Access the Augusta, Georgia Region’s Only Pediatric Neurosurgeons
If your child suffers from a neurological disorder, it’s comforting to know that top-rated neurosurgeons from the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, perform leading-edge pediatric neurosurgeries on children from birth to age 21.
Pediatric Neurosurgery Hospital Features
Care in our pediatric neurosurgery hospital facilities includes:
- Pediatric surgeons, who are supported by pediatric anesthesiologists and other pediatric specialists
- Surgery for brain tumors, spine disorders, aneurysms, vascular malformations, epilepsy and other neurological disorders in children
- Advanced care for pediatric tumors at Children's Hospital of Georgia
- Inpatient care in the area’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
- A neonatal transport team and a pediatric transport team
- Inpatient care in the area’s only Level IV (the highest level) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Clipping of aneurysms, an open-skull procedure during which a metal clip is placed across the neck of an aneurysm
- Endovascular coiling, a non-surgical procedure in which the body’s arteries are used to deliver platinum coils and prevent further blood flow into aneurysms and other vascular anomalies in children
- The Gamma Knife Center for treating inoperable brain tumors and other disorders
- A state-of-the-art biplanar angiography suite to identify and treat problems with blood vessels in the brain
- An electroencephalography lab for diagnosing epilepsy and other neurological disorders in conjunction with a world-class pediatric neurologists specializing in all types of epilepsy in children
- 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
- Child Life Specialists to help children understand and cope with care
- Care for congenital neurological disorders such as hydrocephalus, tethered cord and myelomeningoceles
Contact Us
Request an online appointment now or call our Scheduling Center today at 706-721-4581 or toll free at 800-736-CARE (2273).