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Our Physicians

Our physicians are committed to providing patients with compassionate state of the art surgical care. Click on the doctor's name below for more information about each physician.

Thomas S. Anderson, M.D.

Neurosurgery

Dr. Thomas S. Anderson

  • Undergraduate Degree: B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Medical School: M.D., University of South Carolina
  • Internship: University of Kentucky
  • Residency: Chief Resident - University of Kentucky
  • Board Certifications: Neurosurgery

Eugene M. Giddens, M.D., FACS

Neurosurgery

Dr. Eugene M. Giddens

  • Undergraduate Degree: B.S., Clemson University
  • Medical School: M.D., Medical University of South Carolina
  • Internship: Medical University of South Carolina
  • Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
  • Military Rank: Major, United States Army
  • Board Certification: Neurosurgery

Ben D. Davis, M.D., FACS

General Surgery/Trauma

Dr. Ben D. Davis

  • Undergraduate Degree: B.S., University of Michigan, Magna Cum Laude
  • Masters Degree: Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health
  • Medical School: M.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Residency: Chief Resident, General Surgery - University Hospital and Clinics at the University of Missouri- Columbia
  • Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center
  • Fellowship: Thoracic Oncology, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Instructor: Surgery, Harvard Medical School
  • Clinical Instructor: General Surgery, University Hospitals and Clinics, University of Missouri- Columbia
  • Board Certifications: General Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Lewis G. Dickinson, M.D., FACS

General Surgery/Trauma/Vascular/Laparoscopy

Dr. Lewis Dickenson

  • Undergraduate Degree: B.S.,Cum Laude, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
  • Medical School: M.D., Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina
  • Internship & Residency: General Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Medical Director of Trauma Service and Chief of Surgery, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
  • Board Certifications: General Surgery
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Steven A. Matzinger, M.D., PhD, FACS

General Surgery/Trauma/Vascular/Laparoscopy

Dr. Steven G. Matzinger

  • Undergraduate Degree: University of Toledo
  • Doctoral Program: Ph.D., Medical College of Ohio
  • Medical School: M.D., Medical College of Ohio
  • Internship: Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Residency: Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Board Certification: General Surgery

J. Douglas Reid III, M.D., FACS
General Surgery/Trauma

J. Douglas Reid III, M.D., F.A.C.S.

  • Undergraduate Degree:  B.A. University of Virginia
  • Medical School: M.D., Medical College of Virginia
  • Internship: William Beaumont Army Medical Center
  • Residency: William Beaumont Army Medical Center
  • Fellowship & Diploma Minimal Access Surgery
  • World Laparoscopy Hospital Cyber City New Delhi, India
  • Military Rank: Major, United States Army
  • Board Certification: General Surgery
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Dr. Christopher Boullion, DO
Orthopedic Traumatologist

Dr. Christopher Boullion, DO

  • Doctor of Osteopathy degree: D.O., Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downers Grove, Illinois.
  • Medical School: Bachelor of Science in Biology at Auburn University, Montgomery, Alabama
  • Residency: POH Medical Center in Pontiac, Michigan
  • Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship : Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami

Alex Brian McIntyre, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Alex Brian McIntyre, M.D.

  • Education: 1974 B.A., University of Kentucky
    1978 M.D., University of Louisville
  • Internship: 1979 University of Kentucky, General Surgery
  • Residency: 1980-1982 University of Kentucky, Assistant Resident
    1983 University of Kentucky, Chief Resident
  • Board Certification: 1984 American Board of Surgery
    1987 American Board of Thoracic Surgery
    1995 Recertification, American Board of Surgery
    1997 Recertification, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
    2007 Recertification, American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Vu Hoang, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Vu Hoang, MD
  • Education: University of Florida, Gainesville
  • Residency: General Surgery - Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD
    Cardiothoracic Surgery - State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Board Certification: General and Cardiothoracic Surgery

M. Whitney Parnell, M.D., FACS

Breast Care Specialist and General Surgeon

M. Whitney Parnell, MD, FACS
  • Undergraduate Degree: B.A. University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
  • Medical School: Creighton University Medical School, Omaha NE
  • Surgical Residency: Phoenix Integrated Surgical/Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
  • Board Certification: General Surgery
  • Member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons

Antonio Pepe, M.D., FRCSC

General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

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  • Undergraduate Degree: B.S. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Medical School: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Surgical Residency: Memorial University o Newfoundland/Health Science Center, St. John’s, Canada
  • Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: Jackson Memorial/Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, FL
  • Board Certified: American College of Surgeons and Trauma Association of Canada

Dena Pozeg, PA-C

ER & Trauma, Physician Assistant – Certified

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  • Undergraduate Degree: B.S. Chattam College, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Post-Graduate Training: Chattam College, Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Ronald (Kato) Braughton, PA-C

ER & Trauma, Physician Assistant – Certified

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  • Undergraduate Degree: B.S. University of Oklahoma, OK
  • Post-Graduate: Uniform Services Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX
  • Physician Assistant – Certified