Dr. Cargill Alleyne, MD, FAANS
Head of Neurosurgery at the Medical College of Georgia and Author
Cargill H. Alleyne, Jr. was born on August 4, 1965 in Georgetown, Guyana to an Cargill H. Alleyne, Sr., an economist and Linnette S. Alleyne, a school teacher.
He established a national record in high school by obtaining 9 distinctions in the G.C.E. Ordinary Level and CXC Exams. In 1983 he emigrated to the U.S. and attended George Washington University where he was elected to several honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa. He majored in Chemistry and Mathematics and graduated with a Bachelor of Science. He graduated cum laude from Yale School of Medicine in 1991 and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor medical society. His neurosurgery training was completed at Emory and he completed a fellowship at the Barrow Neurological Institute. After practicing at the University of Rochester for 4 and a half years, he was recruited to the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.
Dr. Alleyne is listed in the 2007-2008 and 2009-2010 Best Doctors in America and listed as one of America's Top Surgeons in 2009.
He co-wrote 2 books: Ned's Head and Neurosurgery Board Review: Questions and Answers for Self-Asssessment.
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