Neurology care was expanded and sleep medicine services were added with the acquisition by University Medical Center of one of the state’s largest private neurology groups. Alabama Neurology and Sleep Medicine in Tuscaloosa joined UMC in December 2025 as UMC-Neurology and Sleep Medicine.  

The practitioners have brought to UMC experience and expertise in neuromuscular diseases, sleep medicine, epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology. In addition, UMC can now offer electro-diagnostics and EEG – procedures and lab services used to evaluate electrical activity of muscles and their associated nerves, measure brain electrical activity in response to external stimuli, and assess nerve damage or injury through nerve conduction studies.  

Neurology is a medical specialty that focuses on the various nervous systems in the body. Neurologists are highly trained specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the brain and spinal cord diseases, as well as peripheral nerve and muscle diseases.

 UMC’s acquisition of Alabama Neurology and Sleep Medicine also includes the availability for patients of a large sleep center in Northport, Ala., of which Geyer is the director. It is one of only a handful of accredited behavioral sleep medicine training programs in the United States. 

 Sleep disorders are associated with heart disease, stroke cognitive disorders, depression, obesity and lower life expectancy. Sleep medicine provides care and treatment for sleep disorders, which can include sleep related breathing disorders (sleep apnea), difficulty sleeping at night, problems with excessive daytime sleepiness, or medical programs that might occur or be exacerbated during sleep.