Injured at Work - What Now?
Work injuries can be a tricky business - read on to find out the steps you need to take to get the treatment you need and back to your life as quickly as possible.
Dr Peter Moloney
Dr Moloney is one of the most trusted and experienced neurosurgeons/spinal surgeons in Australia today. He began practicing neurosurgery in the mid 1980s, and for the last 25 years he has specialized in spinal surgery. In particular, Dr Moloney has played a pioneering role in the development of spinal arthroplasty in Australia. He was among the first to train and practice in disc replacement surgery and is now one of the most experienced surgeons in this field. Over his career he has delivered numerous international lectures, including papers delivered to the Scientific Meeting of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. Dr Moloney remains at the forefront of his field, leading research and development initiatives into improved spinal surgery techniques.
While the tone of medicine is increasingly oriented around business, Dr Moloney has maintained a focus around the needs of the patient. He understands the importance of being a listener and an educator, as much as a skilled pair of hands. At every turn he encourages patients to learn about their options and engage with the process they are about to undergo. He is excited by the opportunity to improve lives through surgical intervention and has achieved this for countless people over the last thirty years.
Dr Moloney's training was at Monash University Medical School, which was followed by Intern and initial Registrar years at the Royal Hobart Hospital. He started Neurosurgery in Hobart, continuing on to the United Kingdom where he was a Senior Registrar in Southampton. He worked for a time in Melbourne, eventually dividing his time between practices on the North Shore of Sydney and Wollongong. Peter and his wife Julie have two children, Kate and Thomas.
Meet Dr Moloney
GP Support Line
We offer GPs easy telephone access to Dr Moloney to develop treatment plans.
“I help patients ask the right questions...
the time they can't ask questions is when the anaesthetic starts working. In a way my job is a third education, a third listening, and a third operating.”
Dr Peter Moloney
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Private Health Insurance Reforms
From 1 April 2019 there are going to be some reforms to Australia’s private health insurance. The idea is for this to streamline the whole process and to make it a lot less confusing for people trying to choose their private health fund. Instead of so many various types of cover, there will be Gold, Silver and Bronze.
Spinal Surgery - It's a Team Sport!
There are so many things to think about if you have been told you need a spinal operation. You are given a lot of new information usually in a short space of time and are struggling to accept the fact that you need major surgery and are dealing with all...
Online Appointments
We are happy to offer our patients the opportunity to make appointments through our website. We have had this function available previously but it is now integrated which means that there are a lot more appointments available as the My Health 1st system takes the appointment times directly from our practice software and we are notified when a patient makes an appointment.
Medicinal Marijuana
There has been a lot of talk about cannabis being used to treat chronic pain and a lot of other ailments for a long time. In Australia we are actually getting a lot closer to it becoming available now.
Q & A with Dr Michael Davies
What does a Neurosurgeon/Pain Management Specialist do?
Investigations
It's important to have the right investigations to diagnose exactly what your problem is. Each different investigation has a specific purpose and is to either rule out or confirm a diagnosis. The various investigations that we use to determine a problem in the spine are set out below.
Where is my pain coming from?
If a spinal condition is associated with a pinched nerve the pain often radiates into other areas of the body. A Neurosurgeon can often diagnose a spinal condition based on where the pain is going to more so than where the problem is actually originating.
Mindfulness - What's it all About?
Mindfulness, mindfulness, mindfulness. I keep seeing this word. I thought it was time I had a look into it.Mindfulness is just what it sounds like. Being more self-aware and living in the moment. The practice of mindfulness is being fully aware of your surroundings and quieting all the noise and just focusing on what is happening right then.