Department of Neurosurgery Faculty and Staff Profiles

Neurosurgery Faculty

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Fernando Vale, M.D.

Professor and Marshall Allen Distinguished Chair
Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
fvalediaz@augusta.edu
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Klepper Alfredo Garcia, M.D.

Professor
Neurocritical Care
Joint Appointment-Neurology
klgarcia@augusta.edu
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Samuel D. Macomson, M.D.  

 Associate Professor
Residency Program Director
smacomso@augusta.edu
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Todd A. Maugans, MD  

 Professor
Pediatric Neurosurgery
tmaugans@augusta.edu
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Michel Pare, MD  

Associate Professor
mpare@augusta.edu
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Alexander Post, M.D.  

 Assistant Professor
 apost@augusta.edu
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Scott Y. Rahimi, M.D.  

Professor 
Director Cerebrovascular & Endovascular Services
Co-Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center
Program Director, Neuroendovascular Fellowship
Associate Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency
srahimi@augusta.edu
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Martin J. Rutkowski, M.D.  

Assistant Professor
Open and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Surgical Neuro-Oncology
Joint Appointment-Department of Otolaryngology
mrutkowski@augusta.edu
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Manan Shah, MD 

Assistant Professor
Neurocritical Care
Joint Appointment-Neurology
mshah1@augusta.edu
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John R. Vender, M.D.    

Professor 
Director, Gamma Knife Center
jvender@augusta.edu

Research

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Krishnan Dhandapani, PhD.  

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics
kdhandapani@augusta.edu
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Julia V. Fomitcheva, PhD. 

Assistant Research Scientist
Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics
 
ifomitcheva@augusta.edu
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Sergei A. Kirov, PhD. 

 
Associate Professor
Director, Human Brain Lab
Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics
 skirov@augusta.edu
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Kumar Vaibhav

Assistant Professor
Medical Laboratory, Imaging and Radiologic Sciences
 kvaibhav@augusta.edu

Emeritus Faculty

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Gernot S. Doetsch, PhD

Professor Emeritus
Professor: Department of Surgery (Section of Neurosurgery)
Associate Professor: Department of Physiology and Endocrinology
PhD., 1967, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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 Cole Giller, MD, PhD, MBA

 Professor Emeritus
 cgiller@augusta.edu

Physician Assistants/Nurses

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Annie Dennis-King, PA-C  

Physician Assistant
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 Rachel Poston, PA-C  

 Physician Assistant
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 Nadine Barrett, N.P., Ph.D

 Nurse Practitioner
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Anah Bhatia, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Administration

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Kerry Cartledge

Administrative Director
Augusta University Neuroscience Center
 kcartledge@augusta.edu
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 Laurel Jones

 
Residency Program Coordinator
 ljones2@augusta.edu

Neurosurgery Editorial Office

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Colby Zahn, M.S., C.M.I

Medical Illustrator
Joint-Appointment in Neurology
czahn@augusta.edu

Clinical Appointment

  • Konstantinos N. Fountas, M.D.
  • Kim W. Johnston, M.D.
  • Joe S. Robinson Jr., M.D.
  • Hugh F. Smisson III, M.D.
  • Ildemaro J. Volcan, M.D.
  • Fremont P. Wirth, M.D.