Rush Health Systems has announced that Lon F. Alexander, M.D., a board certified Neurosurgeon, has joined the team of specialists at Rush Medical Group and will begin seeing patients on the second floor of the Rush Professional Office Building located at 1800 12th Street in Meridian.

Dr. Alexander received his Doctorate of Medicine degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine located in New Orleans, Louisiana. He completed his Neurosurgery residency at the University of Mississippi in Jackson, Mississippi. He received fellowship training in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery at Polenov Neurosurgical Institute in Leningrad, USSR and Nagoya University School of Medicine in Nagoya, Japan.

Dr. Alexander is board certified in Neurosurgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons. He is dedicated to the care and treatment of delicate neural elements associated with the brain and spinal cord. Dr. Alexander has co- authored/contributed to eight textbooks of neurosurgery and 23 peer reviewed publications in subjects including spine surgery, complex aneurysm surgery and concussion. Dr. Alexander will treat a full range of neurological conditions including spinal disorders, cranial disorders, peripheral nerve disorders and neurological sports injuries.

Rush Health Systems is the largest, most diverse medical system in East Mississippi and West Alabama. With a 102-year legacy of medical innovation, quality care and service to others, Rush Health Systems is comprised of 7 hospitals and 26 primary care clinics, with 250 staff and contracted physicians and 95 advance-practice providers. Rush is the largest non-governmental employer in the region. Rush Health Systems includes Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian; The Specialty Hospital of Meridian, Medical Foundation, Inc., Laird Hospital, Union; H.C. Watkins Hospital, Quitman; Scott Regional Hospital, Morton; John C. Stennis Memorial Hospital, DeKalb, and Choctaw General Hospital in Butler, Ala. For more information, please visit rushhealthsystems.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For more information on the practice or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Alexander, please call 601-486-2458.