Overview
Dr. Eric Sankey is a board-certified neurosurgeon with advanced training in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery. He earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins and completed his residency and fellowship at Duke.
Using a patient-centered, evidence-based approach, Dr. Sankey treats a wide range of neurological conditions, including degenerative spine disease, spinal deformity, traumatic brain and spine injuries, peripheral nerve disorders, and tumors affecting the nervous system.
Dr. Sankey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Sciatica, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Tissue Biopsy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 86 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- INDEMNITY
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- INSURANCE PLAN
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- MEDICARE MAPD
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
242 King Avenue, Suite 150, Athens, GA 30606
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Piedmont Physicians Neurosurgery Athens
Dr. Kimberly Walpert earned her medical degree at Tulane University School of Medicine. She completed a general surgery internship at the University of Tennessee at Memphis and a neurosurgical residency at The University of Tennessee and Semmes-Murphey Clinic in Memphis.Dr. Walpert is a fellow of the American Association of Neurosurgery and a member of the Neurological Society of America. She holds an appointment to the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and is an assistant clinical professor of neurosurgery at the University of Georgia Health Sciences Campus. She has a special interest in minimally invasive, microscopic treatment of spine disorders, head injury and radiosurgery and image-guidance in surgery for brain tumors. Dr. Walpert is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. Her top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Sciatica, Spinal Stenosis, Gastrostomy, and Microdiscectomy.
Nabil Muhanna is a Neurosurgery provider in Gainesville, Georgia. Dr. Muhanna is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Scoliosis, Hydrocephalus, Herniated Disc Surgery, and Cervical Disc Surgery.
Georgia Brain And Spine Center, P.C.
Elias Dagnew is a Neurosurgery provider in Suwanee, Georgia. Dr. Dagnew has been practicing medicine for over 29 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Cervical Spondylosis, Scoliosis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Brain TumorDr. Sankey isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Chronic PainDr. Sankey isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Fractured SpineDr. Sankey isAdvanced. Learn about Fractured Spine.
- HydrocephalusDr. Sankey isAdvanced. Learn about Hydrocephalus.
- Increased Intracranial PressureDr. Sankey isAdvanced. Learn about Increased Intracranial Pressure.
- LordosisDr. Sankey isAdvanced. Learn about Lordosis.
- Experienced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Sankey isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis
- ApoplexyDr. Sankey isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Sankey isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Bone TumorDr. Sankey isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain AbscessDr. Sankey isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.