Dr Neil Simon (Neurologist)
- Name
- Dr Neil Gordon Simon
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery 2003
- FRACP 2011
- Occupation
- Neurologist
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Neurology
Dr Simon graduated from Medicine with Honours at the University of New South Wales. He completed neurology training in Sydney, followed by a Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at the Institute of Neurological Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital. Dr Simon gained further subspecialty expertise in the United States, where he undertook a Clinical Neurophysiology and Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). His PhD studies explored novel approaches to measure nerve injury in motor neurone disease and peripheral nerve trauma. Dr Simon has an interest in all general neurological presentations, such as headache, stroke, epilepsy, dementia, tremor and Parkinson's Disease. He has a subspecialty focus on disorders of nerve and muscle, including nerve injury and entrapment, neuropathy, myopathy and neurodegenerative disease. Dr Simon has expertise in clinical neurophysiology testing and nerve and muscle ultrasound, which are used to diagnose nerve and muscle damage. Dr Simon performs a range of therapeutic procedures including botulinum toxin injections for migraine, movement disorders and spasticity, and nerve blocks. Dr Simon has an ongoing involvement in clinical research, focusing on developing imaging and clinical neurophysiology techniques to better measure nerve and muscle injury. A selected list of his recent publications can be found here:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Neil_Simon2/
Dr Simon is a Staff Specialist Neurologist at St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, and Consultant Neurologist at Sydney Adventist Hospital, Wahroongah. He also holds conjoint academic appointments at the University of New South Wales, and the University of Sydney.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Sydney Adventist Hospital
- St Vincents Hospital
- St Vincent's Private Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Warringah Neurology
- Northern Beaches Neurology
- Medical Conditions
- Stroke
- Epilepsy
- Dementia
- Parkinson's disease
- Topics
- Nerve and muscle disease
- Nerve injury
- Clinical Neurophysiology
Practice Locations
NSW
- Warringah Neurology
- Address
- Dee Why Grand Commercial Tower
Suite 4101 Level 1
834 Pittwater Road
Dee Why NSW 2099
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9982 2270
- Fax
- 02 9981 7880
- Address
- Suite 703 438 Victoria Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9982 2270
- Fax
- 02 9981 7880
- Northern Beaches Neurology
- Address
- Suite 4101 Level 1
834 Pittwater Road
Dee Why NSW 2099
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9982 2270
- Fax
- 02 9981 7880
