Dr Richard Laherty is a University of Queensland FRACS graduate with training in minimal access complex spine neurosurgery who has recently commenced private practice with Queensland Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery (QNS). He has broad teaching and research interests which he maintains via his appointment with the University of Queensland. His areas of particular interest include minimal access and minimally invasive surgery for all aspects of spinal tumours, developmental, degenerative and traumatic disorders of the spine as well as maintaining his general neurosurgical practice.