Answering Neurosurgical questions with Neuroscience based Research
An independent research institute dedicated to advancing neurosurgical practice through clinically relevant research in neuroscience, neuroanatomy and surgical outcomes.
Neurosurgery / Clinical Neuroscience / Neuroanatomy
Progress begins with better questions.
The St George Institute of Neuroscience brings clinical expertise and scientific curiosity together to advance understanding of the nervous system.
Based in Kogarah, Sydney, our institute uses clinical and imaging data through collaborations with Prime Neurosurgery, local diagnostic imaging facilities and hospitals across the St George region. These partnerships allow us to investigate important questions arising in neurosurgical practice through rigorous neuroscience and neuroanatomical research, with a focus on neurological recovery, surgical outcomes and patient care.
Meet the people behind our workThree core research themes.
Our scientific work is organised around complementary fields connecting anatomical science, surgical practice and clinical understanding.
Neurosurgery
Studying surgical anatomy, operative practice and clinically relevant outcomes.
↗02Clinical Neuroscience
Exploring neurological disease and clinically informed hypotheses about brain function.
↗03Neuroanatomy and Neuroimaging
Understanding nervous system structure through anatomical investigation and quantitative imaging.
↗Research with a clinical purpose.
We believe the most valuable research begins by observing the problems clinicians and patients encounter every day.
Our focus spans clinical and surgical neuroanatomy, neuroimaging, neurosurgical case investigation and clinical neuroscience hypotheses.
Our research prioritiesA foundation of scientific contribution.
Our research contributions span neurological recovery following lumbar decompression, early comparisons of minimally invasive and open spinal fusion, and a well-cited randomised trial examining transforaminal steroid injections for lumbar radicular pain.
Explore the publication libraryMeaningful progress is built together.
We welcome conversations with clinicians, academic researchers and organisations who share an interest in clinically meaningful neuroscience.
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