James D. Dillon, MD, FAANS, FACS, a Neurosurgeon with the Neuroscience Center at Aiken Regional Medical Centers

Get to know Neurosurgeon Dr. James D. Dillon, who serves patients in Aiken, South Carolina.

Dr. Dillon is a highly-trained neurosurgeon in practice with the Neuroscience Center at Aiken Regional Medical Centers in Aiken, South Carolina.

To meet the growing demand for neurological services, the Neuroscience Center at Aiken Regional Medical Centers will provide a comprehensive approach to diagnosing, treating, and managing a number of adult neurological disorders, including stroke, dementia, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, headache, peripheral nerve and muscle disorders, and Parkinson’s disease. Physicians and other healthcare professionals at the Neuroscience Center collaborate with physicians across specialties to provide patients with the correct diagnosis and technologically advanced treatment options.

After earning his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1972, Dr. Dillon went on to perform his residency in neurological surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Dedicated to the profession of medicine, he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery (FAANS), a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), and a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Furthermore, he is board-certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, whose mission is to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards, and advance the science of neurological surgery and thereby serve the cause of public health.

Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system. Neurosurgeons are doctors who diagnose and treat problems with the nervous system, often by performing surgery on the brain or spine. They treat strokes, tumors, certain types of birth defects, infections, and head or spinal cord injuries.

In practice for over five decades, Dr. Dillon has been the recipient of several awards and honors throughout his extensive career, including On-Time Doctor Award (2016, 2018) and Patients’ Choice Award (2018).

Learn More about Dr. James D. Dillon:

Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/759624-James-Dillon-Doctor or through Aiken Physicians Alliance, https://www.aikenphysicians.com/find-a-doctor/james-dillon-jr 

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