Contact Information
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Spinal Unit
Port Road
5000 Adelaide
Australia
Spinal Unit
Port Road
5000 Adelaide
Australia
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Spinal Unit
Department
Name of department: Spinal Unit
Head of department: Aaron Stevenson
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Aaron Stevenson
Head of department: Aaron Stevenson
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Yes the requirements change and we will have HR support this process
More information
Number of beds in department: 800
Total surgical cases per year: 422
Used techniques
Standard open: Yes
Endoscopy: Yes
Robotics: No
Tuberculosis surgery: Yes
Pain management techniques: No
Minimally invasive surgery: Yes
Anterior surgery: Yes
Spinal navigation: Yes
Intradural surgery: Yes
Thoracoscopy: No
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: English
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
We have a opportunities for research as the Royal Adelaide Hospital is tied in and has connections with the University of Adelaide. All spine surgeons in the unit have ties with other hospitals, institutions and hospitals- if the fellow wants to participate and see how different hospitals work. This is includes some surgeons working at a paediatric hospital. In terms of anterior surgery- the spine surgeons on the unit perform their own anterior and lateral access.