Private Neurosurgery Services
in Quebec , exclusive to the Cliniques Médicales Lacroix network
NEUROSURGERY
Neurosurgery is a surgical specialty concerned with disorders that affect the nervous system. When conservative treatments are not effective, a surgical procedure may be necessary. The Cliniques Médicales Lacroix network is proud to offer its patients exclusive access to private neurosurgery services. privée.
To determine which patients can benefit from surgery, we use the most advanced diagnostic technologies to accurately locate pain, facilitate minimally invasive surgery, and minimize discomfort and postoperative recovery time.
BLOOD ANALYSES IN PRIVATE LABORATORY:
Clinique Lacroix’s network of clinics works with several private laboratories for sample analysis in order to ensure that companies or individuals can get their results within 48 hours following their blood tests.
ACCREDITATION CANADA : Accredited With Commendation
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“It is with great pride that we announce that our operating rooms in Laval and Quebec City have obtained accreditation with distinction from Accreditation Canada, with an exceptional result of 97.3%. This distinction is a recognition of the quality of our practices, our commitment to our patients and our determination to provide safe and exemplary care. For a very first accreditation, this result is simply remarkable. It reflects the collective work of our entire organization and marks an important milestone in our journey. We are continuing on this great momentum and aiming even higher to strengthen our position as a benchmark in quality and safety of care.”
Maripier Bélisle, Operating Rooms Director
Herniated discs, carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve entrapment syndromes, degenerative spinal conditions, and more.
Several surgeries are available in Quebec and Laval with Dr Éric Truffer, Dr Alain Bilocq and Dr Philippe Martel, neurosurgeons.
Dr. Éric Truffer, Neurosurgeon
Dr Truffer is a neurosurgeon at the Center Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières (CHRTR). He was head of the neurosurgery service at CHRTR from 2006 to 2014. He is a member of the CHRTR trauma committee and was vice-president of the Quebec Neurosurgery Association. He obtained his MD degree from the University of Sherbrooke in 1995 and his diploma in neurosurgery from the University of Sherbrooke in 2001. He is a graduate of the Royal College in neurosurgery. He completed further training in pediatric neurosurgery at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago in 2002. He has been an examiner at the Royal College in neurosurgery since 2011. His areas of surgical expertise include pediatric pathologies, vascular neurosurgery (aneurysms, AVMs, carotids) Skull base and meningioma neurosurgery, complex cervical spine surgeries, intramedullary tumors, Chiari malformations, spinal and cranial neuronavigation, and minimally invasive spine surgery systems. His research areas include participation in the TOBAS study on AVMs.
Lumbar decompression operation
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In the video opposite, Dr. Truffer performs a lumbar decompression operation on a relatively elderly patient and briefly explains what the procedure consists of, which is done in day surgery mode.
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“These patients, who have numbness and pain in their legs without doing anything, right after the operation often already see a difference, and they can go home…”
Carpal tunnel surgery by endoscopy
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Dr Truffer tells us about the difference between the so-called “open” technique for carpal tunnel surgery and the endoscopy technique, much less invasive, which does not require cutting the hand muscles and which therefore significantly reduces recovery time for the patient.
Dr. Daniel Shedid, neurosurgeon
Dr. Shedid, who completed his medical studies at Laval University, is a full professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Montreal and Head of the Neurosurgery Department at the CHUM. In 2021, he was appointed Head of the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Montreal. He is a specialist in complex spinal surgery and is a national leader in minimally invasive surgeries of the cervico-dorsolumbar spine.
His research activities include the clinical and fundamental aspects of minimally invasive surgery, 3D spinal imaging and biomechanics. He has published over 65 peer-reviewed articles. A sought-after speaker, he has presented at several local and even international conferences.
Dr. Shedid is the neurosurgeon responsible for the complementary training in spinal neurosurgery (fellowship) at the CHUM. He is co-organizer of the annual spine symposium at the CHUM, the annual cadaveric dissection workshop at the CHUM and he won the junior mentor award from the university department of surgery. He is a member of the educational committee of the neurosurgery training program.
Dr Philippe Martel, neurosurgeon
Dr. Philippe Martel is a neurosurgeon at the Charles-Lemoyne Hospital Center in Longueuil, as well as a professor in clinical teaching affiliated with the University of Sherbrooke. He obtained a master’s degree in pharmacology in 2006 from the University of Montreal, a MD degree in 2009 and a degree in neurosurgery in 2015. He is a graduate from the Royal College in neurosurgery. He continued his postdoctoral training by completing two fellowships in spinal surgery. He achieved his first fellowship in complex spinal surgery and scoliosis from McGill University in 2016, and a second fellowship in neurosurgical and orthopedic spinal surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle in the United States in 2017. His current practice focuses almost exclusively on the treatment of complex spinal pathologies. His fields of expertise are oncological, traumatic, degenerative and minimally invasive surgery of the complete spine. He masters multiple surgical approaches and makes a point of honestly informing his patients about the best option available, since each case is unique. He joined the Lacroix clinic with the goal of improving public access to spinal surgery.
Ask for an appointment with Dr Truffer, Dr Bilocq, Dr Shedid, Dr Yuh or Dr Martel
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Click the button below, complete the short form and we will contact you. It’s that simple !
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Private neurosurgery services at Cliniques Médicales Lacroix aims to remedy the following problems:
Disc Herniation, Spinal or Foraminal Stenosis
Any Other Nervous System Pathologies
POSTOPERATIVE HOUSING
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After the procedure, Lacroix Private Surgery provides its surgery patients who need a day or two of recovery before traveling back home with a fully furnished condo located just across from the Berger Medical Center.
Equipped with two bedrooms with queen-sized beds, a functional kitchen, a living room with a sectional sofa and TV, a spacious furnished balcony, and a full bathroom with a shower, this comfortable condominium can accommodate up to four people during the necessary days of patient recovery before safely returning home.
FINANCING YOUR SURGERY
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We now offer the option to split costs into monthly payments in collaboration with Beautifi.
Click here to learn more about financing with Beautifi.
Apply in two minutes, without risk or effect on your credit file, by following one of the following links to apply depending on whether your surgery takes place in >> Quebec or >> Laval.
