Neurosurgeons
In the Department of Neurosurgery at Emory, our goal is to set new standards of excellence in clinical care, research, and education. At the core of this goal are our faculty and staff.
Our neurological surgery team brings together expert neurosurgeons, neuro-intensivists, neuroradiologists and specialized medical staff to provide the best care possible and ensure we are constantly making advancements in medical research and technique. Our physicians specialize in the surgical treatment of neurological diseases and disorders and in the treatment of trauma to the head, neck and spinal cord. Among other procedures, our neurosurgeons perform Deep Brain Stimulation, Neuro-endoscopy, Stereotactic Neurosurgery and Craniotomy for Tumors.
Our Neurosurgeons
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Daniel L. Barrow, MD
MBNA-Bowman Professor and Chairman,
Department of Neurological Surgery
Chief of Neurosurgery Service, Emory University Hospital
Director, Emory MBNA Stroke Center
Specialties: Stroke Center: vascular neurosurgery, brain aneurysms, vascular malformations of brain/spinal cord, carotid artery disease, spinal cord tumors, skull base surgery, meningiomas
Nicholas M. Boulis, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Specialties: Functional neurosurgery, peripheral nerve surgery, trigeminal neuralgia, refractory pain, ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease
William Boydston, MD, PhD
Practice Director, Neurological Surgery
Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Pediatric Neurosurgery Associates at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Specialties: Pediatric neurosurgery: spasticity surgery, baclofen pumps, brachial plexus surgery, brain tumors, congenital anomalies of the brain and spine, hydrocephalus-congenital and post-hemorrhagic, intraventricular hemorrhage, perinatal consultations
Barun Brahma, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Pediatric Neurosurgery Associates at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Specialties: Pediatric neurosurgery: spine, minimally-invasive spine surgery, brain tumors, chiari malformations
C. Michael Cawley, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Radiology
Specialties: Stroke Center: vascular neurosurgery, brain aneurysms, vascular malformations of brain/spinal cord, carotid artery disease, transient ischemic attacks
Mark Dannenbaum, MD
Instructor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Specialties: Stroke Center: vascular neurosurgery, brain aneurysms, vascular malformations of brain/spinal cord, carotid artery disease, transient ischemic attacks
Sanjay Dhall, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Specialties: Spine disorders and surgery
Jacques E. Dion, MD, FRCP (C)
Professor and Head, Interventional Neuroradiologyy
Professor, Neurological Surgery
Specialties: Stroke Center: intracranial aneurysm treatment, carotid artery and intracranial angioplasty and stenting, tumor embolization, carotid and cerebral angiography, acute stroke therapy, stroke thrombolysis, mechanical clot retrieval, spinal angiography, spinal embolization, percutaneous vertebroplasty
Jane L. Gilmore, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Neurology
Specialties: Neuro-intensive Care: hyponatremia, peripheral neuropathy
Robert E. Gross, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Director, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Surgery
Specialties: Functional and stereotactic neurosurgery: dystonia, epilepsy, neurodegenerative disorders, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, tremor, surgical treatment of psychiatric disorders, pain, deep brain stimulation
Sanjay Gupta, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Neurosurgery Service at Grady Memorial Hospital
Specialties: Spine disorders and surgery
Costas Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD
Chief of Neurosurgery Service, Emory University Hospital Midtown
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Specialties: Surgical neuro-oncology/brain tumors, stereotactic radiosurgery and brain biopsies, experimental therapeutics for malignant glioma, complex cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal instrumentation, microvascular decompression, neuro-endoscopy, peripheral nerve
Kenneth Hill, Jr., MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, The Emory Clinic - Marietta
Specialties: Surgical neuro-oncology, stereotactic radiosurgery, brain tumors, cranial nerve disorders, lesions on the anterior and posterior skullbase
Adriana Ioachimescu, MD, PhD, FACE
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgeryand Medicine
Specialties: Pituitary tumors and disorders: pituitary hormone deficiencies, Cushing's Syndrome, acromegaly, hyperprolacinemia, adrenal insufficiency
Frank Lin, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, The Emory Clinic - Marietta
Specialties: Spine disorders and surgery, head trauma, craniofacial reconstruction, sports neurosurgery
Jeffrey J. Olson, MD
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Director, Translational Neuro-oncology Laboratory
Specialties: Surgical neuro-oncology/brain tumors, cancer, cranial nerve disorder, lesions of the anterior and posterior skull base, investigative therapy
Nelson M. Oyesiku, MD, PhD, FACS
Al Lerner Chair and Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Medicine (Endocrinology)
Director, Molecular Neurosurgery and Biotechnology Laboratory
Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program
Editor-In-Chief, Neurosurgery
Specialties: Pituitary tumors and disorders, surgical neuro-oncology/brain tumors, radiosurgery
Daniel Refai, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments Neurological Surgery and Orthopaedics
Specialties: Spine disorders and surgery, cervical fusion, arthroplasty, discectomy, herniated disc, laminectomy, laminoplasty, lumbar disorders, lumbar decompression and fusion, microdiscectomy, microsurgery, posterior lumbar interbody fusion, radiculopathy, sciatica, scoliosis, spine trauma, spine tumors, spondylolisthesis, thoracic fusion, vertebral fractures
Andrew Reisner, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Pediatric Neurosurgery Associates at Children's at Healthcare of Atlanta
Medical Director, Neuro Trauma
Specialties: Pediatric neurosurgery: gamma knife radiosurgery, pituitary disorders/pituitary tumors, brain tumors, congenital anomalies of the brain and spine, hydrocephalus-congenital and post-hemorrhagic, intraventricular hemorrhage, perinatal consultation, traumatic brain injury
Gerald E. Rodts, Jr., MD
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Specialties: Spine disorders and surgery: spine computer-assisted image-guided spine surgery, minimally-invasive spine surgery, revision spinal surgery
Owen B. Samuels, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Neurology
Director, Division of Neurointensive Care
Director, Neuroscience Critical Care and Stroke Units
Specialties: Neuro-intensive Care: acute traumatic brain injury, brain aneurysm, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, subarachnoid, hemorrhage, raised intracranial pressure, cerebral edema, transient ischemic attacks, head trauma, brain anoxia, vegetative states and brain death
Frank C. Tong, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Radiology
Specialties: Stroke Center: intracranial aneurysm treatment, carotid artery and intracranial angioplasty and stenting, tumor embolization, carotid and cerebral angiography, acute stroke therapy, stroke thrombolysis, mechanical clot retrieval, spinal angiography, spinal embolization, percutaneous vertebroplasty
Adam Webb, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Neurology
Specialties: Intracranial and subarachnoid hemorrhage, medical ethics, end-of-life and palliative care
Wendy L. Wright, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Neurology
Specialties: Neuro-intensive Care: aneurysms, brain injury, cerebral edema, head trauma, critical care medicine, stroke
David M. Wrubel, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Medical Director, Neuro Spine Care for Kids
Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Pediatric Neurosurgery Associates at Children's at Healthcare of Atlanta
Specialties: Pediatric neurosurgery: brain tumors, status epilepticus, cutis aplasia/congenital scars (ACC), pilocytic astrocytoma/cystic cerebellar astrocytoma
