Welcome to the Medical College of Georgia Department of Neurosurgery at Augusta University. As part of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence our mission is to deliver excellent patient care, provide superior education to the resident staff and the community as a whole, and engage in innovative research. We are proud of the award-winning Children's Medical Center at Augusta University, our nationally recognized patient-centered care approach, and the Augusta University Gamma Knife Center.
**Right now this phase of the trial only accepts patients that have had a stroke in the last 6-12 months.
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The history of the Medical College of Georgia's Neurosurgery department.
Medical College of Georgia's Neurosurgical Residency Program at Augusta University
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