Clinical

Dr Laherty is a Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon consulting and performing surgeries at Greenslopes Private Hospital and St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside (Chermside).

He believes in the importance of providing holistic care to maximise patient outcomes.  He liaises closely with ancillary services, allied health professionals, associated specialists and patients to facilitate comprehensive investigation and complete management plans.

Dr Laherty offers care for patients across the range of neurosurgery including oncology and trauma.  His subspecialisation is spine surgery – the work-up and surgical management of adults with all manner of spine problems.

Conditions Treated

Spinal:

Neural compromise – radiculopathy, myelopathy

Degeneration – spondylosis, disc protrusion, canal stenosis, foramina stenosis, arthritis

Deformity – spondylolisthesis, kyphosis, scoliosis

Trauma – fracture, dislocation

Oncology – vertebral column, extradural, intradural, intramedullary tumours

Infection – osteomyelitis, discitis

General Neurosurgical:

Oncology

Trauma

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Abscesses

Services Offered

Dr Laherty is a champion of the idea that keeping the trauma of surgery to a minimum offers the patients the best situation for recovery.  He incorporates a range of minimally invasive techniques to help achieve this.  He takes a collaborative approach, including patients, their referrers and associated healthcare staff in decision-making.

Spinal Procedures:

Neural Decompression

Realignment of deformity (Listhesis, Scoliosis, Kyphosis)

Spine Segment Stabilisation

Instrumented Fusion (Anterior, Posterior & Lateral Approaches)

Arthroplasty (Motion Preserving Disc Replacement)

Stereotactic guidance

Robotic assistance

Neuromodulation (Dorsal Column Stimulator for Pain Management)

General Neurosurgical Procedures:

Tumour Resection

Evacuation of haematoma

Shunt Procedures

Peripheral nerve decompression (eg Carpel Tunnel Decompression)