Why Choose Us

Since 1977, our epilepsy team has been discovering and delivering the highest levels of treatment and management to our patients. Augusta University Epilepsy Center is a nationally recognized referral center and has performed almost 1,200 epilepsy-related surgeries.

We offer one of the most comprehensive epilepsy programs in the country. Our Epilepsy Center was the first in Georgia and South Carolina to be recognized by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center, the highest possible designation. It serves as a national referral center for treating the most complex epilepsy cases.

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We offer dedicated teams who provide diagnosis and treatment for both adult and pediatric epilepsy patients. Our teams include:

• Epilepsy coordinators: Will handles scheduling, admissions and insurance issues.
• Epilepsy specialists: Also known as epileptologists.
• Nurse clinicians: To educate patients and answer day-to-day questions.
• Neuropsychologists: Who test patients' cognitive function.
• Pharmacists: With advanced knowledge of antiepileptic drugs.
• Social workers: Help patients and families cope with epilepsy.

Neurosurgical expertise

Skilled and experienced epilepsy neurosurgeons perform a full range of surgeries to treat epilepsy including:

• Vagus nerve stimulation
• Temporal lobectomy
• Hemispherectomy

Epilepsy Monitoring Unit

Staffed by registered nurses who are specially trained in epilepsy care, as well as, electroencephalography (EEG) technologists trained to monitor and record the brain’s electrical activity.

Clinical Trials

AU Health is the only public academic medical center in Georgia, this gives our patients access to the latest clinical trials for the treatment of epilepsy.