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Our Neurologist – Dr. Athni

Current Practice:

• Dr. Athni has been in Macon, Georgia since mid-1995. He is an independent physician and is not employed or managed by any outside agency or hospital.
• He is heavily involved in teaching student-doctors and resident-doctors-in-training
• Students and Residents rotate thru the office to learn one-on-one from Dr. Athni
• Dr. Athni has written peer-reviewed journal articles, and has co-authored a chapter in an academic textbook
• Aside from his clinical practice, he is the President of the Georgia Neurological Society

Board Certifications – Affiliations – Accreditation:

• President of Georgia Neurological Society
• Assistant Clinical Professor @  Medical College of GA
• Board Certified by the American Board of Neurology & Psychiatry (ABPN)
• *** Practice is limited to Neurology, and we do NOT provide Psychiatric services ***
• Board Eligible in Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Sleep Medicine (ABSM)
• Diagnostic Lab is Accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR)

Added Certifications:

• Deep Brain Certification (DBS)
• Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
• Therapeutic Botulinum Toxin Injections (Botox and Xeomin)

Education:

• Dr. Athni grew up in New York, and received most of his post-high school education and medical training in Houston, Texas.
• He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental and Civil Engineering from Rice University in Houston, Texas, graduating Magna Cum Laude.
• He then received his MD from Baylor College of Medicine, also in Houston, Texas, graduating with Honors.
• This was followed by his Internal Medicine and Neurology Residency at Baylor College of Medicine.
• While in Macon, Dr. Athni has also obtained his MBA (Masters of Business Administration) at Mercer University.

Work Summary:

• After his formal education and training, Dr. Athni initially worked as an educator and instructor in Houston at Baylor College of Medicine medical school.
• He then worked for an HMO in Dallas, Texas, before becoming the Medical Director for Neurology of Central Georgia in Macon, Georgia.

Hospital and University Affiliations:

• Affiliated with the Coliseum Health System, with consulting privileges at Macon Northside Hospital
• Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia

Publications:

• “Medicinal Plants: From Farm to Pharmacy” – Textbook published 2019 – Co-author of 1st Chapter “The Evolution of Modern Medicine: Garden to Pill Box“
• “Myotonic Dystrophy & Triplet Repeats” in Resident and Staff Physician, 3/95
• “Neuro-Anatomy” in Neurology Secrets, ’93, ’97, ’01, ’05, ’10 editor: Loren Rolak, MD

Military Experience:

• Captain in U.S. Air Force Reserves, Medical Corps – Honorable Discharge

Current Academic Position:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia Augusta University, Augusta, GA
• Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Medicine, Mercer University, Macon, GA