Dr. Don W. Penney, MD, MSC, FACEP
Neurosurgeon
753 Old Norcross Rd Suite A Lawrenceville GA, 30046About
Dr. Don Penney practices Neurological Surgery in Lawrenceville, GA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Penney prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Mc Master Univ- Sch Of Med- Hamilton- Ont- Canada 1982
Board Certification
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- History of the Neuropsychiatric Institute of the University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Development of the early EEG laboratory and epilepsy clinic of Dr. Frederic A. Gibbs.
- Craniomaxillofacial surgery in the Jehovah's Witness patient.
- Aspirin response and failure in cerebral infarction.
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