The Neurosurgery Department at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) provides comprehensive surgical, emergency, and critical neurological care for patients with disorders of the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves.
Your Care Options
Neurosurgical Services
Preoperative Assessment and Planning
Neurological evaluation, imaging review, anaesthetic assessment, and patient consent.
Intracranial Surgery
Tumour resections, haematoma evacuations, and decompressive craniectomy.
Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Microdiscectomy, laminectomy, spinal stabilisation, and nerve decompression or repair.
Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Procedures
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy, pituitary surgery, and cranial base interventions.
Postoperative and Critical Care
Neuro-ICU monitoring, intracranial pressure (ICP) surveillance, early rehabilitation, and complication management.
Emergency Response
Immediate treatment of acute neurotrauma, haemorrhagic stroke, raised ICP, and status epilepticus
Our Team's Expertise
The department is staffed by a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering excellence in neurosurgical care:
Consultant Neurosurgeons and Registrars
Board-certified specialists with subspecialty training, leading complex surgical procedures and overseeing trauma and critical care cases.
Neurosurgery Residents
Participants in GPHC’s Neurosurgical Residency Programme — the third of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean — providing day-to-day patient assessment, theatre assistance, and academic teaching.
Operating Theatre Staff
Scrub nurses, anaesthetists, and technologists trained in neurosurgical procedures and perioperative safety.
Allied Health Collaborators
Radiologists, neurologists, physiotherapists, and occupational and speech therapists providing holistic recovery support.