Dr. Joseph Martin Villanueva Trasmonte, MD

I can say with absolute certainty that Dr. Trasmonte is one of the best pediatric neurologists in the entire country. I suffered from epilepsy as a child; my youngest sister suffers from severe epilepsy so take my word for it. My family has combined over 30 years of experience dealing with neurologists as well as I worked in emergency medicine as an AEMT in Atlanta Georgia for Grady Hospital so when my first born child was having symptoms of epilepsy at 15 months old, of course we having recognized the situation we got the referral to a Dr we didn't know from our pediatrician. That Dr couldn't give us a diagnosis and said that it must be hereditary and gave a prescription and sent us on our way. We knew something wasn't right and demanded a second opinion. That is when we found Dr. Trasmonte at the children's hospital in Macon Georgia. He listened to our concerns, and he got right to work. Ordered lab work, EEG, and an MRI of our sons' brain asap! We returned to his office 2 days… later and he was able to give us a complete diagnosis. Our son has a rare form of epilepsy called Doose Syndrome (Myoclonic A-Static Epilepsy). He patiently answered all of our questions about the disease. Adamant that we educate ourselves on this rare form of epilepsy Dr. Trasmonte gave us information to do our own research through peer reviewed research from prominent medical university's and to know and understand all available options for our son. He then immediately changed the medication to something he felt was more appropriate for our child's condition. Due to the severity of Doose and the potential outcomes of the disease. Dr. Trasmonte went above and beyond, within days we had an advocacy group call us that helped parents navigate the process of getting a sick child filed and approved for disability so that our son would have the insurance and all the assistance from the state that would ensure the utmost care for children suffering from lifelong incurable diseases. He mentioned the VNS implant to us as an option, and we explained to him that our sons aunt had 2 of the implants at age 12 and 16. Her VNS implants did nothing to help her only shocked her and that our fear was a similar outcome, plus the fear of having our son undergo surgery he listened and accepted our concerns and he didn't push the matter any further. Fast forward 4 years later after researching thoroughly the VNS implants and how much better the technology had come in the nearly 20 years since my son's aunt had hers, we told Dr Trasmonte we were interested in the VNS. Dr. Trasmonte got right to work within weeks we were scheduled for surgery. we know today that waiting and doing our own research to make the best educated decision for our child was the right thing to do and Dr. Trasmonte reinforced this decision back to us. Shortly after our son got his VNS his aunt went back for the third time to try the VNS implant after seeing how much of a difference it made for our son. this time she went down to macon for the procedure instead of Atlanta and it turns out the Dr at Childrens Hospital of Atlanta and incorrectly installed her first VNS implant when she was 12 and it had never been attached to her Vegas Nerve and that's why her VNS didn't work for her and then the second VNS unit was just a replacement and the leads were never double checked. I only mention all of this because the VNS implant DOES work and is safe and I do not want anyone that reads this to be afraid of getting the implant. This was over 10 years ago today, I can say after all these years that Dr. Trasmonte truly cares about the children he treats. One of our favorite things about him is that he listens to the parents and not just listens he hears what we are saying and takes it fully into consideration in his treatments. He doesn't try to over medicate his patients which i think everyone can appreciate. The selfless compassion and love in this man's heart is not something you will find i

If your looking for a Doctor who is genuinely interested in and cares about your child who has constant horrible seizures then Dr.Trasmonte is NOT your man....

The staff is very unfriendly when you talk to the doctor he does not know what’s going on and thanks you’re somebody that you’re not when you try to make a call nobody will answer the phone for you all return your phone call yet only way I’m able to get any answers as to if I go all the way up there and just show up in the office I feel that this office does not have my child’s best interest at heart and I would recommend you to take your children to other places because this is not a good facility to take your child

Dr. Trasmonte is one of the best . But he needs a whole new staff They are not doing their job . You can call all day no answer leave a message never get one back. I wish you could contact him directly by and email because most of the calls and messages are very serious Kids might just need Med or make and appointment but no one ever returns calls or messages

I really like Dr. Trasmonte, He is a caring Dr. and he treats my little girl like she was his own, He is very knowledgable and he takes good care of my daughter. I would recommend Him highly. My little girl has been to two other Neurologist and none of them really showed the professionalism like Dr. Trasmonte does and none of them really seem to care about my little girl like He does and He takes time out to listen and answer your questions.

We were referred to Dr. Trasmonte from our doctor, already heard good things about him. The office was small but clean, staff was pleasant and we did not have a long wait time. He reviewed our paperwork we brought and explained what his diagnosis was and ordered further testing MRI, has a plan and plans on doing some follow up. Took time to answer question and even sent the findings to our emails. They set us up with their Online records and service where I can get information of our visit, procedures, medicines, etc... and it also has an iPhone and Android app. Overall I am pleased, but this was our first visit.

Impossible to get in contact with anyone working at the front desk to make/cancel/confirm appointments. No call back after leaving messages. Waited for well over an hour. Office is disgusting. Waiting room is dingy and dirty. Exam room is just as bad. Needs a coat of paint and a mop. Doctor Trasmonte seems to listen and take time with patients, explaining findings etc. cannot recommend overall though.

He is horrible. I started having problems when I was 17. I went to Dr. Trasmonte because I'd heard he was good. He misread my MRI and told me my EEG was normal. I found out later he hadn't even looked at the EEG. Because of this, it was 3 years before I was finally diagnosed with epilepsy. The doctor who diagnosed me said I had "classic" symptoms. His negligence and lack of knowledge are astounding.

I hate that this is the only children neurologist in Macon. It is hard to get an appointment. Some of the staff show no compassion. I have had a time getting someone to answer the phone. I would not recommend this doctor to friends or family. I'm requesting an referral to another doctor in Atlanta.

Dr. Trasmonte evaluated our daughter and reviewed the lab, radiology and physician reports we brought with us to our first visit. He came up with a plan and altered her meds to try to see what would work for her. A week later she was hospitalized with additional symptoms and after reseaching everything he came in with a diagnosis. Another hospital stay later and he had a treatment plan. We went to a specialist out of state and came back to Dr. Trasmonte so he could resume care of our daughter. Several more hospitalizations and he identified a seperate more life altering diagnosis. He was the only one who looked at all her symptoms not just the ones that were causing the most problems. He now has her on a treatment plan that should really give her a better quality of life.