The members of our medical staff are residency and fellowship-trained at nationally recognized neurosurgical programs. Our physicians are board certified or board eligible in neurosurgery and maintain membership in the American Association of the Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and multiple clinical specialty organizations related to neurosurgery. Our physicians attend ongoing programs to insure their knowledge of the newest technologies and treatments:
Acoustic Neuromas, Brain Tumors, Carotid Artery Surgery, Cerebrovascular Surgery (Aneurysms & AVM's), Cervical and Lumbar Spine Disease, Congenital Malformations, Hydrocephalus, Kyphoplasty, Pituitary Brain Tumors, Pediatric Tumors, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Spasticity, Skull Base Tumors, & Trigeminal Neuralgia

Stephen R. Gardner, M.D., F.A.C.S. The Citadel - B.S. Louisiana State University School of Medicine - M.D. Medical College of Virginia: Surgical Internship Neurosurgical Residency Head Injury Fellowship Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship American Board of Neurological Surgery - 1989

John K. Johnson, M.D., F.A.C.S. Spring Arbor College - B.A. Wayne State University - M.D. Memorial Medical Center - Internship University of Cincinnati Medical Center - Neurosurgical Residency University of Toronto - Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship American Board of Neurological Surgery - 1991

Alfred T. Nelson, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S. Princeton University - A. B. Emory University School of Medicine - M.D. Medical College of Virginia: Surgical Internship Neurosurgical Residency American Board of Neurological Surgery - 1989

Charles C. Kanos, M.D.,F.A.C.S. Duke University - A.B. University of Tennessee: M.D. Internship Neurosurgical Residency Cranial Skull Base Fellowship American Board of Neurological Surgery - 2005

Philip J. Hodge, M.D. University of Pennsylvania - B.S.E. Johns Hopkins University - M.D. Ohio State University Medical Center: Internship Neurosurgical Residency American Board of Neurological Surgery - 2009

Christopher Troup, M.D. University of Georgia - B.S. Microbiology Mercer University School of Medicine - M.D. Carraway Methodist Medical Center Internship - General Surgery University of Massachusetts Medical School Residency/Post Doctoral University of Tennessee Fellowship - Pediatric Neurosurgery American Board of Neurological Surgery 2002