Dr Benjamin Jonker Neurosurgeon in Darlinghurst, New South Wales | Medical service

Dr Benjamin Jonker Neurosurgeon

Locality: Darlinghurst, New South Wales

Phone: +61 1300 174 497

Address: Suite 1404, St Vincent's Private Hospital, 406 Victoria St 2010 Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.centralneurosurgery.com.au

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25.01.2022 Thanks to our special guest, Professor Rick Schuurman from the Amsterdam Medical Centre - a world expert on deep brain stimulation, and to Ms Jamie Mark - nurse practitioner in DBS from Spokane, USA. The 13th ANZ DBS User Group Meeting

25.01.2022 Using MRI-Guided Focussed Ultrasound to combat the effects of Parkinson's disease. Incisionless brain surgery at St Vincent's Hospital, with Dr Ben Jonker, Dr Steve Tisch and Dr Yael Barnett.

22.01.2022 Congratulations to fellow Australian Dr Terry Coyne on getting a prize for his poster on predicting neuropsychiatric symptoms after DBS for Parkinsons Disease #ASSFN2018

22.01.2022 Visiting Severance Hospital in Seoul this weekend to learn more about blood brain barrier MR guided focused ultrasound treatment for brain tumour patients, with Professor Jin Woo Chang - hes a world leader in MRgFUS and also the incoming president of the World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.

21.01.2022 Looking forward to participating in the RACS ASC 2018 this week #RACS18 #ASM18SYD with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

21.01.2022 We asked Dr Benjamin Jonker Neurosurgeon from Chris O'Brien Lifehouse about the latest developments in neurosurgery. Find out what attracted him to the field and how he learnt to ride a #unicycle!

20.01.2022 Jeff Elias pioneered the use of focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor and lead a clinical trial that resulted in FDA approval of the approach.

16.01.2022 A great week at St Vincent's with the launch of the MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound surgery for Essential Tremor, the first use of this technology in the southern hemisphere - with Dr Stephen Tisch and Dr Yael Barnett. https://www.9news.com.au//essential-tremors-st-vincents-ho

16.01.2022 A quick trip to Tamworth yesterday to speak at the Parkinson's NSW education seminar.

15.01.2022 A great evening of discussion with those participating in the March Meeting of the Movement Disorder Society of Australia and New Zealand.

12.01.2022 Was awesome to catch up with Dr Jeff Elias in Charlottesville this week and see him do an MRI guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy - en route to the American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 2018 meeting. #essentialtremor #assfn2018

12.01.2022 MRI Guided Focussed Ultrasound

11.01.2022 Great to be able to share my thoughts on 'Brain and spinal cord lesioning procedures for cancer pain - technical aspects' at the RACS ASC 2018. #RACS18 #ASM18SYD with Leigh Atkinson and Renata Bazina.

11.01.2022 A great week at the 14th biennial Congress and Exhibition of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. #isrs2019 #rio #radiosurgery #neurosurgery

09.01.2022 Lovely catching up with friend and mentor Tony de Salles on the other side of the world #novaliscircle #brainlab

09.01.2022 Dr Steve Tisch and I were pleased to chair the 13th ANZ DBS User Group Meeting over the weekend, with attendees from across Australia and New Zealand.

08.01.2022 The MRgFUS on 730 report https://twitter.com/abc730/status/1084887878516105219?s=21

07.01.2022 Here's the full story... https://www.abc.net.au//groundbreaking-treatment-/10717846

06.01.2022 Nice to see mentors and friends at ASSFN 2018. 'The ASSFN biennial meeting emphasises cutting-edge clinical applications and recent discoveries in the basic neurosciences and the impact they will have on future advances in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery' #ASSFN2018

04.01.2022 Chris O'Brien Lifehouse provides care and treatment for patients requiring explorations and checkups to confirm or rule out cancer, or cancer-related surgery. http://www.mylifehouse.org.au/for-patients/ http://www.mylifehouse.org.au/team/dr-benjamin-jonker/

02.01.2022 Great to be part of #WSSFN2019 in NYC- honoured to have been elected to the board of the World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery