Dr. Walpert is the medical director of neurosurgery at Athens Regional Health System and is an assistant clinical professor of neurosurgery at the University of Georgia Health Sciences Campus in Athens.
Dr. Walpert received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. She is interested in minimally invasive and microscopic treatment of spine disorders, head injury and radiosurgery and image-guidance in surgery for brain tumors.
She serves as a University of Georgia sports medicine consultant and holds an appointment to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Committee on Competitive Safeguards.
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