Dr Carlos Lijo — Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
For GPs & referrers

Your patients, looked after properly.

Dr Lijo works in partnership with referring doctors — clear correspondence, honest triage, and patients returned to your care with a plan.

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What to expect

A referral partnership,
built on clear communication.

  • Prompt assessment of urgent nerve-compression presentations
  • Non-surgical pathways offered where appropriate — not surgery by default
  • Endoscopic techniques where the pathology is suited to them; open or alternative approaches where it isn’t
  • Plain-English letters after every consultation
  • Direct referral onwards when a condition is outside scope
  • Multilingual consultations — English, Portuguese and Spanish — for patients more comfortable in their first language

Scope of practice. Dr Lijo does not treat intradural or spinal cord lesions, or manage epidural stimulators — these referrals are redirected promptly so your patient isn't left waiting.

Send a referral

Address referrals to Dr Carlos Lijo, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, and email them to:

referrals@drlijospine.com.au

Consulting at The International Spine Centre, 257 Fullarton Road, Parkside (second consulting room at Calvary Adelaide opening soon). Operating at Calvary Adelaide, Calvary North Adelaide, St Andrew’s and Memorial Hospitals.

Please include current imaging (or imaging referrals), relevant history and your patient's preferred language if not English.

Email a referral

Want to discuss a case first?

Dr Lijo welcomes calls from referring colleagues about whether a presentation is appropriate for his practice.

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