Welcome to our Awake Brain Surgery Service / Awake Craniotomy Program page
Our Awake Craniotomy Program was launched on April 26, 2007. It was primarily developed to enhance neurosurgical safety, giving patients enrolled into the Program (often those with more dangerous brain conditions) the best possible outcome opportunity. Dr Khurana and team have successfully carried out awake brain surgery on dozens of patients for conditions as diverse as brain tumours, cavernous malformations, certain brain aneurysm and arteriovenous abnormalities located in highly "eloquent" brain regions (i.e., those regions of the brain housing very important functions such as language, face and limb movement, and vision). As a testimony to the expertise of the many people involved and the technologies we use, our Awake Brain Surgery Program has a high success rate and patients enrolled into the Program have provided very positive written feedback about their comfort and outcomes. Ours is the first formal awake craniotomy Program in the Australia/New Zealand region specifically initiated for patients with advanced brain tumours and cerebral blood vessel abnormalities.
