Marcus Stoodley

Professor of Neurosurgery, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Professor Stoodley graduated from the University of Queensland, completed neurosurgery training in Australia and then undertook vascular fellowships in the United States. He is recognized for his clinical interests in syringomyelia, Chiari malformation, and neurovascular disorders. Professor Stoodley heads the neurosurgery research team at Macquarie University. This is one of the largest neurosurgery research groups in Australasia, with world-leading research efforts in syringomyelia and CSF physiology, and in the development of new treatments for brain AVMs. He has produced more than 120 publications and has supervised over 15 PhD students. In 2012, Professor Stoodley was awarded the John Mitchell Crouch Fellowship by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the premier surgical research award of the RACS.