70 Results for Neurosurgery near Atlanta, GA

Dr. Tomaras's Biography — Dr. Chris Tomaras received his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Tennessee, where he graduated with highest honors and was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed his general surgery internship under the world-renowned heart surgeon, Dr. Michael Debakey, MD, before moving on to his neurosurgery residency at Texas Medical Center, part of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. A leader in the use of new treatments and technologies in neurological surgery, Dr. Tomaras joined Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery in 1998. Dr. Tomaras received his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Tennessee, where he graduated with highest honors and was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed his general surgery internship under the world-renowned heart surgeon, Dr. Michael Debakey, MD, before moving on to his neurosurgery residency at Texas Medical Center, part of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. A leader in the use of new treatments and technologies in neurological surgery, Dr. Tomaras joined Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery in 1998.

Dr. Steuer's Biography — Dr. Max Steuer grew up in Athens, Georgia before going to Cambridge, Massachusetts to earn his Bachelor of Arts degree at Harvard College. After Harvard, he focused on surgery at one of the leading medical schools and training centers in the world, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He attended medical school, served his internship and completed a neurosurgery residency before he returned to his home state of Georgia and joined Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery in 1991. Staying abreast of the latest neurosurgical techniques, Dr. Steuer has been instrumental in introducing new surgical technologies, including stereotactic radiosurgery, to the Atlanta, Georgia medical community. In 1993, Dr. Steuer earned his neurosurgery board certification by passing the American Board of Neurological Surgery exams. He has served as the Chief of Surgery of Northside Hospital Atlanta. He was the first in Atlanta to use broad intraoperative CT scan for lumbar surgery and the first in Georgia to employ stereotactic navigation for spine surgery. Dr. Steuer and his wife, Lisa, enjoy traveling with their three children. Hobbies include reading, canoeing and hiking.

Dr. Walkup's Biography — An Alabama native, Dr. Walkup completed his undergraduate degree at Florida State University, where he graduated magna cum laude and received numerous academic honors. He went on to complete medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Before finishing his neurosurgical residency at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Walkup performed an orthopaedic spine surgery rotation at Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center, where he received training in the latest minimally invasive surgical techniques for spine and cranial disorders. Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery welcomed Dr. Walkup to the practice in 2011. He continues to publish and contribute to spine and cranial research in addition to participating in national education conferences. Dr. Walkup has blazed the trail of innovation in the area of minimally invasive spine surgery, with the skills he honed throughout his six year neurosurgery residency at Emory University. He is passionate about using new technologies to preserve muscle and nerve integrity.