Dr Jason Correia

Mr Correia grew up in Auckland and attended Medical School at the University of Auckland and graduated with distinction in 2006.

He undertook Neurosurgery training across major teaching hospitals in New Zealand and Australia and was made a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2017.

He undertook further sub-specialist training in the United Kingdom, completing fellowships in Skullbase and Neuro-Oncology surgery at the University of Cambridge in 2017 and Cerebrovascular Surgery at Kings College Hospital in London in 2018, and returned to take up a Consultant position at Auckland City and Starship Childrens Hospital in late 2018.

Mr Correias public practice encompasses a high percentage of complex operations with a focus on Skullbase and Vestibular Schwannoma surgery, cerebrovascular, and complex brain tumour surgery. He was comprehensively trained at the University of Cambridge in undertaking awake surgery for eloquent brain tumours. In addition, he also undertakes general, trigeminal neuralgia and spinal Neurosurgery including spinal instrumentation.

Mr Correia, together with Mr Michel Neeff (ENT), developed and chair the first and only Skullbase and Neurofibromatosis Type II Multidisciplinary Meeting in New Zealand which incorporates multispecialty consultant input from Neurosurgery, ENT Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, Radiology, Genetics and Ophthalmology.

He has been appointed by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Neurosurgery Society of Australasia as the supervisor of Neurosurgery training in Auckland since 2019 and three of his trainees have since graduated as Neurosurgeons.

Mr Correia has a strong interest in Academics and is the Co-director of the Neurosurgery Research Unit (NRU) at The University of Auckland and supervises basic science, computational and translational Neuroscience research at the University of Auckland alongside Professor Mike Dragunow and Sir Richard Faull. He has a special interest in brain tumour biology, novel treatment therapeutics and the utility of Artificial Intelligence in predicting growth and spread of brain tumours.

Mr Correia places great importance in clear communication with you and your family to ensure you are fully counseled and are able to make good treatment decisions together.

ACC Provider

• Brain Tumours
• Skullbase tumours
• Awake craniotomy
• Cerebrovascular disorders
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Spine surgery (including arm and leg pain)
• Disc prolapse
• Spinall compression

BHB, MBChB, FRACS