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About Dr Stephen Byrne
MBChB, MRCSEd, FRACS
Profile: Dr Stephen Byrne is a neurosurgeon and complex spine surgeon who commenced practice on the Sunshine Coast in 2017 and opened Sunshine Coast Neurosurgery in 2019.Originally from Scotland, Dr Byrne completed medical school at the University of Aberdeen, the oldest English-speaking Medical School in the Western World. He underwent his neurosurgical training in Melbourne, Adelaide and New Zealand before gaining his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.Dr Byrne is proficient in applying the full range of both minimally invasive and open techniques to treat degenerative, traumatic, neoplastic and infectious problems that can affect the spine.Following completion of his training as a neurosurgeon, Dr Byrne undertook a combined neurosurgical and orthopaedic complex spinal surgery Fellowship at the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle. Whilst attached to that unit, the busiest spinal trauma unit in NSW, Dr Byrne became proficient with applying advanced reconstructive and decompressive techniques to the entire spine. He also learned minimally invasive and specialised ‘keyhole’ techniques that he uses for appropriate patients.In addition to spinal surgery, Dr Byrne spent most of his training focusing on cranial neurosurgery. He has a broad range of experience in managing patients with brain tumours, pituitary tumours, hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformations and peripheral nerve compression and continues to be actively involved in these areas.Professional Memberships:* Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons* Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh* Neurosurgical Society of Australasia* North American Spine Society* Spine Society of Australia* Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Special interests: Degenerative spinal pathology and reconstruction, Disc replacement surgery, Brain tumours, Pituitary tumours, Chiari malformations, Peripheral nerve compression, Hydrocephalus
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Practice Location
- Practice name Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital
- Address Sunshine Coast Neurosurgery, Suite 17, Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital, 3 Doherty Street, Birtinya, QLD
- Suburb or City Birtinya, QLD
- State Queensland
- Country Australia
- What is the Dr Stephen Byrne's specialty?
- Dr Stephen Byrne is a Neurosurgeon, Spine Surgeon.
- What is the address of the Dr Stephen Byrne's practice?
- Dr Stephen Byrne works at Sunshine Coast Neurosurgery, Suite 17, Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital, 3 Doherty Street, Birtinya, QLD
- What are the Dr Stephen Byrne's qualifications?
MBChB, MRCSEd, FRACS
Profile: Dr Stephen Byrne is a neurosurgeon and complex spine surgeon who commenced practice on the Sunshine Coast in 2017 and opened Sunshine Coast Neurosurgery in 2019.Originally from Scotland, Dr Byrne completed medical school at the University of Aberdeen, the oldest English-speaking Medical School in the Western World. He underwent his neurosurgical training in Melbourne, Adelaide and New Zealand before gaining his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.Dr Byrne is proficient in applying the full range of both minimally invasive and open techniques to treat degenerative, traumatic, neoplastic and infectious problems that can affect the spine.Following completion of his training as a neurosurgeon, Dr Byrne undertook a combined neurosurgical and orthopaedic complex spinal surgery Fellowship at the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle. Whilst attached to that unit, the busiest spinal trauma unit in NSW, Dr Byrne became proficient with applying advanced reconstructive and decompressive techniques to the entire spine. He also learned minimally invasive and specialised ‘keyhole’ techniques that he uses for appropriate patients.In addition to spinal surgery, Dr Byrne spent most of his training focusing on cranial neurosurgery. He has a broad range of experience in managing patients with brain tumours, pituitary tumours, hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformations and peripheral nerve compression and continues to be actively involved in these areas.Professional Memberships:* Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons* Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh* Neurosurgical Society of Australasia* North American Spine Society* Spine Society of Australia* Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Special interests: Degenerative spinal pathology and reconstruction, Disc replacement surgery, Brain tumours, Pituitary tumours, Chiari malformations, Peripheral nerve compression, Hydrocephalus
LANGUAGESEnglish Gb
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Dale Turner
• 25.11.2021I can’t thank Dr. Stephen Byrne enough, and highly recommend him and his helpful caring team. He performed a lumbar discectomy and laminectomy on me, as I had a bulging disc pressing on my sciatic nerve, causing me severe and debilitating pain. In the end, I could barely walk, and was on high pain medication. Dr. Byrne thoroughly explained the procedure, answering all my queries, and buoying me up with a prognosis of a positive outcome. I am now pain free, medication free, and have my normal life back again, YAY!!!, all thanks to the amazing Dr. Byrne and his team!
Trevor Cumner
• 12.10.2022After experiencing pain and tingling in my left leg for a couple of years, I saw Dr Stephen Byrne who arranged tests and quickly diagnosed the cause. I underwent spinal fusion on Wednesday 31 August 2022 and I was up and walking totally pain free the very next day apart from some minor discomfort around the wound area in lower back. Absolutely fabulous outcome and I can’t thank Dr Byrne, Vicki and the team enough.
BARRY HOWE
• 02.02.2024After experiencing extreme pain in my lower back with referred sciatica pain down my right leg, I went to see Dr Stephen Byrne who arranged for me to have an MRI. It was then Dr Byrne told me that there was some of a disc and bone pressing on the nerve, He said that he could operate and remove some pieces of disc and bone to relieve me of the pain which he did and I am very happy to report that I noticed the next day that most of that pain had gone and 2 weeks later I was walking quite freely. After 6 weeks I was back doing things like mowing the lawn. My surgery was a Right L3/4 Foraminal Discectomy. Dr Byrne, Vicki and the team are very professional, friendly and efficient. Dr Byrne is an amazing surgeon and i feel that I have my life back. I would recommend Dr Byrne to anyone.