BetsyH(Hughes)GrunchMDFAANS, FACS

Neurosurgery • Gainesville, GA

Physician at The Longstreet Clinic

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Office
655 Jesse Jewell Parkway Southeast
Suite C
Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone+1 770-533-7288

Fax+1 770-534-9800
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Summary

Dr. Betsy Grunch is a neurosurgeon in Gainesville, GA and is affiliated with Northeast Georgia Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine and has been in practice 10 years. She is experienced in cervical radiculopathy, general neurosurgery, neurosurgical spine surgery, cervical myelopathy, and minimally invasive spine surgery.

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2013
Duke University HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2013 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2007 - 2013
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American College of Surgeons, 2016

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Utilization of Bone-Anchored Annular Defect Closure to Prevent Reherniation Following Lumbar Discectomy: Overcoming Barriers to Clinical Adoption and Market Access.
Andrew K Metzger, Jon E Block, Morgan P Lorio, William C Watters, Betsy H Grunch, Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Gunnar B J Andersson> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2024 Apr 3
Towards a More Simplified Approach for Evaluating Strength of Evidence in Health Technology Assessments.
Frederick Moore, Betsy H Grunch, Larry E. Miller, Michael J Musacchio> ;Cureus. 2021 Jul 21
2 citations
Barriers to and Budget Impact of Lumbar Total Disc Replacement Utilization.
Faheem A. Sandhu, Scott L. Blumenthal, Betsy H. Grunch, Bent Kimball, Nicole Ferko, S. Hollmann> ;Spine. 2017 Dec 15
Foreword: Proceedings From the First Annual Lumbar Total Disc Replacement Summit.
Scott L. Blumenthal, Glenn R. Buttermann, Rolando Garcia, Matthew F. Gornet, Betsy H. Grunch, Richard D. Guyer, Michael Janssen, Brent Kimball, Adam Lewis, Ali Mesiwal...> ;Spine. 2017 Dec 15
13 citations
Arachnoiditis ossificans of the thoracic spine
T. Ryan Owens, Betsy H. Grunch, Jessica Moreno, Carlos A. Bagley> ;Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2014 Mar 1
16 citations
Timing of tracheostomy after anterior cervical spine fixation.
Ranjith Babu, Timothy R Owens, Steven Thomas, Isaac O Karikari, Betsy H Grunch, Jessica R Moreno, Shivanand P Lad, Carlos A Bagley> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2013 Apr 1
79 citations
Thickness of Subcutaneous Fat as a Risk Factor for Infection in Cervical Spine Fusion Surgery
Ankit I. Mehta, Ranjith Babu, Richa Sharma, Isaac O. Karikari, Betsy H. Grunch, Timothy R. Owens, Vijay Agarwal, John H. Sampson, Shivanand P. Lad, Allan H. Friedman, ...> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2013 Feb 20
13 citations
Dorsal thoracic spinal cord herniation: report of an unusual case and review of the literature.
Tri C. Le, Betsy H. Grunch, Isaac O. Karikari, Ankit I. Mehta, Timothy R. Owens, Oren N. Gottfried, Carlos A. Bagley> ;The Spine Journal. 2012 Oct 1
124 citations
2012 Young Investigator Award winner: The distribution of body mass as a significant risk factor for lumbar spinal fusion postoperative infections.
Ankit I. Mehta, Ranjith Babu, Isaac O. Karikari, Betsy H. Grunch, Vijay Agarwal, Timothy R. Owens, Allan H. Friedman, Carlos A. Bagley, Oren N. Gottfried> ;Spine. 2012 Sep 1
2 citations
Drug overdose resulting in quadriplegia.
Teresa S. Wang, Betsy H. Grunch, Jessica Moreno, Carlos A. Bagley, Oren N. Gottfried> ;European Spine Journal. 2012 Jan 11
Reversal of lifelong mutism after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for myelopathy
Ranjith Babu, Betsy H. Grunch, Carlos A. Bagley, Oren N. Gottfried> ;BMJ Case Reports. 2011 Nov 21
Catecholamine secreting paraganglioma of the thoracic spinal column: Report of an unusual case and review of the literature.
Simpson, L.N., Hughes, B.D., Karikari, I.O., Mehta, A.I., Hodges, T.R., Cummings, T.J., Bagley, C.A.> ;Neurosurgery. 2012 Apr
15 citations
Clipping of a cerebral aneurysm in a patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome: case report.
Betsy D. Hughes, Ciaran J. Powers, Ali R. Zomorodi> ;Neurosurgery. 2011 Sep 1
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Patients Over Seventy Years of Age: analysis of peri- and post-operative complications.
Karikari, I.O., Grossi, P.M., Nimjee, S.M., Hardin, C., Hodges, T.R., Hughes, B.D., Brown, C.R., Isaacs, R.E.> ;Neurosurgery. 2011 Apr
Impact of tumor histology on resectability and neurological outcome in primary intramedullary spinal cord tumors: a single-center experience with 102 patients.
Karikari, I.O., Nimjee, S.M., Hodges, T.R., Cutrell, E., Hughes, B.D., Powers, C.J., Mehta, A.I., Hardin, C., Bagley, C.A., Isaacs, R.E., Haglund, M.M., Friedman, A.H.> ;Neurosurgery. 2011 Jan
Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion Approach for Isolated Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine Diseases: Initial Clinical Experience and Early Outcomes.
Karikari, I.O., Nimjee, S.M., Hardin, C.A., Hughes, B.D., Hodges, T.R., Mehta, A.I., Choi, J., Brown, C.R., Isaacs, R.E.> ;J Spinal Disord Tech. 2011 Aug
Temporomandibular joint cyst presenting as trigeminal neuropathy and middle fossa mass: case report.
Vender, J.R., Hughes, B.D., Figueroa, R., Jensen, M.A.> ;Neurosurgery. 2006 Oct
10 citations
Delayed lead pulmonary emboli after a gunshot wound to the head. Case report.
Betsy D. Hughes, John R. Vender> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2006 Sep 1
Intrathecal baclofen therapy and multiple sclerosis: outcomes and patient satisfaction.
Vender, J.R., Hughes, M., Hughes, B.D., Hester, S., Holsenback, S., Rosson, B.> ;Neurosurg Focus. 2006
10 citations
Disappearing bone disease and Chiari I malformation.
Betsy D. Hughes, Gerald A. Grant, Thomas J. Cummings, Herbert E. Fuchs> ;Pediatric Neurosurgery. 2010 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

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