21
Puutikitiki St,
Hamilton
3216
Reception Phone: 07 959 5700 Fax: 07 959 5702
hamilton@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz
General Manager: Mark Watson
Reception Phone: 07 959 5700 Fax: 07 959 5702
hamilton@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz
General Manager: Mark Watson
Mr Thirayan Muthu
MB BS 1984 Madras; FRCS (Neuro) 2004; FRACS (Neuro) 2015
Practising at
Southern Cross Hamilton HospitalSpecialty
NeurosurgeryPrivate Services
Special Clinical Interest(s)
- Trigeminal neuralgia - percutaneous procedures and microvascular decompression
- Spinal surgery using microscopic techniques for degenerative and neoplastic disorders, including cervical disc replacements, cervical discectomy and fusion with instrumentation, lumbar microdiscectomy and decompressive laminectomy and stabilisation
- Percutaneous kyphoplasty for painful osteopaedic spinal fracture or neoplastic deposits
- Procedures for peripheral entrapment neuropathy
Professional Profile
After completing my postgraduate training in Chennai, India, I travelled to the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom for further training in microneurosurgery, and spinal neurosurgery using microscopic techniques. I obtained my Fellowship in Neurosurgery from Edinburgh, UK.
I also work in the public health system, providing a cerebrovascular, neuro-oncology and trauma service, in addition to pursuing my area of special interest and training registrars.
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