Dr. Preci Hamilton

NEUROSURGEON
Dr. Hamilton is a Consultant Neurosurgeon with special interest in complex spinal surgery, neurovascular disorders, complex epilepsy, acute and rehabilitative stroke care as well as facial and peripheral nerve pain syndromes. He perfomrs complex and cutting edge surgeries including those listed below:

• Awake craniotomy and brain tumor resection (remove brain tumor while the patient is awake and communicating with the Surgical team)
• Minimally Invasive Lumbar decompression and Microdiscectomy – treats herniated (slipped) disc which causes nerve root compression (pinch nerve) and sciatica
• Minimally invasive treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Lumbar nerve root injection for back and lower limb nerve pain
• Cervical disc replacement for cervical disc herniation (slip disc)
• Spine instrumentation with rods and screws – cervical thoracic and limbar spine
• Endoscopic Trans-Sphenoidal Resection of Pituitary tumors – Uses camera to remove pituitary tumor through the nose
• Carpal Tunnel decompression – Relieves nerve compression which causes hand pain and weakness
• Collaborative care for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
• Insertion of programmable (Adjustable) Ventriculoperitoneal shunt – implants device to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the brain to relieve high pressure within the skull
• Collaborative care for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Resection of Spinal tumors
• Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy – Creates internal pathway for CSF drainage using a camera within the brain to avoid placing a shunt
• Endoscopic brain cyst fenestration and resection