Dr. Khajavi 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.