NeuroSurgery

General Neurosurgeon

Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center and Piedmont Physicians are seeking a board-certified or board-eligible General Neurosurgeon to join our premier, collaborative team. This is a high-volume practice drawing from an 18-county referral base in Northeast Georgia. Step into a supportive, patient-centered culture with immediate case volumes and the infrastructure to build your practice from day one.

Practice Highlights

• High Surgical Volume: Currently averaging 400+ cases per surgeon annually.
• Diverse Case Mix: Degenerative spine, adult deformity, peripheral nerve pathology, cranial and spinal oncology, and trauma.
• Dedicated Infrastructure: Features a dedicated neuro floor staffed by specialized nurses, physical therapists, and social workers.
• Advanced Technology: Equipped with 4 (1.5T) MRIs, 6 CTs, Stealth imaging systems, 2 O-arms, and 3 surgical microscopes.
• OR Efficiency: Operates on a block scheduling system; dedicated block time is guaranteed for the incoming surgeon upon arrival.
• Balanced Call Schedule:
  • Practice call is covered by Neurosurgical APPs and shared among partners.
  • Trauma call is shared with an external local group (moving to a highly manageable 1:8 rotation).
  • No pediatric or neurovascular call requirements.

Institutional & System Support

• Piedmont Healthcare: Part of Georgia’s largest healthcare system, offering a massive built-in primary care referral network via the Piedmont Clinic.
• Hospital Features: A 427-bed facility featuring a recently expanded tower with a new, dedicated ICU space.
• Trauma Designation: ACS-certified Level II Trauma Center supported by a dedicated trauma surgery service.
• Specialty Support: 24/7 coverage from 8 subspecialized Neuroradiologists, alongside dedicated Neurohospitalists, hospitalists, and intensivist teams for admissions and consults.

Academic & Community Integration

• Sports Medicine: Opportunity to affiliate with the University of Georgia (UGA) Sports Medicine Department, treating student-athletes and developing management protocols.
• Faculty Appointments: Access to faculty appointments at the UGA/MCG medical partnership campus for those interested in research or teaching.

Compensation & Benefits

Piedmont offers a highly competitive and comprehensive rewards package:

• Financial Incentives: Competitive base salary with guarantee, enhanced sign-on bonus.
• Training Stipend: Monthly stipend available for up to 18 months for fellowship or residency trainees.
• Education Support: Student loan assistance program.
• Time Off & Development: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance.
• Retirement & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits including a strong 401(k) match.
• Practice Tools: Fully integrated Epic EMR system.
• Leadership: Opportunities for physician governance.

Located just 50 miles from Atlanta, Athens perfectly blends the vibrant culture of a college town with a welcoming, small-town atmosphere.

• Education: Home to top-tier public school systems regularly recognized as the best in the state.
• Culture & Music: World-renowned musical heritage (birthplace of R.E.M. and The B-52s) featuring an active downtown arts, food, and music scene.
• Geography: Perfectly situated for outdoor enthusiasts—just 2 hours from the mountains and a 4-hour drive to the Atlantic coast.

Piedmont Offers:

• Competitive Salary with Guarantee
• Generous PTO and CME allowance
• Work-life balance with a manageable call schedule
• Supportive and collegial work environment with opportunities for professional growth
• Enhanced Sign-on Bonus
• Retention Bonus after year 4
• Education Loan Assistance
• Monthly Stipend: For up to 18 months (fellowship)
• Comprehensive Benefits, to include 401k match
• Epic EMR
• Physician Governance opportunities
• Quality, Service, and Reputation

Piedmont Athens Regional is one of northeast Georgia’s largest not-for-profit hospitals. The 427-bed, acute care hospital joined the Piedmont family in 2016 and features a regional Level II trauma center and Level III neonatal ICU. Founded by physicians in 1919, the hospital has garnered national acclaim in patient experience, comprehensive cardiac care including open heart and thoracic surgery, orthopedics, neurosciences, minimally invasive surgeries, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, oncology and gastroenterology. Today, Piedmont Athens Regional is committed to providing accessible healthcare by making seamless connections between patients and providers. To support our commitment, in 2022, Piedmont Athens opened a $194 million patient tower with state-of-the-art technology to deliver convenient care to patients from across the region.

Piedmont Athens Regional is proud to be the official healthcare provider for the University of Georgia Athletic
Association. The hospital also serves as an educational training site for hundreds of medical students from the
Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership.

Key Hospital Facts:

• Located in Athens-Clarke County while serving the following counties: Athens-Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Madison, Jackson, Barrow, Walton, Morgan, Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes, Elbert, Hart, Franklin, Banks, Stephens and Habersham
• More than 3,300 employees including physicians and healthcare professionals
  • Major Services
    
    • Emergency Services
    • Heart Care
    • Home Health
    • Imaging Services
    • Laboratory Services
    • Maternity Care
    • Neurosciences
    • Oncology
    • Orthopedic/Sports Medicine/Rehabilitation
    • Pediatrics Care
    • Surgical Specialities
    • Wound Care & Hyperbaric services

Awards and Recognition

• Piedmont Athens Regional CEO Michael Burnett
presented the Distinguished American Award, N al Football Foundation and College Hall of
Fame, 2022
• Emergency Quality Network (E-QUAL) Honor Roll, Stroke, American College of Emergency Physicians,
2022
• Best Maternity Hospital 2022, Newsweek
• LifeLink Platinum Award, LifeLink Workplace Partnership for Life, 2021
• Named a Top Large Hospital in Georgia, Georgia Trend, 2021
• Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, Get
With the
Guidelines® Target Stroke, American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association, 2022.
• Heart Failure, Gold Plus, Get With the Guidelines® Heart Failure, American Heart Association/
American Stroke Association, 2022.

Received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR
Chest Pain – MI Registry Gold Performance Achievement
Award, one of only 30 hospitals nationwide to receive this
honor, 2020
• Ranked No. 4 in Georgia in a World’s Best Hospitals list for
2020, Newsweek, 2020

It's Time to Get Better

Piedmont Healthcare is a private, not-for-profit health system and a recognized leader in delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. Across Georgia, Piedmont serves communities representing 85% of the state’s population through 27 hospitals, 113 immediate care locations, 1,875 Piedmont Clinic physician practice locations, and more than 3,600 Piedmont Clinic members. With nearly 50,000 caregivers and more than 4.5 million patients served, Piedmont offers physicians the opportunity to practice in a growing, mission-driven organization committed to making a positive difference in every life we touch.  

At Piedmont, we believe it's always time to get better.

Time to build on our reputation of excellence and enhance our services to deliver a whole new level of compassionate care, and time for discovering new treatment options while providing technology and tools that give patients the information they need - and the voice they deserve in choosing their healthcare.

Piedmont’s purpose to make a positive difference in every life we touch is our Promise, and it governs our delivery of holistic patient-centric care. And we keep this promise every day. From our patients and their families, to our employees, volunteers, vendors and communities – making a positive difference is not just what we do, it’s who we are. Our team is committed to a common set of priorities aimed at creating a one-of-a-kind experience that always puts the patient first.

Home to the University of Georgia, Athens is as much a city of knowledge as its Greek counterpart. Located 78 miles east of Atlanta, Athens has a rich culture and thriving music scene, which ranked the city on our Top 10 Best Music Scenes list. This college town also has year-round recreation activities, restaurants and more than 65 downtown shops, which help support the local small-business economy.

Today's Athens is full of creative energy, as evidenced by the city's world-renowned music scene, nightlife, art scene and festivals.

With a year-round mild climate, beautiful natural countryside and a focus on healthy living, folks in Athens just naturally seem to love being active.