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Elias Dagnew, MD, FACSFounder & Medical Director · NeurosurgeonMichael Hartman, MDNeurosurgeon · Interventional spine careManan “Manny” Patel, PT, DPT, TPSDirector of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
Dr. Elias Dagnew

Elias Dagnew, MD, FACS

Founder & Medical Director

Board-Certified Neurosurgeon · Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Dr. Dagnew founded Georgia Brain & Spine Center and has cared for people with conditions of the brain and spine for more than 20 years. His approach is to consider the least invasive option that may work and recommend surgery only when it may make a meaningful difference.

He serves as Chief of Neurosurgery at Emory Johns Creek Hospital and leads the practice’s concussion program and comprehensive non-surgical spine services.

Education, training & professional background
  • Dallas Baptist University, summa cum laude
  • Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis — medical degree with honors and master’s degree in neuroscience
  • Neurosurgery residency: University of Cincinnati / Mayfield Clinic & Spine Institute
  • Fellowship in cranial, skull-base and complex spinal surgical oncology: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Michael Hartman

Michael Hartman, MD

Neurosurgeon · Interventional Spine

Board-certified in neurological surgery · More than 35 years of Atlanta experience

Dr. Hartman focuses on minimally invasive, image-guided interventional spine care. He works with people dealing with disc herniations, spinal stenosis, pinched nerves, degenerative spine disease, and spine injuries.

His approach starts with an accurate diagnosis and a tailored discussion of options, including cervical and lumbar facet blocks, epidural steroid injections, medial branch blocks, and selective nerve-root blocks.

Education, training & professional background
  • Medical College of Ohio graduate with honors
  • Surgical internship in Cincinnati affiliated with Mayfield Clinic & Spine Institute
  • Neurosurgery residency at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Semmes Murphy Clinic training
  • Past President, Georgia Neurosurgical Society
Manan Manny Patel, PT, DPT, TPS

Manan “Manny” Patel, PT, DPT, TPS

Director of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation

Physical therapy, vestibular rehabilitation, concussion and balance care

Manan Patel directs Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation at Georgia Brain & Spine Center. Since 2005, he has helped people with chronic pain, spine conditions, dizziness and balance problems, orthopedic concerns, and sports injuries.

He works alongside Dr. Dagnew in the concussion program and uses modern pain-science approaches, including pain neuroscience education, graded motor imagery and exposure, and neurodynamics.

Education, training & professional background
  • Physical therapy degree: RGUHS
  • Post-professional work: University of St. Augustine
  • Advanced clinical Doctor of Physical Therapy: Evidence In Motion
  • Certified Therapeutic Pain Specialist with advanced vestibular-rehabilitation certification and additional manual-therapy, dry-needling, and blood-flow-restriction training
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