Neurosurgery at Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center
Children and adults have access to cutting-edge neurosurgery by experienced, board-certified and fellowship-trained neurosurgeons at Wellstar, affiliated with Medical College of Georgia.
Comprehensive Neurosurgical Care & Research
Wellstar neurosurgeons use advanced medical technology and procedures to provide expert and complete neurosurgical care for people of every age in our community. We care for adults and children from Georgia, South Carolina and the Southeast. Neurosurgery treats diseases and conditions affecting the brain, spine, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. The Department of Neurosurgery at Augusta University is part of Wellstar MCG Health's Neuroscience Center of Excellence. We embrace a patient- and family-centered care approach to deliver excellence in care, education to the resident staff and community, and neurosurgical research.What sets our neurosurgery program apart
We offer a full range of neurosurgical care at Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center. Many of our specialized services are not available in other facilities in the region.- The region's best-equipped and busiest Acute Care Services (ACS) verified Level I Trauma Center
- Dedicated neurosurgical operating rooms with state-of-the-art equipment
- The only dedicated 20-bed Neurocritical Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
- Pediatric neurosurgical care through Wellstar Children's Hospital of Georgia
- One of the most comprehensive Level 4 Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers in the country
- The ability to treat the most complex and difficult stroke cases in our Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Our Comprehensive Movement Disorder Clinic is designated a Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence
- Highly specialized care in our Pituitary Disorders Clinic
- The only integrated, multidisciplinary Comprehensive Skull Base Program serving the Augusta and South Georgia area
- A Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program, in conjunction with Wellstar Georgia Cancer Center
- The only Gamma Knife Center in the region
Our Services
Expert Neurosurgeons
When it comes to your brain and spine, it's important to see specialists with the specialized training and skills to perform these highly specialized procedures. Our neurosurgeons specialize in various areas of neurosurgery, including:- Complex spine surgery
- General neurosurgery
- Treatment for normal pressure hydrocephalus
- Peripheral nerve surgery
- Surgical oncology
- Surgical pain management
- Skull base surgery
- Stroke treatment
- Functional surgery/stereotactic treatment for movement disorders and drug-resistant epilepsy
- Pediatric neurosurgery
Procedures
Patients can find the highest level of care including access to the best technological advances from a board-certified, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon. Our neurosurgery team offers these procedures:- Brain tumor surgery
- Epilepsy surgery
- Movement disorders surgery
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus surgery
- Pediatric neurosurgery
- Complex and minimal-access spine surgery
- Skull base surgery, open and endoscopic surgery
- Vascular and endovascular neurosurgery
- Gamma knife radiosurgery
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) brain surgery
- Pain management and therapy
