Dr Richard Bittar (Neurosurgeon)
- Name
- Prof Richard Garth Bittar
- Qualifications
- FRACS 2004
- MBBS 1994
- Occupation
- Neurosurgeon
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Neurosurgery
- Links
- http://www.precisionneurosurgery.com.au/
- Phone
- 03 8862 0000
Professor Richard Bittar is a highly qualified Australian neurosurgeon, spinal surgeon and researcher.
Professor Bittar is a neurosurgeon at Precision Brain Spine & Pain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital and also operates at numerous private hospitals in Victoria, including St Vincent’s Private, Melbourne Private, Epworth, Peninsula Private and The Valley Private. His consulting locations are numerous, and include metropolitan and regional locations in Victoria.
Professor Bittar’s main areas of interest and expertise are complex and keyhole spinal surgery, surgery for brain tumours, and deep brain stimulation. He also established the first and largest contemporary (deep brain stimulation) Psychosurgery program in Australia.
Professor Bittar completed an elective in neurosurgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Houston, USA, and undertook his internship in Sydney. After a further 12 months of medical and surgical rotations he enrolled as a PhD student at the University of Sydney. Most of his research was conducted at the prestigious Montreal Neurological Institute, Canada, and he graduated with a PhD in functional brain mapping in 2001. During this time, Professor Bittar underwent formal postgraduate training in Neurosurgery, culminating in his admission to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He has been appointed a Clinical Professor at Deakin University.
Professor Bittar travelled to Oxford, UK to undertake a fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, where he also received further training in Complex Spinal Neurosurgery. His time in Oxford was extremely productive.
Professor Bittar has published around 50 clinical and scientific papers in peer-reviewed medical journals. He has presented his work in Australia, as well as at international conferences in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He has been awarded several scholarships, fellowships, and other prizes, reflecting the value and quality of his academic and patient-orientated endeavours. Professor Bittar is a member of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, and the Australian Pain Society.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Cabrini Malvern
- Calvary Health Care Tasmania - St Vincent's Campus
- Epworth Richmond
- John Fawkner Private Hospital
- Launceston General Hospital
- Melbourne Private Hospital
- North West Regional Hospital
- Royal Melbourne Hospital - Parkville
- South Eastern Private
- St Vincent's Hospital - Fitzroy
- The Avenue Hospital
- Warringal Private Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre
- CNC - Victoria
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Rosny Park
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Devonport
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Seymour
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Epping
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Frankston
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Bundoora
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Essendon
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - North Melbourne
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Box Hill
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Launceston
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Berwick
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Ulverstone
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Vermont
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Cranbourne
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Kew
- Affiliated Organisations
- Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
Practice Locations
TAS
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Rosny Park
- Address
- Clarence Super Clinic
16-22 Bayfield St
Rosny Park TAS 7018
Australia
- Phone
- 03 8862 0000
- Fax
- 03 9816 8564
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Devonport
- Address
- 8 Wenvoe Street
Devonport TAS 7310
Australia
- Phone
- 03 8862 0000
- Fax
- 03 9816 8564
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Launceston
- Address
- The Charles, Suite 111
287 Charles Street
Launceston TAS 7250
Australia
- Phone
- 03 8862 0000
- Fax
- 03 9816 8564
VIC
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - North Melbourne
- Address
- Suite 305 Level 3
55 Flemington Road
North Melbourne VIC 3052
Australia
- Phone
- 03 8862 0000
- Fax
- 03 9816 8564
- Address
- L 13
47-59 Flemington Rd
North Melbourne VIC 3051
Australia
- Phone
- 03 8862 0000
- Fax
- 03 9816 8564
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre
- Address
- Lower Ground
115 Cotham Road
Kew VIC 3101
Australia
- Phone
- 03 8862 0000
- Fax
- 03 9816 8564
- CNC - Victoria
- Address
- 161 Keilor Road
Essendon VIC 3040
Australia
- Phone
- (03) 9379 4545
- Fax
- (03) 9379 4115
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Seymour
- Address
- 12 Anzac Avenue
Seymour VIC 3660
Australia
- Phone
- 03 8862 0000
- Fax
- 03 9816 8564
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Epping
- Address
- Tristar Medical Centre
230 Cooper Street
Epping VIC 3076
Australia
- Phone
- 1300 773 247
- 03 8862 0000
- Fax
- 03 9816 8564
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Frankston
- Address
- Frankston Private Hospital
Level 3 Suite 1
24-28 Frankston-Flinders Road
Frankston VIC 3199
Australia
- Phone
- 03 8862 0000
- 1300 773 247
- Fax
- 03 9816 8564
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Bundoora
- Address
- Bundoora Specialist Centre, Uni Hill Speciality Rooms
Suite 32 Level 4
240 Plenty Road
Bundoora VIC 3083
Australia
- Phone
- 03 8862 0000
- Fax
- 03 9816 8564
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Essendon
- Address
- SiaMed Specialist Centre
161 Keilor Road
Essendon North VIC 3041
Australia
- Phone
- 03 8862 0000
- Fax
- 03 9816 8564
- Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Box Hill
- Address
- Ekera Building
116-118 Thames Street
Box Hill VIC 3128
Australia
- Phone
- 03 8862 0000
- 1300 773 247
- Fax
- 03 9816 8564
