Neurosurgery at Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center

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