Neurosurgeon Job at Piedmont Healthcare - GA in Athens, GA

Piedmont Athens is a part of the largest healthcare system in Georgia, providing an extensive primary care referral network through Piedmont Clinic, and an outstanding group of subspecialists to support advanced neurosurgical care. The hospital is a 427-bed facility dedicated to providing the best care for Northeast Georgia, recently expanding with a new tower including new dedicated ICU space. The radiology department is staffed with 8 Neuroradiologists who provide subspecialty support 24/7. The hospital is an ACS certified level II trauma center, with a dedicated trauma surgery service. Neurohospitalists provide inpatient neurology support, and our hospitalist and intensivist teams provide admission and consult service.

We have a dedicated neuro floor with experienced staff, including physical therapy and social work on the unit.

Call is very reasonable, with practice call covered by Neurosurgical APPs and shared among Piedmont Neurosurgery partners. Trauma call is shared with another local group, with 1/8 call responsibility with the arrival of another Neurosurgeon. There is no pediatric call or neurovascular call.

Our physicians are affiliated with the University of Georgia sports medicine department, providing care to athletes and involved in developing management protocols for athletics. They also have faculty appointments at the UGA/MCG medical school here in Athens, providing the opportunity for research and/or teaching if desired.

Practice the most advanced neurosurgery in a supportive, collegial environment, in a community where you can raise a family, eat well, enjoy the outside, listen to great music and love your neighbors.