Kurtis Auguste, MD

Dr. Auguste is a pediatric neurosurgeon specializing in disorders of the brain, peripheral nerves, and spinal cord. He treats a variety of conditions, including brain and spinal cord tumors, cerebrovascular and craniofacial disorders, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, neurotrauma, spasticity, and spinal dysraphism.

Dr. Auguste specializes in a variety of surgical procedures, including a new laser surgery technique to treat seizures. His research interests include neural stem cell transplantation for the study of migrational disorders, in addition to ongoing research on epilepsy. 

Dr. Auguste was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and his family is from the Caribbean islands of Trinidad & Tobago. He is fluent in Spanish and continues to mentor at-risk youth and minority scholars in his free time.