Shepherd Center, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is a private, not-for-profit hospital specializing in medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury and brain injury. It was founded in 1973 by James Shepherd and his parents, Alana and Harold Shepherd, along with medical director emeritus David Apple, M.D. Today, it has more than 150 beds and treats people with spinal cord injury, brain injury, multiple sclerosis and chronic pain.