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Office
5461 Meridian Mark Rd
Ste 520
Atlanta, GA 30342Phone+1 404-785-2900Fax+1 404-785-2930
Summary
- Dr. Andrew Reisner is a board certified pediatric neurosurgeon. He completed his residency at Emory University in 1993 and subsequently did a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He has been an attending neurosurgeon at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) for 23 years. He has a large clinical practice and has averaged over 400 surgical cases annually over this period. He is directly responsible for all aspects of the patients’ care and manages the full gamut of pediatric neurosurgical problems, including brain tumors, congenital CNS diseases, hydrocephalus and trauma.
Dr. Reisner is a professor in both the Departments of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Emory University and is involved in resident training. He established the fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at Emory University in 2012.
Dr Reisner established the Neurotrauma and Concussion programs at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) and, as Director, is responsible for the logistics and monitoring of compliance of implemented evidence-based pathways (see attached CHOA Neurotrauma 1 page summary). Dr Reisner championed the implementation of evidence-based pathways in 2022 for severe TBI which has resulted in sustained 40 % improvement in mortality (peer reviewed published data). The concussion program, Pediatric Concussion Care | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (choa.org) established in 2015 has fulfilled the overwhelming need for management of these children and to date, the concussion program has had > 50,000 patient interactions.
Dr. Reisner’s research activity includes a variety of clinical aspects of pediatric neurosurgery with a focus on head injuries. He established the Pediatric Neurotrauma Lab in 2018, a translational lab housed on the Emory campus. Pediatric Neurotrauma Lab | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 1993 - 1994
- Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1987 - 1993
- Emory University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
- University of the WitwatersrandClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- GA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
- KY State Medical License 1994 - 1999
- HI State Medical License 1992 - 1996
- CA State Medical License 1993 - 1994
- FL State Medical License 1989 - 1990
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
- American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Chair, Neurotrauma Childrens' Healthcare of Atlanta, 2017
- Fellow American Association of Pediatrics American Association of Pediatrics, 2010
- Trubshaw Medal College of Medicine and Surgery, South Africa, 1983
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 55 citationsEndovascular occlusion of a carotid pseudoaneurysm complicating deep neck space infection in a child. Case report.Andrew T. Reisner, Gary S. Marshall, Kristina A. Bryant, Gregory C. Postel, Steven M. Eberly
Journal of Neurosurgery. 1999-09-01 - 12 citationsSex-Based Differences as a Predictor of Recovery Trajectories in Young Athletes After a Sports-Related Concussion.Kim E Ono, Thomas G Burns, Donald J Bearden, Susan M McManus, Harold King
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2016-03-01 - 46 citationsCocaine-induced aneurysmal rupture: an emergent negative factor in the natural history of intracranial aneurysms?Nelson M. Oyesiku, Austin R. T. Colohan, Daniel L. Barrow, Andrew T. Reisner
Neurosurgery. 1993-04-01
Journal Articles
- The Central Role of Community-Practicing Pediatricians in Contemporary Concussion Care: A Case Study of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Concussion Program.Reisner A, Popoli DM, Burns TG, Marshall DL, Jain S, Hall LB, Vova JA, Kroll S, Weselman BC, Palasis S, Hayes LL, Clark GH, Speake KM, Holbrook BH, Wiskind RH, Licata ..., Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015 Oct;54(11):1031-7, 10/2015
Press Mentions
- Three New Articles Focus on COVID-19: Diagnosis and Risk FactorsDecember 16th, 2021
- Small New Study Shows One Reason Why Some Kids May Have Worse COVID Symptoms Than OthersSeptember 29th, 2021
- From Brush with Death, Two Lives Are RenewedJune 5th, 2010
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