Dr. Kaveh Khajavi

Dr. Khajavi is the Neurosurgical consultant to the Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Thrashers. He received his undergraduate degree from Emory University in 1985, and then obtained his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1989 on an Air Force scholarship. He completed his neurosurgical residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.



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* Neurosurgical consultant to the Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Thrashers.

After completing his neurosurgical residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, he returned to active duty and served at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, being the first Air Force officer to ever be given an appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery at Walter Reed.

While there, he served as the Chief of Epilepsy and Functional Surgery sections. He held an appointment as Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, and also held a secondary appointment in the department of Neurology.

Dr. Khajavi has an extensive academic and research background. He has performed a wide range of research and has authored numerous publications in the fields of spinal disc degeneration, neurosurgical infections, epilepsy, brain tumors and seizures, brain hemorrhages, strokes, and Parkinson’s disease.

Dr. Khajavi has also given many national presentations on the above subjects.

Now in private practice, Dr. Khajavi specializes in the surgical treatment of disorders of the spine, brain, and peripheral nerves. Dr Khajavi has a special interest in complex spinal pathology, and minimally invasive surgical techniques in the spine and brain.

Dr. Khajavi’s practice, Georgia Spine & Neurosurgery Center, opened in October 2003.

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