Director Don Murray says will assist Mater Private surgeons to achieve an advanced level of operating accuracy.
Monday 27 April 2009
Mater launched its 2009 GP Education Program in February with a new Speed Meeting concept which has been rated a great success by both specialists and GPs involved in the new learning event.
Thursday 23 April 2009
Queensland X-Ray, located at Mater Private Hospital Brisbane, has completed an upgrade of its existing MRI facility in preparation for the installation of the new G.E. 750 3Tesla (3T) MRI. Additionally, the new Queensland X-Ray PET/CT Centre is now open and scanning patients.
Due to the success and popularity of our recent Speed Meeting we have added an additional Speed Meeting evening to our 2009 education program. On Wednesday 13 May 2009 you will have a rare opportunity to meet Mater’s leading specialists in the fields of urology, gastroenterology, gynaecology, obstetrics, breast surgery, neuroradiology, neurosurgery and orthopaedics in an intimate setting. Bring along a case to contribute or simply join in discussions. Look for the registration flyers being faxed out in April.
Join us for Mater’s renowned GP Education Conference—this year being held at the illustrious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast. Simply Versace will be a truly Renaissance experience, gratifying both mind and senses. Guests will have access to some of Queensland’s leading specialists who will provide information on cutting-edge and highly relevant health care developments in Australia—all accredited through the RACGP—while relaxing in the Versace lifestyle.
Wednesday 22 April 2009
2009 marks a new phase in Mater Private Hospital Brisbane’s clinical layout with the separation of the Neuro/Cardiac/Vascular Unit into two defined and specialised units.
Friday 27 March 2009
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