Dr Hamish Alexander

Interim Clinical Lead, Cranial Stream; Staff Specialist, Neurosurgeon

Hamish trained in neurosurgery in Australia and New Zealand following completion of his neuroscience and medical studies at Otago University, NZ. He finished his advanced neurosurgical training at the Royal Brisbane and Princess Alexandra Hospitals and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2016.

Hamish has thorough experience in all aspects of cranial and spine surgery with a special interest in neuro-oncology. He holds a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) degree from the University of Queensland following his work on Immunotherapy for Gliomas.

On completion of neurosurgical training Hamish completed a post graduate neurosurgical oncology fellowship at the prestigious Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre in New York, USA. There he gained a wealth of experience in management of brain and spine conditions at the world’s premier cancer hospital.

Hamish is a Senior Lecturer in surgery at the University of Queensland School of Medicine. He is a member of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia and Congress of Neurological Surgeons.