Marcus Stephens, MD
Skull base and cerebrovascular neurosurgeon delivering modern cranial and spine solutions.
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Marcus Stephens MD
Neurosurgeon / Skull Base Surgery
Dr. Stephens believes in keeping patients and their families fully educated on their neurosurgical care so each plan feels personal, intentional, and guided by shared expectations. He wants every visit to end with clarity on the next right step.
He reminds each person that "I believe in treating people, not images", reinforcing a collaborative process where diagnostics, surgery, and recovery are all tailored to the goals that matter most to the patient.
About Marcus Stephens
Dr. Marcus L. Stephens II is an Albany, Georgia native who earned his biology degree from Hampton University before graduating from Meharry Medical College. He completed neurosurgery residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, where he refined complex skull base techniques under department chair JD Day and logged countless hours in the Yasargil Microneurosurgery Laboratory. Following his chief resident year, he pursued a fellowship in open cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgery with former Congress of Neurological Surgeons president Nicholas Bambakidis at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Stephens has authored peer-reviewed manuscripts and maintains focused interest in cranial base tumors such as meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, and vestibular schwannomas as well as functional disorders including trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. His practice also spans aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, dural arteriovenous fistulas, gliomas, brain metastases, traumatic brain injuries, and modern minimally invasive spine procedures. He is committed to educating patients and families so their treatment plans feel personal, collaborative, and rooted in the philosophy, 'I believe in treating people, not images.'
Philosophy & Approach
Dr. Stephens believes in keeping patients and their families fully educated on their neurosurgical care so each plan feels personal, intentional, and guided by shared expectations. He wants every visit to end with clarity on the next right step.
He reminds each person that "I believe in treating people, not images", reinforcing a collaborative process where __diagnostics, surgery, and recovery__ are all tailored to the goals that matter most to the patient.
Publications & Research
Dr. Stephens has authored several manuscripts in peer reviewed journals.
Education & Training
Medical School
Advanced Training
Hampton University (B.S. Biology)
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