Neurological Surgery Doctors in Birmingham, AL Accepting Medicare

43 Neurological Surgery doctors found. Showing 41 - 43
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Blake Pearson, MD
Neurological Surgery
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 3535 Grandview Pkwy Ste 150, Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone: 205-250-6805    Fax: 205-250-6580
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Thomas A Wilson Jr., MD
Neurological Surgery
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 800 St Vincents Drive, #700, Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone: 205-933-8981    Fax: 205-930-0746
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Daniel Harmon,
Neurological Surgery
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1717 6th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone: 800-822-8816    

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Neurological Surgery: A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.


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