To schedule a consultation with a Wake Forest Neurosurgeon call 1-(336) 716-4081
or 1-(800) 446-2255 or call the individual neurosurgeon's office at the number below. Each of their homepages lists
areas of particular expertise.
For general questions contact Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Health On Call
or you may use the Health On Call on-line appointment scheduler.
Physicians may contact the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Physician's Access Line (PAL) at 1-800-277-7654.
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Charles
L. Branch, Jr., M.D. Department Chair, Residency Director telephone: (336) 716-4083 Spine Surgery, Lumbar Disc Disease and Back Pain, Spinal Stabilization, Pain Surgery, Spinal Tumors, Tic Douloureux, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Acoustic Tumors |
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John A.
Wilson, M.D. telephone: (336) 716-4020 Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), Carotid Artery Surgery, Spine Disease and Back Pain, Craniofacial Surgery, Skull Base Tumors, Spinal Tumors, Spine Stabilization, Spinal Surgery, Skull Base Surgery, Cerebrovascular Surgery |
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Stephen B, Tatter, M.D., Ph.D. Co-director, Gamma Knife Center telephone: (336) 716-4047 Brain Tumors, Pituitary Adenoma, Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery Surgery for Parkinson's Disease and Tremor, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Hemifacial Facial Spasm |
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David
L. Kelly, Jr., M.D. Chair Emeritus telephone: (336) 716-4049 Spine Surgery, Lumbar Disc Disease and Back Pain, Herniated Discs |
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Steven
S. Glazier, M.D. telephone: (336) 716-9728 Pediatric Neurosurgery, Epilepsy Surgery, Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformation, Childhood Brain Tumors, Carotid Occlusive Disease, Cerebral Revascularization, Spine Surgery, Spina bifida, Hydrocephalus |
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Thomas L. Ellis, M.D. telephone: (336) 716-6438 Brain Tumors, Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Gamma Knife), Stereotactic Procedures, Tic Douloureux, Spine Surgery, Cervical Disc Diseases, Lumbar Disc, Disease & Back Pain |
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Joseph
T. Alexander, M.D. telephone: (336) 716-6437 Spine Stabilization, Cervical Disc Diseases, Lumbar Disc Disease & Back Pain, Spinal Tumors, Stereotactic Procedures, Thoracic Spine Diseases, Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations, Chiari Malformation/ Syringomyelia |
| Neurosurgery Laboratory Research Faculty | |
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Waldemar Debinski, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology Scientific Director, Brain Tumor Center of Excellence Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center |
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Tim P. Pons,
Ph.D. Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Physiology/Pharmacology Director of Neurosurgical Research |
| Emeritus Neurosurgery Faculty | |
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Eben Alexander, Jr., M.D. 1913-2004 Memorium |
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Courtland H. Davis, Jr., M.D. |
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