David Floyd, MD
Board-Certified Neurosurgeon
Dr. David Floyd is a board-certified neurosurgeon with a special interest in the practice of spinal surgery and cranial surgery.
Dr. Floyd has been providing spine care for over 20 years, and has been in the Augusta Back Group. He has appointments at University Hospital, Doctor's Hospital, and Trinity.
Dr. Floyd was born in Germany in 1960 to Military parents. He received his undergraduate education at Tennessee Technological University graduating Cum Laude in 1982. He went on to receive his medical degree from University of Tennessee College of Medicine with the highest honors. He completed his surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine.
He served as a neurosurgeon for multiple Army Medical Centers across the United States. His military experience includes active duty from 1987 – 2005, including Chief of Neurosurgery and Theater Consultant for Neurosurgery, Baghdad Iraq from 2003-2005. He was Chief of Neurosurgery at Eisenhower Army Medical Center and the Augusta VA Medical Center from 1997 - 2016. He was also an Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Georgia during the same period.
He was Board Certified in 1996 by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons. He is also Certified with Gamma Knife Perfection as well as Cyberknife.
He is a member of many professional societies including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Georgia Neurological Society, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He continues to serve as assistant professor for Georgia Regents University Department of Neurosurgery.
Dr. Floyd’s specific medical interests include both surgical and non-surgical management of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. His practice includes both minimally invasive and open procedures of the spine using the latest in non-fusion and fusion technology when appropriate. He has been trained in cervical disc replacement, Stereotaxic Surgery, Congenital Disorders, Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, Spinal Arthrodesis and Instrumentation, Stereotactic Brain Biopsy, and other procedures including Burr Hole, Biopsy, and Injections.
