George Huffmon, III

George Huffmon, III

MD, FACS

Dr. Huffmon has been practicing neurosurgery in Wilmington since 1998. He completed his residency program at the University of Tennessee at Memphis and is Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Huffmon performs minimally invasive and complex spine surgery, artificial disc implantation, and spinal cord stimulators, in addition to cranial neurosurgery with the use of inter-operative computerized stereotactic navigation. He is certified in the use of operative lasers. Dr. Huffmon is continuously involved in the ongoing development of medical device products.

Education:

  • East Carolina University
  • Residency: University of Tennessee Semmes-Murphey Clinic, Memphis, TN
  • Board certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery

Specialties:

  • Complex spine surgery
  • Minimally invasive procedures of cervical and lumbar area
  • Brain tumors
  • Mazor robotics

Memberships:

  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  • American Medical Association
  • North American Spine Society
  • Southern North Carolina Spine Society
  • North Carolina Medical Society
  • North Carolina Neurosurgical Society

Board Memberships:

  • Publications Committee for North American Spine Society
  • Board of Trustees for New Hanover Regional Medical Center
  • Medical Advisory Board for Anulex Technologies

Achievements:

  • Chief of Staff for New Hanover Regional Medical Center 2010-2011
  • Chairman of the Credentials Committee for NHRMC 2011-2012
  • Prestige Cervical Artificial Disc clinical instructor
  • LANX spine consultant
  • Associate clinical professor at UNC-Chapel Hill with rotating medical students
  • Graduate of the North Carolina Medical Society Leadership College 2006

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