Neurological Surgery

The Department of Neurological Surgery is part of the School of Clinical Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Its research strengths lie in cerebrovascular surgery, including aneurysm clipping and the management of ruptured cerebrovascular lesions, together with skull base approaches and minimally invasive surgical technique. Work in neuro-oncology covers rare spinal and vascular tumours, and the department also contributes to connectome-guided brain stimulation and interventional neurorehabilitation, with attention to perioperative recovery and functional preservation.

Further themes include congenital conditions such as myelomeningocele and the adaptation of advanced neurosurgical care to low-resource settings. The research is focused on South Africa and the wider African healthcare context, with an emphasis on the safe adoption of emerging technologies.