Neurosurgeon, Spinal/Cranial
Andrew Mark Erwood, MD is a neurosurgeon from Atlanta, GA with a focus in spine surgery. Born the second of five children to parents Margaret and Scott Erwood from Des Moines, Iowa.
Second generation neurosurgeon following his father Scott who practiced general neurosurgery in Atlanta, Georgia. Older brother Matthew Erwood is a neurosurgeon with Neurousrgical Associates P.C. in Birmingham, Alabama.
Studied Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and graduated with highest honors. Returned to Iowa to attend University of Iowa for medical school and inducted into AOA honor society as a junior.
Completed the research distinction track studying spiral ganglion neuron regeneration under the mentorship of Dr. Marlan Hansen who holds the Brian F. McCabe Distinguished Chair in Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Iowa.
Returned to Atlanta to complete residency in neurological surgery at Emory University with elective time focus in spine surgery with Dr. Dan Refai who is the director of spinal oncology at the Emory Spine Center.
While a resident, served as a CNS Guidelines Fellow, completing abstract review for the CNS Perioperative Spine Guidelines and Brain Metastases Guidelines Updates.
Completed a complex spine fellowship at Northwestern University under the direction of Dr. Tyler Koski with a focus on adult spinal degenerative deformity.
In August of 2023, joined Neurosurgical Associates P.C. and relocated to Birmingham Alabama with his wife Jenna, dog Finley, and cats Theadore and Fiona.