Dr Adam Wells
Adelaide Neurosurgeon
MB BS, BMedSc (Hons), PhD, FRACS
Expert assessment and treatment of brain tumours, spinal disorders, sciatica, cervical myelopathy and complex Neurosurgical conditions.
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About Dr Wells
Dr Adam Wells is an Adelaide Neurosurgeon with interests in brain tumours, degenerative spine conditions, and traumatic brain injury. He graduated from the University of Adelaide Medical School in 2003 with First Class Honours.
Dr Wells commenced his advanced Neurosurgical training in 2008, and has worked in Adelaide, Hobart, Perth and the United Kingdom. In 2014 he gained his PhD from the University of Adelaide for his original research into ischaemic stroke and was awarded the prestigious Peter Leech Memorial Prize and the Nimmo Prize for full-time research. In 2017 Dr Wells was the clinical Neurotrauma Fellow at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge University under the supervision of world-renowned Neurotrauma expert Professor Peter Hutchinson.
Since returning to South Australia in 2018 Dr Wells has been appointed as Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Adelaide, Clinical Academic Consultant Neurosurgeon at the new Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Visiting Medical Officer at St Andrew's Private Hospital. He is currently the Abbie Simpson Clinical Fellow of the Neurosurgical Research Foundation and the lead for Neurosurgical Research at the University of Adelaide.
Appointments
Professional Memberships
University Appointment
Senior Clinical Lecturer
Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery)
The University of Adelaide
Adelaide, South Australia
Public Hospital Appointment
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Department of Neurosurgery
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, South Australia
Private Hospital Appointment
Consultant Neurosurgeon
St Andrew’s Private Hospital
Adelaide, South Australia
Research Appointment
Abbie Simpson Clinical Research Fellow
The Neurosurgical Research Foundation
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Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
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Fellow of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua)
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Member of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia (NSA)
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Member of the Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
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Member of the Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)
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Visiting Research Fellow, Division of Neurosurgery, the University of Cambridge
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Member of the Australian Medical Association (SA Division)
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Member of the Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology (COGNO)
