Dr Peter Khong is a neurosurgeon with special interests in cerebrovascular surgery, non-instrumented and complex spine surgery and brain tumour surgery. He currently works at St George Public and Private Hospitals, and Prince of Wales Hospital.
Dr Khong graduated with first class honours from the University of NSW. During his training, he undertook a research year at the Kolling Institute of Medical Research studying the “Molecular Heterogeneity of High Grade Gliomas”, and received the inaugural Avant Doctor in Training Research Scholarship and the Hubert Stuerzl Memorial Educational award.
Dr Khong was awarded his fellowship in Neurosurgery in early 2016.
In 2016, Dr Khong undertook a combined orthopaedic and neurosurgery spine fellowship at Prince of Wales hospital. He trained in both open and minimally invasive techniques, and dealt with a wide range of pathologies including :-
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Degenerative spinal conditions
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Spine trauma
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Spine tumours
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Deformity
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In 2017, he went on to complete a cerebrovascular and skull base fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital, Canada. He acquired comprehensive training in the treatment of cerebrovascular pathologies including:-
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Aneurysms
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Arteriovenous malformations
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Dural arteriovenous fistulas
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Cavernomas
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Carotid stenoses
Dr Khong also attained extensive experience in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm through percutaneous rhizotomy and microvascular decompression.