Dr Richard Bittar (Neurosurgeon)

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Name
Prof Richard Garth Bittar
Qualifications
FRACS 2004
MBBS 1994
Occupation
Neurosurgeon
Gender
Male
Medical Specialties
Neurosurgery

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

Hobart

Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Rosny Park
Clarence Super Clinic
16-22 Bayfield St
Rosny Park TAS 7018 
Australia
03 8862 0000
03 9816 8564

Melbourne

Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - North Melbourne
Suite 305 Level 3
55 Flemington Road
North Melbourne VIC 3052 
Australia
03 8862 0000
03 9816 8564
L 13
47-59 Flemington Rd
North Melbourne VIC 3051 
Australia
03 8862 0000
03 9816 8564
Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre
Lower Ground
115 Cotham Road
Kew VIC 3101 
Australia
03 8862 0000
03 9816 8564
CNC - Victoria
161 Keilor Road
Essendon VIC 3040 
Australia
(03) 9379 4545
(03) 9379 4115
Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Epping
Tristar Medical Centre
230 Cooper Street
Epping VIC 3076 
Australia
1300 773 247
03 8862 0000
03 9816 8564
Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Frankston
Frankston Private Hospital
Level 3 Suite 1
24-28 Frankston-Flinders Road
Frankston VIC 3199 
Australia
03 8862 0000
1300 773 247
03 9816 8564
Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Bundoora
Bundoora Specialist Centre, Uni Hill Speciality Rooms
Suite 32 Level 4
240 Plenty Road
Bundoora VIC 3083 
Australia
03 8862 0000
03 9816 8564
Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Essendon
SiaMed Specialist Centre
161 Keilor Road
Essendon North VIC 3041 
Australia
03 8862 0000
03 9816 8564
Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Box Hill
Ekera Building
116-118 Thames Street
Box Hill VIC 3128 
Australia
03 8862 0000
1300 773 247
03 9816 8564

Devonport

Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Devonport
8 Wenvoe Street
Devonport TAS 7310 
Australia
03 8862 0000
03 9816 8564

VIC

Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Seymour
12 Anzac Avenue
Seymour VIC 3660 
Australia
03 8862 0000
03 9816 8564

Launceston

Precision Brain Spine and Pain Centre - Launceston
The Charles, Suite 111
287 Charles Street
Launceston TAS 7250 
Australia
03 8862 0000
03 9816 8564