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!" MACONMAGAZINE.COM ORTHOGEORGIA 3708 NORTHSIDE DRIVE MACON, GEORGIA 31210 (478) 745-4206 | ORTHOGA.ORG What is unique about OrthoGeorgia Spine Center, and what are some of the more cutting-edge procedures being done often at OrthoGeorgia? We have designed our practice to provide patients with the ability to come here and see their doctors, complete X-Rays, physical therapy, use the pharmacy and more without ever leaving the building. And there are fewer very sick patients here than in a large hospital. Because of this, our infection rate for outpatient surgery is extremely low, less than 1 percent. There are a number of advanced procedures our spine doctors specialize in including lumbar disc replacement and motion preservation surgery. These are important concepts in treating degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine. Minimally invasive techniques have become a common way our physicians treat spine disorders, also. Using tiny incisions allows for surgical intervention that is much easier on the patient with less blood loss, quicker healing, less chance of infection and the ability to resume normal daily activities much sooner. Our use of robotics, or computer- assisted guidance, in performing surgery cuts down on error VLJQL´FDQWO\DOORZLQJIRUH[DPSOH 99 percent accuracy in placing screws in the spine for stabilization. Because of advances in non- operative techniques, 90 percent of our patients can be treated without surgery through steroid injections, nerve blocks, medication, braces, physical therapy and other new and improved techniques. What type of special training do the physicians of the OrthoGeorgia Spine Center have? OrthoGeorgia's Spine Center of Excellence team is a group of highly VSHFLDOL]HGERDUGFHUWL´HGDQG fellowship trained spine surgeons, pain management specialists, and spine rehabilitation specialists that diagnose and treat a wide array of spinal disorders. William B. Dasher, III, M.D., received his medical degree in 1997 from the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in Augusta. Dr. Dasher completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Campbell Clinic in Memphis. He also completed a Fellowship in Spine Surgery at Panorama Orthopaedics in Denver. 'U'DVKHULVERDUGFHUWL´HGE\WKH American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. William W. Brooks, M.D., received a Doctor of Medicine from the Medical College of Georgia and completed an Orthopedic Surgery residency at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta. Following his residency, Dr. Brooks completed a year long Spine Fellowship at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Brooks is board FHUWL´HGE\WKH$PHULFDQ%RDUGRI Orthopaedic Surgery. Wayne Kelley Jr., M.D., received a Doctor of Medicine from the Medical University of South Carolina and completed an orthopaedic residency at Duke University Medical Center. Following his residency, Dr. Kelley spent a year completing a Spine Fellowship appointment at OrthoCarolina. He is board FHUWL´HGE\WKH$PHULFDQ%RDUGRI Orthopaedic Surgery. Arthur D. Kalman, D.O., joined the practice in 2015 and is a board FHUWL´HG,QWHUYHQWLRQDO3K\VLDWULVW with particular interest in orthopaedic spine and sports medicine. He received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Kalman completed his residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the Nassau University Medical Center in New York and then received a fellowship appointment from the University of Florida in Pain Management & Rehabilitation. Healthy . . . Innovations From left to right: Garry Michael, NP- C, William B. Dasher, III, M.D., Arthur D. Kalman, D.O., Wayne Kelley Jr., M.D., Melissa Bozarth, NP-C, and William W. Brooks, M.D. SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

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