Mr Girish Nair

Field of Medicine: Neurosurgeon

Mr Girish Nair is a highly skilled neurosurgeon with extensive experience in treating movement disorders and complex brain and spine conditions. With a focus on minimally invasive treatments, Mr Nair is an expert in cutting-edge techniques such as robot-assisted spinal surgeries and deep brain stimulation for movement disorders.

Languages Spoken:

English
Hindi
Tamil
Malayalam

Accreditations:

Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
PFET (Spine Surgery)

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Mahatma Gandhi University, 1996
Master of Surgery (MS), MAHE, 2001
Master of Chirurgiae (MCh), Mahatma Gandhi University, 2005
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), 2011
PFET (Spine Surgery), Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 2012

Professional Associations:

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
Australian Medical Association (AMA)

Expertise and Special Interests

Mr Nair specialises in:

Minimally invasive treatments for lower back pain and degenerative spine diseases
Disc replacement surgeries
Movement disorder surgery, including deep brain stimulation
Robot-assisted minimal access spinal fusion

He is recognised for his pioneering work in movement disorder surgery, including performing the first frameless deep brain stimulation surgery in Victoria and being the first neurosurgeon globally to implant stem cells as part of Parkinsonâ€™s disease research.