Dr. Willard D. Thompson, Jr., MD, Savannah, GA, 31405
Neurological Institute of Savannah
4 E Jackson Blvd.
Savannah, Georgia 31405 United States
Savannah, Georgia 31405 United States
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4700 Waters Avenue
Savannah, Georgia 31404 United States
4700 Waters Avenue
Savannah, Georgia 31404 United States
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Dr. Willard D. Thompson, Jr., MD, Savannah, GA, 31405
Dr. Willard Thompson is a board-certified neurosurgeon at the Neurological Institute of Savannah and Center for Spine. In addition to his adult training, he is also fellowship trained in pediatric neurological surgery. He has a very diverse practice, delivering quality care to both pediatric and adult neurosurgical patients.
Dr. Thompson's special interests in spine include complex pediatric spine disorders, chiari malformations, spinal cord tumors, spinal cysts, syringomyelia, occult spinal dysraphism, tethered cord and craniocervical disorders. In addition, he performs frequent discectomies, decompressions, and fusions for the more common spinal conditions: herniated discs, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, and spinal instability.
Dr. Willard Thompson, Jr. is a Neurosurgeon with Memorial Spine.
Type of Spine Care Professional
Neurosurgeon
Areas Served
Savannah, GA and surrounding communities
Languages
English
Areas of Expertise
Conditions
- Acute Pain
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arm pain
- Arthritis
- Auto-related injuries
- Back pain
- Cancer
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cervical spine disorders
- Chiari malformation
- Chronic pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Extremity Dysfunction/Pain
- Facet syndrome
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Foot drop
- Fracture
- Head injury
- Herniated disc / bulging disc
- Kyphosis
- Leg pain
- Ligament strain
- Lower back pain
- Lumbar spine disorders
- Neck pain
- Nerve pain / neuralgia
- Neuropathic pain
- Osteoporotic compression fracture
- Pediatric spine disorders
- Pinched nerve
- Post-concussion syndrome
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Sciatica / radiculopathy
- Scoliosis and deformity
- Spinal cord injury
- Spinal infections
- Spinal stenosis
- Spine Conditions
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sports injuries
- Stroke
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Thoracic spine disorders
- Trauma
- Tumors
- Upper back pain
- Vertebral subluxation
- Whiplash
Treatments
- Anterior / posterior lumbar fusion
- Anterior cervical corpectomy
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy
- Anterior cervical discectomy / decompression
- Anterior cervical fusion
- Back surgery
- Bone graft substitutes
- Cervical spine fusion instrumentation
- Cervical spine surgery
- Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
- Discectomy
- Dynamic lumbar stabilization
- Endoscopic microdiscectomy
- Epidural steroid injection - lumbar
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy / decompression surgery
- Laminoplasty
- Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Lower back surgery
- Lumbar corpectomy
- Lumbar spine fusion instrumentation
- Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Neck surgery
- Pain pumps
- Pediatric spine treatments - non-surgical
- Pediatric spine treatments - surgical
- PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion)
- Posterior cervical decompression
- Posterior cervical discectomy
- Posterior cervical foraminotomy
- Posterolateral lumbar fusion
- Reconstructive / revision spine surgery
- Scoliosis surgery
- Scoliosis treatment - non-surgical
- Skull base surgery
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Spinal cord surgery
- Spinal Decompression
- Spinal fusion
- Spine Surgery
- TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion)
- Upper back surgery
- Vertebroplasty
Other Conditions
- Complex pediatric spine disorders
- Tethered cord
- Syringomyelia/syrinx
- Occult spinal dysraphism
- Complex Chiari malformation
- Complex spinal tumors
- Spinal arachnoid cysts
- Atlanto-axial instability
- Altanto-occipital instability
- Basilar impression
- Spasticity
- Cranial:
- Pediatric/adult brain tumors
- Intraventricular brain tumors
- Intracranial Arachnoid cysts
- Complex hydrocephalus
- Craniosynostosis
- Skull lesions
- Encephalocele, congenital and acquired
Other Treatments
- Release of tethered cord
- Craniocervical fusion techniques
- Syringo-subarachnoid shunt
- Neuroendoscopy
- Minimally invasive cranial surgery
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
- Complex craniosynostosis repair
- Complex cranioplasty techniques
Professional Affiliations
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Southern Neurosurgical Society
- Georgia Neurosurgical Society
- Pediatric Neurological Surgery Section Member, AANS/CNS
Certifications
- Board Certified, American Board of Neurological Surgery
Professional Distinctions
- Medical Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery - Backus Children's Hospital, Savannah, GA
- Fellowship, Pediatric Neurological Surgery - University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX