Anaesthetists
Dr Pope has surrounded himself with highly skilled Anaesthetists to service the technically demanding Specialty of Neurosurgery. At the Mater Private Hospital, he has two main Neuro-Anaesthetists that look after his patients throughout the whole operative experience. From the initial consultation right through to the post-operative management, these professionals will make sure you are well cared for during your hospital stay.
Dr. Michael Poon
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science (Medicine), Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery -- University of NSW
2001FANZCA (Fellow of Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists -- Awarded January 2010)
PG Cert Clinical Ultrasound --University of Melbourne 2010
Education and training:
Barker College High School 1995
University of NSW 1996-2001
Accredited Anaesthesia specialist training program -- St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney 2005-2008
(completed Fellowship exams May 2008)Provisional Fellowship --Liverpool Hospital 2009 with clinical focus on ultrasound applications in
anaesthesia
Current appointments:
VMO Liverpool Hospital
VMO The Mater Hospital, North Sydney
VMO Liverpool Day Surgery
Clinical interests:
Neuroanaesthesia with specific interest in trauma
neuroanaesthesia. Regional ultrasound
applications in anaesthesia with primary focus for use in
orthopaedics and high risk obstetrics.
Dr Poon is a practising neuroanaesthetist with an avid interest in perioperative analgesia. In particular, the role of non narcotic analgesia use in the field of neurosurgery. He also has an interest in perioperative clinical safety for day surgery anaesthesia.
His background in anaesthesia training comes from a variety of multitrauma, tertiary referral hospitals including St. George Hospital, St Vincent's Hospital and Liverpool Hospital.
He is currently appointed as a Visiting Medical Officer at Liverpool hospital, the leading major trauma hospital in the Sydney Southwest area, where he continues to develop and hone his interest in trauma neuroanaesthesia.
His other interests include the further development of ultrasonography use in clinical anaesthesia. His clinical practice currently encompasses Neurosurgery, head and neck surgery, high risk obstetrics and orthopaedic trauma surgery.
Dr Michael Paleologos
Dr Paleologos is one of the founding members of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Mater Private Hospital. He has a particular interest in Cranial Neurosurgery and also Neuro-physiology monitoring of nerves during Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Cranial Surgery.
Qualifications:
BSc (Med)(Hons I), University of Sydney
MB,BS (Hons I), University of Sydney
FANZCA
Current Appointments:
Staff Specialist Anaesthetist Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
VMO Anaesthetist Mater Hospital
VMO Anaesthetist Strathfield Private Hospital
VMO Anaesthetist St George Private Hospital
Clinical Lecturer University of Sydney
Lecturer for First and Second Part courses of Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Previous Appointments:
Consultant at University Hospital Birmingham U.K
Anaesthesia Trainee at Royal North Shore Hospital
Anaesthesia Trainee at the Royal Infirmary Hospital Edinburgh, U.K.
Interests:
Anaesthesia for Liver and Renal Transplant, and Neuroanaesthesia
Anaesthesia for Hepato-biliary Surgery
Anaesthesia for Major Urology
Medical Student, Anaesthesia Trainee, and Allied Health Professional Teaching
