Our Mission

Our most important goal is to achieve a high degree of excellence in evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of neurosurgical patients in Northeast Georgia.

Our Vision

To be a comprehensive neurosurgical center of excellence with a professional team of physicians and medical staff promoting quality service.

Physicians

Our physicians are board certified/board eligible neurological surgeons who have undergone extensive medical and neurosurgical training. Through continuing education, our physicians stay abreast of new techniques and developments in their specialty.

John V. Cuff, M.D.

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Pre-Medical Education:
1965 Kenyon College
Gambier, Ohio – B.A.

Medical Education:
1969 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – M.D.

Internship:
1969/70 Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit General Hospital
Detroit, Michigan

Residency:
1973/74 General Surgery – University of Hawaii
Queen’s Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii

1974/75 Neurological Surgery – University of Rochester
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester, New York

1976/78 Neurological Surgery – Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Postgraduate Training:
1979 Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Military Service:
1970/74 General Medical Officer, US Air Force
Hickman Air Force Base, Hawaii
Honorable discharge with rank of Major

Group Practice:
1979/Present Partner, Georgia Neurological Surgery

Board Certification:
1982 American Board of Neurological Surgeons

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Kimberly P. Walpert, M.D.

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Pre-Medical Education:
1987 The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland – B.A.

Medical Education:
1994 Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana – M.D.

Internship:
1994/95 General Surgery – University of Tennessee at Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

Residency:
1995/00 Neurosurgery – University of Tennessee at Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

Group Practice:
2000/Present Partner, Georgia Neurological Surgery

Board Certification:
2006 American Board of Neurological Surgeons

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Bryan B. Barnes, M.D.

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Pre-Medical Education:
1992 Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island – B.A.

Medical Education:
1997 University of Connecticut
Farmington, Connecticut – M.D.

Internship:
1997/98 General Surgery – Emory Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia

Residency:
1998/04 Neurosurgery – Emory Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia

Fellowship Training:
2004/05 Spine Surgery – Department of Neurosurgery
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Group Practice:
2005/Present Partner, Georgia Neurological Surgery

Board Certification:
2008 American Board of Neurological Surgery

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John V. Coon, M.D.

Pre-Medical Education:
1964/67 University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Medical Education:
1967/71 University of Oklahoma School of Medicine
Norman, Oklahoma - M.D.

Internship:
1971/72 Surgery - University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Government Service:
1972/76 Indian Health Service

Residency:
1976/81 Neurosurgery - University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Group Practice:
1981/05 Baylor University Medical Center; Dallas, TX
2005/07 Athens Spine & Neurological Surgery
2007/Present Associate, Georgia Neurological Surgery

Board Certification:
1983 American Board of Neurological Surgeons

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Health Professionals

Our practitioners are licensed and certified by the American Nurses Association.
They work with our physicians in the diagnosis and treatment plan of our patients.

Donna Martin, FNP-BC

Joan Hornick, PA-C

Sharon LaCount, FNP-BC

Kathy Barrow, RN

Melinda Watson, RN

Carol Wagnon, LPN

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