Neurosurgery

How to find us

For new referrals:

Phone: 514-340-7720
Fax: 514-340-7924

Neuro-Oncology:

Phone: 514-340-8222 ext. 25200
Email:  neurosurgery@jgh.mcgill.ca

Where to find us

Pavilion E, Room 932

Closest entrance: Légaré St.

  1. Enter from the Légaré entrance (5757 Rue Légaré)
  2. Walk down the hallway to Pavilion E
  3. Take the Pavilion E elevators up to the 9th floor
  4. Follow the signs to Audiology

Medical staff

Neurosurgeons

  • Salvatore Di Maio, MD
  • Jeff Golan, MD
  • Oliver Lasry, MD
  • Solon Schur, MD

Ear, Nose and Throat surgeons

  • Michael Hier, MD
  • Emily Kay Rivest,MD
  • Tamara Mijovic, MD
  • Alex Mlynarek, MD
  • Joseph Schwartz, MD
  • Marc Tewfik, MD

Endocrinologists

  • Vincent Larouche, MD

Radiation Oncologists

  • Thierry Muanza, MD
  • Khalil Sultanem, MD

Overview

Neurosurgery Clinical Programs

The Acoustic Neuroma program

The Jewish General Hospital is a recognized center which provides specialized treatment for patients with acoustic neuromas. All patients are reviewed by neurosurgery, ENT/neuro-otology and radiation oncology physicians to select and implement the best management option for each patient. Comprehensive treatment options are offered including surgical resection with intra-operative monitoring of hearing and facial nerve function, stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy.

Neurosurgeons: Salvatore Di Maio, MD and Solon Schur, MD.

Otologic Surgeons: Tamara Mijovic, MD and Jamie Rappaport, MD.

Radiation oncologists: Khalil Sultanem, MD and Thierry Muanza, MD.

The Skull Base program

The neurosurgeons at the Jewish General Hospital specialize in open and minimally invasive techniques to remove benign and malignant tumours of the skull base, pituitary gland and spine. These include meningiomas, schwannomas, craniopharyngiomas, chordomas, chondrosarcomas, epidermoid tumours, cholesterol granulomas, and other less common neoplasms. Neurosurgeons and head and neck surgeons work in close collaboration and review all patients at a combined tumour board to diagnose, stage and select the optimal treatment for patients with skull base tumours.

Neurosurgeons: Salvatore Di Maio, MD and Solon Schur, MD.

ENT Surgeons: Michael Hier, MD, Saul Frenkiel, MD, Alex Mlynarek, MD, Joseph Schwartz, Marc Tewfik, MD, Tamara Mijovic, MD and Emily Kay-Rivest, MD.

The Pituitary program

Our team of physicians at the Jewish General Hospital provides specialized care for patients with pituitary disorders, including pituitary adenomas, Cushing’s disease, acromegaly, prolactinomas, Rathke’s cleft cysts, craniopharyngiomas and other disorders affecting pituitary gland function.

Patients are seen and evaluated in our multidisciplinary pituitary clinic where they meet both the neurosurgeon and endocrinologist, who work in close collaboration to provide streamlined care. Neurosurgeons at the Jewish General Hospital are specialized in endoscopic endonasal techniques to remove pituitary tumors.

Neurosurgeons: Salvatore Di Maio, MD and Solon Schur, MD.

ENT surgeons: Joseph Schwartz, MD, and Marc Tewfik, MD and Emily Kay-Rivest, MD.

Endocrinology: Vincent Larouche, MD.

Radiation oncologists: Khalil Sultanem, MD and Thierry Muanza, MD.

The Spine program

The spine team consists of neurosurgeons who work in close collaboration with orthopedic surgeons on cases of metastatic and primary tumours of the spine. The surgeons at the Jewish General Hospital are specialized in both minimally invasive and complex open procedures for spinal disorders (Neurosurgeon: Jeff Golan, MD; Orthopedic Surgeon: Peter Jarzem, MD).

 

    The Spine program

    The spine team consists of neurosurgeons who work in close collaboration with orthopedic surgeons on cases of metastatic and primary tumours of the spine. The surgeons at the Jewish General Hospital are specialized in both minimally invasive and complex open procedures for spinal disorders (Neurosurgeon: Jeff Golan, MD; Orthopedic Surgeon: Peter Jarzem, MD)

     

    Spinal Endoscopy at the Jewish General Hospital

    The Jewish General Hospital, a member facility of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, continues to innovate in the field of surgery. This time, it’s neurosurgeon Dr. Jeff Golan, an Associate Professor at McGill University and founder of the Canadian Spine Institute, who treats some of his patients with a procedure called spinal endoscopy. This is a first in Quebec.

     

    Video
    Spinal Endoscopy at the Jewish General Hospital
    ConditionsProcedures
    SciaticaAnterior Cervical Discectomy and fusion (ACDF)
    Degenerative Disc diseaseCervical lamino-foraminotomy
    Herniated Disc - CervicalCervical laminectomy and fusion
    Herniated Disc - LumbarCervical laminoplasty
    SpondylolisthesisLateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF)
    Stenosis - CervicalTransforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF)
    Stenosis - LumbarLumbar Minimally Invasive TLIF
    OsteoarthritisLumbar Minimally Invasive Discectomy
    Spinal TumoursAnterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)
    OsteoporosisLumbar laminectomy and fusion - instrumented
    ScoliosisLumbar laminectomy, open
    Compression FractureVertebral Body Replacement (lumbar and thoracic)

    5. Animation of Spinal Endoscopy – Transforaminal Approach


    6. Spinal Endoscopy Pamphlet
     Patient Information

    7. Rehabilitation and endoscopy resources
     canadianspine.ca

    8. Booklets
     Back surgery: A guide to your recovery

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