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About Dr Tanya Yuen
Profile: Dr Tanya Yuen is a highly skilled and caring neurosurgeon who workscollaboratively with her patients to achieve the best possible outcome.She is Australian born and trained and consults at The Avenue Hospital,Melbourne Private Hospital, Epworth Private Hospital and holds PublicConsultant appointments at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Western GeneralHospitals. Initially she completed a Dental degree through the University ofMelbourne and went on to pursue Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training in theUnited Kingdom where she obtained a Fellowship in Dental Surgery at the RoyalCollege of Surgeons of London. On her return to Australia she changed careers,obtaining her Medical degree from the University of Melbourne and completedNeurosurgery training in 2012. During this time, she also completed a PhD in“Tumour Associated Epilepsy” through the University of Melbourne.Through her training she won of a number of prestigious scholarships includingthe Melville Hughes Surgical Trainee Scholarship, NHMRC Medical TrainingScholarship, John Lowenthal Surgical Trainee Scholarship and the PfizerNeuroscience Research Scholarship. An author of a number of publications inpeer reviewed journals and neurosurgery textbooks, she is also co-convenorof arguably one of the most prestigious neurosurgical meetings in Australia“Controversies in Neurosurgery”. She is a regular reviewer for the official journalof the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.Dr Yuen is passionate about education and mentorship of medical students.She is the Academic Supervisor for Medical Students for the Departmentof Neurosurgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, a Senior Lecturer in theDepartment of Surgery and an Examiner for the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistryand Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne. A Fellow of the RoyalAustralasian College of Surgeons, she is also an active member of theNeurosurgical Society of Australasia and the Australian Medical Association.She is also a Committee member of the Women In Surgery Section within theRoyal Australasian College of Surgeons.Dr Yuen has extensive experience in the management of all brain and spinalconditions with a special interest in brain and spinal tumours, complex spinalfusion surgery, hydrocephalus, chiari malformations and peripheral nervesurgery. Dr Yuen is committed to providing excellent care for her patientsthroughout their treatment.
Special interests: Neurosurgery
Practice Location
- Practice name The Avenue Hospital
- Address 42 The Avenue, Windsor, VIC
- Suburb or City Windsor, VIC
Secondary Practice Location
- Practice name Melbourne Private Hospital
- Address Private Medical Centre, Parkville, VIC
- Suburb or City Parkville, VIC
- What is the Dr Tanya Yuen's specialty?
- Dr Tanya Yuen is a Neurosurgeon, Spine Surgeon.
- What is the address of the Dr Tanya Yuen's practice?
- Dr Tanya Yuen works at 42 The Avenue, Windsor, VIC
- What are the Dr Tanya Yuen's qualifications?
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Profile: Dr Tanya Yuen is a highly skilled and caring neurosurgeon who workscollaboratively with her patients to achieve the best possible outcome.She is Australian born and trained and consults at The Avenue Hospital,Melbourne Private Hospital, Epworth Private Hospital and holds PublicConsultant appointments at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Western GeneralHospitals. Initially she completed a Dental degree through the University ofMelbourne and went on to pursue Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training in theUnited Kingdom where she obtained a Fellowship in Dental Surgery at the RoyalCollege of Surgeons of London. On her return to Australia she changed careers,obtaining her Medical degree from the University of Melbourne and completedNeurosurgery training in 2012. During this time, she also completed a PhD in“Tumour Associated Epilepsy” through the University of Melbourne.Through her training she won of a number of prestigious scholarships includingthe Melville Hughes Surgical Trainee Scholarship, NHMRC Medical TrainingScholarship, John Lowenthal Surgical Trainee Scholarship and the PfizerNeuroscience Research Scholarship. An author of a number of publications inpeer reviewed journals and neurosurgery textbooks, she is also co-convenorof arguably one of the most prestigious neurosurgical meetings in Australia“Controversies in Neurosurgery”. She is a regular reviewer for the official journalof the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.Dr Yuen is passionate about education and mentorship of medical students.She is the Academic Supervisor for Medical Students for the Departmentof Neurosurgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, a Senior Lecturer in theDepartment of Surgery and an Examiner for the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistryand Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne. A Fellow of the RoyalAustralasian College of Surgeons, she is also an active member of theNeurosurgical Society of Australasia and the Australian Medical Association.She is also a Committee member of the Women In Surgery Section within theRoyal Australasian College of Surgeons.Dr Yuen has extensive experience in the management of all brain and spinalconditions with a special interest in brain and spinal tumours, complex spinalfusion surgery, hydrocephalus, chiari malformations and peripheral nervesurgery. Dr Yuen is committed to providing excellent care for her patientsthroughout their treatment.
Special interests: Neurosurgery
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