Marcus Stoodley

Professor Marcus Stoodley is a leading academic in Neurosurgery at Macquarie University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. He specializes in neurovascular surgery, with expertise in managing aneurysms, vascular malformations, and cerebral bypass surgery, particularly for moyamoya disease. He is internationally recognized for his work on Chiari malformation, syringomyelia, and spinal cord tumors. He completed his medical training at the University of Queensland, followed by subspecialty training at Stanford University and the University of Chicago.

• Education: MBBS (Honours), University of Queensland Medical School
• Previous Positions: Prince of Wales Hospital (UNSW)

His research focuses on syringomyelia, CSF physiology, and brain AVM treatments, with over $3M in funding from NHMRC and The Column of Hope. He leads one of Australasia’s largest neurosurgery research groups, producing over 100 publications and supervising 15+ students.

Key projects include vascular targeting for brain AVMs and investigating CSF dynamics in Chiari malformation. He has delivered 70+ invited lectures and was awarded the John Mitchell Crouch Fellowship (2012).

Research interests span clinical management of neurological disorders, surgical innovations, and translational research. His work bridges clinical practice and advanced imaging techniques like AI-driven diagnostics.