Jeffrey P. Blount MD is a pediatric neurosurgeon in the Division of Neurosurgery at UAB. His practice is confined strictly to children and he practices at the Children's Hospital of Alabama. Dr. Blount was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and grew up in the Capital District of New York. He attended Washington and Lee University for undergraduate studies and the University of Rochester (New York) for medical school. Dr. Blount completed the Neurosurgery residency program at the University of Minnesota and then spent three years doing general and pediatric neurosurgery in the US Navy at Naval Medical Center San Diego. Additional studies were pursued at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen Square, London during medical school and residency. He then completed the fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Blount joined the faculty at UAB in 2000. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery as well as the International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery. He is on the executive committee of the Joint Pediatric Section of the AANS/CNS. Dr. Blount serves on the Accreditation Council of Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowships and is the chair of the Professional Advisory Council of the Spina Bifida Association of America. He has authored more than 75 papers on various topics in pediatric neurosurgery and presents regularly at national and international conferences on pediatric epilepsy surgery and pediatric neurosurgery. He has been visiting professor at 4 institutions and is frequently invited to chair or coordinate panel discussions or courses.
Dr. Blount participates in the full spectrum of pediatric neurosurgery but has particular academic interest in the surgical treatment of epilepsy in children, neurological infectious diseases, spina bifida and the treatment of arteriovenous malformations in children.
Patients are seen at Children's Hospital downtown campus as well as Children's South Campus. Referrals can be arranged by contacting (205)939-9653.
Publications