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About Dr Brian Hsu

Dr Brian Hsu is an Adult and Paediatric Spine surgeon based in Sydney. Dr Hsu received his medical degree from the University of Sydney before obtaining his qualifications as an orthopaedic surgeon in ...

Special interests

All Aspects of Spine Surgery and Spinal Disorders; Adult and Paediatric Spine Deformity, Complex Cervical Reconstructions, Spinal Osteotomies, Degenerative Cervical & Lumbar Conditions, Scoliosis

Qualifications

  • Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australia, 2007
  • Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery, University of Sydney, Australia, 1996

Awards and Publications

  • Management of Fixed Coronal Imbalance, Hsu B, Berven S In The Textbook of Spinal Surgery, 3th Edition, Keith H. Bridwell (ed.), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011
  • Minimally Invasive Posterior Surgical Approaches to the Lumbar Spine, Schwender JD, Hsu B In The Textbook of Spinal Surgery, 3th Edition, Keith H. Bridwell (ed.), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011
  • Biomechanics of the Spine, Narvani AA, Hsu B, Wilson L In Basic Orthopaedic Sciences: The Stanmore Guide, Manoj Ramachandran (ed.), Hodder Arnold, 2006
  • Alignment of pedicle screws with pilot holes: can tapping improve screw trajectory in thoracic spines? Eur Spine J. 2010 Jan;19(1):71-7. Epub 2009, Jun 14. Erkan S, Hsu B, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Perl J, Transfeldt EE.
  • Biomechanical evaluation of a new AxiaLIF technique for two-level lumbar fusion. Eur Spine J. 2009 Jun;18(6):807-14. Epub 2009, Apr 8. Erkan S, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Hsu B, Pahl DW, Transfeldt EE.
  • Transcranial motor evoked potentials combined with response recording through CMAP as the sole modality of Spinal Cord Monitoring in Spinal Deformity Surgery Spine 33(10);1100-6, 2008, Hsu B, Cree A, Lagopoulos J, Cummine JC
  • Recurrent substernal nodular goiter – Incidence and Management Surgery 1996; 120: 1072-5, Hsu B, Reeve TS, Guinea AI, Robinson B, Delbridge L

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3 Westbourne Street, St Leonards NSW 2065
(02) 84 ...
Cnr Mons and Darcy Roads, Westmead NSW 2145
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178 Hawkesbury Road, Westmead NSW 2145
02 9845 ...
11 Norbrik Drive, Bella Vista NSW 2153
02 8882 ...
3 Technology Place, Macquarie Park NSW 2113
02 9812 ...

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Q. Do I need spine surgery?

I have been experiencing on-going pain in my neck and back for several years and I finally got around to seeing my GP about this, who has recommended that I book in to see a spine specialist. Does thi ...

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Some patients do come with that expectation. When you have had symptoms for a while and you are going to see a surgeon that would be a reasonable assumption. However, only one in 6 patients we see end ...

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