Georgia Brain & Spine Center is a neurosurgical and comprehensive spine practice based in Johns Creek, Georgia with offices in Canton and Sandy Springs that was founded in 2009. We have dedicated our careers to the health of your brain, spine, and peripheral nerves. Your nervous system is a vastly complex informational center that determines all of your thoughts, sensations, and actions – and it’s our one and only focus. Our team of neurosurgeons have the skills to treat your neurological health in a way that fits your life.
Our Approach
At Georgia Brain & Spine Center, we believe in patient centered care. We collaborate with you and your family to develop a customized, comprehensive care plan that is designed to address your health needs and help you reach your desired outcome. Our team is always available and, when you need us, we will make an appointment to see you promptly. Many conditions of the brain and spine can be treated without surgery and it is our philosophy to always treat patients in the least invasive way possible. However, when surgery is necessary, our team of skilled neurosurgeons is here to care for you.
Evaluating Each Patient’s Needs
For every patient, our specialized team completes a careful and comprehensive evaluation. With the information we gather as well as our advanced expertise, we will present you with a clear explanation of your condition and a comprehensive comparison of your treatment options. Together, we will create and implement a care plan designed to address your disease process while remaining focused on your physical comfort and emotional well-being. The best medical outcomes happen when physicians and patients see themselves as parts of a team working toward the same goal. We work hard to make sure that you know we are here for you at each stage of your journey.
Conservative Treatment with Advanced Technology
The brain, spine, and peripheral nerves are exquisitely delicate structures. Therefore, we only offer surgery when it will be of concrete benefit and after all non-operative strategies have been exhausted. Our surgeons have trained at some of the nation’s leading institutions and have extensive experience in the treatment of disorders of the brain and spine with excellent patient outcomes. We are proud to offer the most technologically advanced solutions in the area.
Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
Minimally Invasive Spine (MIS) surgery is a surgical strategy designed to decompress the spinal cord or spinal nerves and to stabilize the spinal column while minimizing damage to surrounding soft tissue and avoiding the resection of structurally important bone structures. Although not all conditions are amenable to this approach, when MIS surgery is performed it is safe and effective. Compared to traditional surgical techniques, the potential benefits are:
- Smaller skin incisions and better cosmetic results
- Decreased blood loss during surgery
- Decreased pain and recovery time from surgery
- Less rehabilitation and quicker return to work
Many surgeons advertise MIS techniques, but not all are able to actually effectively perform them because of the extensive training required to develop this skill set. At Georgia Brain & Spine, our surgeons perform MIS surgery routinely and have authored numerous peer-reviewed article and book chapters to teach others.
Spinal Injections and Non-Surgical Treatment of Pain
The vast majority of patients who have pain that originates from their spine can be treated effectively without surgery. At Georgia Brain & Spine we are committed to maximizing non-operative therapies including physical therapy, bracing, oral medications, and spinal injections, amongst others. Spinal injections can be done in our office under the care of a board-certified neurosurgeon who can clearly identify and target the source of your pain to get you back on your feet without surgery.
Intra-Operative Imaging and Neuro-Navigation
At Georgia Brain & Spine, we use the most advanced technologies available to optimize the efficiency and accuracy of our surgeries and to minimize the possibility of complications. During spinal surgery, it is sometimes necessary to place implants such as screws, rods, and fusion grafts. During these procedures, we have a cone-beam CT scanner available that allows us to scan your spinal column and ensure that the goals of surgery have been accomplished before you leave the operating room. Taking the extra time and attention to use intra-operative imaging is one of the things that helps us to maximize our success rates and get you on the road to recovery sooner.
We also utilize neuro-navigation during many cranial and spinal procedures. This computer-assisted technology allows us to register your brain or spinal column to an MRI or CT scan. We can then – both virtually and in real life – use this system to “navigate” the location instruments much like a GPS. This allows us to place spinal implants such as pedicle screws with more accuracy than traditional surgeons. In cranial procedures, such as brain tumor resection, this technology allows us to make small incisions and bone openings directly over the problem area, to confirm the complete resection of complex tumors, and to protect important neurological structures that are nearby to our surgical trajectory. This is again one of the ways that we use advanced technologies to assure excellent outcomes when you are under our care.