Michael Neil Woodall, MD

Dr. Woodall is a fellowship-trained, board-certified neurosurgeon with particular expertise in surgical treatment of complex and challenging neurosurgical problems, including brain aneurysms, brain and spinal blood vessel malformations (AVMs), and difficult-to-reach tumors.

Dr. Woodall received his bachelor’s degree cum laude from the University of Georgia and his medical degree from Mercer University School of Medicine, where he was elected into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and was awarded the Physician’s Physician Award by his classmates. He then completed a seven-year neurological surgery training program at the Medical College of Georgia, including specialized training in endovascular techniques – the treatment of vascular diseases of the brain and spinal cord from inside the blood vessel.

He went on to complete an optional additional year of training in cerebrovascular and skull-base surgery at the world-renowned Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. He has authored multiple scholarly articles and book chapters and co-authored the third edition of Neurosurgery Board Review: Questions & Answers for Self-Assessment. His research interests include minimally invasive spinal surgery and microsurgical and endovascular treatment of vascular disorders of the central nervous system.

Dr. Woodall came to GNSCS in the summer of 2017 and serves as St. Mary’s medical director of neurosciences. He also is an associate clinical professor of neurosurgery at the Augusta University/UGA Medical Partnership in Athens. He lives in Athens with his wife and two young sons.