Teaching in May and June

Dr Ball's commitment to education has continued in May and June.

He was a Senior Instructor on the Early Management of Severe Trauma Course at Royal North Shore Hospital in May and co-directed the Australian and New Zealand Surgical Skills Education and Training (ASSET) course held at Royal North Shore in June.

He was invited by DePuy Spine to speak to training surgeons at an 'Elevating Best Practice in Spine' education event. Dr Ball spoke on thoraco-lumbar spine trauma and has continued his delivery of lectures on spine conditions to the medical students at the Northern Clinical School.

A particular highlight was being invited to the Hills Grammar School to speak to a Year 4 group about neurosurgery and the brain.

Dalcross Adventist Hospital

Dr Ball has started performing surgery at Dalcross Adventist Hospital in Killara on Sydney's upper North Shore. Dalcross Adventist Hospital is owned by the Sydney Adventist Hospital (The SAN).

Dr Ball's practice remains based in St Leonards, where he consults in the North Shore Medical Centre, operates at the North Shore Private and Royal North Shore Hospitals and works in the prestigious Spinal Injuries Unit.

The opportunity to operate at Dalcross allows Dr Ball to continue working with his mentor and colleague Dr Bill Sears and have access to specialised technology at Dalcross such as the O-arm and Stealth neuronavigation.