2025-2026 Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction Surgery
Emory University
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
Chris Melton, MD
Hometown: Sherman, TX
Medical School: Texas A&M
Undergraduate: Austin College
2025-2026 Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction Surgery
Emory University
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
Brett Heldt, MD
Hometown: McKinney, TX
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Undergraduate: Brigham Young University
Justin Lomax, MD
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Undergraduate: University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Brice Morpeth, MD
Hometown: Columbus, GA
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate: University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Doyle Wallace, MD
Hometown: Valdosta, GA
Medical School: Mercer University
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
PGY-3
John Courson, MD
Hometown: Athens, GA
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
John Hurt, MD
Hometown: Marietta, GA
Medical School: Mercer University
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Merritt Thompson, MD
Hometown: Juliette, GA
Medical School: Mercer University
Undergraduate: Toccoa Falls College
Henry Twibell, MD
Hometown: Glennville, GA
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate: Georgia Southern University
PGY-2
Daniel Childes, MD
Hometown: Greenville, SC
Medical School: University of South Carolina - Greenville
Undergraduate: Clemson University
Brian Johnson, MD
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Undergraduate: Davidson College
Ron MacKenzie, MD
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Medical School: Florida State University
Undergraduate: Florida State University
Chris Rogers, MD
Hometown: Dawson, GA
Medical School: Mercer University
Undergraduate: Valdosta State University
PGY-1
Emily Biagini, MD
Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS
Medical School: Tulane University
Undergraduate: Mississippi State University
Chase Horsager, MD
Hometown: Fort Lewis, WA
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Ivan Liu, MD
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate: The University of Chicago
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.