The Children’s Hospital of Georgia provides a range of neurological and neurosurgical
services to pediatric patients within Augusta University Health's Neuroscience Center
of Excellence.
The Children’s Hospital of Georgia provides a range of neurological and neurosurgical
services to pediatric patients within Augusta University Health's Neuroscience Center
of Excellence.
Our Approach
Surgical Expertise by Board-Certified and Fellowship Trained Pediatric Neurosurgeons
Expert surgical care for children takes a very specialized approach at Children’s
Hospital of Georgia. Everything we do is focused on children and that includes every
aspect of pediatric surgery. We have 10 dedicated operating rooms – just for children
– and our pediatric sedation is performed by skilled pediatric anesthesiologists – knowing the right amount of
sedation for young patients. Surgical services are provided for any pediatric neurological
need in children of all ages, offering collaborative care for:
- The area’s largest team of board certified physicians in pediatric and adolescent
medicine
- Physicians who specialize in infectious disease/immunizations, obesity and ADHD, abuse,
breastfeeding and Mind Body medicine for chronic pain syndromes
- Adolescent medicine specialists
- Quick and easy referrals to the largest team of pediatric specialists in the region
- An on-site lab and a full range of in-house diagnostic testing
- “Early bird” walk-in appointments for established patients from 8-8:30 a.m. Monday
through Thursday
- A skilled and caring nursing staff that includes Certified Pediatric Nurses who are
also trained in Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- An on-site support team that includes respiratory therapists, registered dietitians
and certified asthma educators
- Medical interpreters for patients who don’t speak English
- Child Life Specialists to help your child understand and cope with treatment
- All the resources of one of the state’s largest academic medical centers.
Why Choose Us
- A staff of highly skilled and experienced pediatric neurologists, pediatric and subspecialist
neurosurgeons, epileptologists and neuropsychologists armed with advanced technology
- Diagnosis and care for neuromuscular diseases and developmental disorders
- A full range of leading-edge diagnostic tests and treatments including a state-of-the-art
biplane angiography suite to identify and treat problems with blood vessels in the
brain
- Diagnosis and care for autism
- Diagnosis, monitoring and care for epilepsy
- A brain tumor program
- Stroke care and surgery
- Pediatric neuropsychology services
- Sleep studies and treatments for sleep disorders
- The Augusta University Gamma Knife Center for performing radiosurgery on operable
and inoperable brain tumors and other disorders
- An electroencephalography lab for diagnosing epilepsy and other neurological disorders
- An electromyography lab, to record the electrical activities of muscles and help diagnose
many neurological conditions
- A neurosonology lab using Ultrasound technology to help diagnose neurological disorders
- Patient Family Centered Care
- On-going research
- Access to all the resources of the Children's Medical Center