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Current Orthopaedic Residents

 

PGY-5

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Harrison Houston, MD

  • Hometown: Leesburg, GA
  • Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
  • Undergraduate: University of Georgia
  • 2025-2026 Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction Surgery
  • Emory University
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Derek Lance, MD

  • Hometown: Knoxville, TN
  • Medical School: East Tennessee State University
  • Undergraduate: University of Tennessee Knoxville
  • 2025-2026 Fellowship: Orthopaedic Spine
  • Texas Back Institute
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Chris Melton, MD

  • Hometown: Sherman, TX
  • Medical School: Texas A&M
  • Undergraduate: Austin College
  • 2025-2026 Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction Surgery
  • Emory University
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Matthew Wood, MD

  • Hometown: Rigby, ID
  • Medical School: Johns Hopkins
  • Undergraduate: Brigham Young University
  • 2025-2026 Fellowship: Hand & Upper Extremity
  • University of Florida

PGY-4

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Brett Heldt, MD

  • Hometown: McKinney, TX
  • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Undergraduate: Brigham Young University
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Justin Lomax, MD

  • Hometown: Knoxville, TN
  • Medical School: University of Tennessee
  • Undergraduate: University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
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Brice Morpeth, MD

  • Hometown: Columbus, GA
  • Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
  • Undergraduate: University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
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Doyle Wallace, MD

  • Hometown: Valdosta, GA
  • Medical School: Mercer University
  • Undergraduate: University of Georgia

PGY-3

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John Courson, MD

  • Hometown: Athens, GA
  • Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
  • Undergraduate: University of Georgia
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John Hurt, MD

  • Hometown: Marietta, GA
  • Medical School: Mercer University
  • Undergraduate: University of Georgia
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Merritt Thompson, MD

  • Hometown: Juliette, GA
  • Medical School: Mercer University
  • Undergraduate: Toccoa Falls College
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Henry Twibell, MD

  • Hometown: Glennville, GA
  • Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
  • Undergraduate: Georgia Southern University

PGY-2

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Daniel Childes, MD

  • Hometown: Greenville, SC
  • Medical School: University of South Carolina - Greenville
  • Undergraduate: Clemson University
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Brian Johnson, MD

  • Hometown: Columbus, OH
  • Medical School: University of Cincinnati
  • Undergraduate: Davidson College
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Ron MacKenzie, MD

  • Hometown: Orlando, FL
  • Medical School: Florida State University
  • Undergraduate: Florida State University
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Chris Rogers, MD

  • Hometown: Dawson, GA
  • Medical School: Mercer University
  • Undergraduate: Valdosta State University
 

PGY-1

 

photo of Emily Biagini, MD

Emily Biagini, MD

  • Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS
  • Medical School: Tulane University
  • Undergraduate: Mississippi State University
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Chase Horsager, MD

  • Hometown: Fort Lewis, WA
  • Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
  • Undergraduate: University of Georgia
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Ivan Liu, MD

  • Hometown: Cleveland, OH
  • Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
  • Undergraduate: The University of Chicago
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Timothy Waters, MD

  • Hometown: Baltimore, MD
  • Medical School: Tulane University
  • Undergraduate: University of North Carolina

The orthopaedic surgery residents at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University strive for excellence in the classroom and at the bedside. They work together as a team in their shared pursuit of a career in orthopaedic surgery.

See Yourself Here?

To speak with a representative from our orthopaedic surgery residency program, please contact our program coordinator.

 

Apply to our program today

Contact Us

Residency | Orthopaedic Surgery

Shannon Williford

706-721-1633

swillifo@augusta.edu

MCGOrthoSurgery

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