Brett Christopher Gunter, M.D.
Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery

4.3 out of 5,
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MUSC Health Neurosurgery Columbia Medical Park NE
114 Gateway Corporate Blvd, Suite 210
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
803-365-8640Fax
803-227-4170
Dr. Gunter is a graduate of the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering. He completed his medical degree at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. He then completed an internship at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and a neurological surgery residency at the University of Tennessee College of Health Sciences in Memphis. He also achieved basic and Perfexion™ Gamma Knife® certification. He is currently an international faculty trainer for two cervical disc replacement devices and is involved in FDA clinical trials.
With more than 20 years of neurosurgical experience, Dr. Gunter is highly skilled to provide comprehensive care for disorders of the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves. He is an international teaching faculty for cervical disc replacement. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He is also a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He recently joined an episode of Advance with MUSC Health [to discuss how neck and back pain can be treated with surgery.](https://advance.muschealth.org/library/2021/november/neck-pain-and-spine-surgery)
With more than 20 years of neurosurgical experience, Dr. Gunter is highly skilled to provide comprehensive care for disorders of the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves. He is an international teaching faculty for cervical disc replacement. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He is also a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He recently joined an episode of Advance with MUSC Health [to discuss how neck and back pain can be treated with surgery.](https://advance.muschealth.org/library/2021/november/neck-pain-and-spine-surgery)
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Specialties
Spine Surgery
Gender
Male
Languages
English
Education
Medical University of South Carolina
Internship, 1992
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Medical School, 1991
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Residency, 1994
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Residency, 1998
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Conditions Treated
Arthroplasty
Back pain
Cervical disc replacement
Minimally invasive spine surgery
Neck pain
Robotic-assisted spine surgery
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MUSC Health Neurosurgery Columbia Medical Park NE
114 Gateway Corporate Blvd, Suite 210 Columbia, SC 29203
Monday - Thursday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday - Sunday
Closed
Phone
803-365-8640Fax
803-227-4170

