South Georgia Medical Center held a ribbon cutting in partnership with the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce on Friday, June 16, to celebrate its practices located in orthopedics and pain management services. SGMC Orthopedics and the SGMC Pain Management Center are now conveniently located in the SGMC Ambulatory Care Center at 2417 N. Patterson St. in Valdosta. 

Physicians practicing at the center include Dr. Oscar Aguero, orthopedics, Dr. Travis Bailey, interventional pain management, and Dr. Robert Kirtley, interventional physiatry.  

These providers specialize in developing comprehensive, individualized treatment plans to decrease pain and increase mobility for patients. 

Patients should consider seeing an orthopedic or pain management specialist if they struggle to perform day-to-day movements, experience radiating pain, seek to reduce or eliminate dependency on medication, or want to discuss long-term treatment strategies.  

Vice President of SGMC's Physician Network and Chief Human Resources Officer Brenda Alexander shared, "We are excited to bring together these specialty care teams and services to a single destination with the vision of expanding procedures and services, minimizing patient recovery times, and ultimately improving the lives of those living in the region."  

Dr. Bailey specializes in treating a wide variety of complex pain issues with advanced, minimally invasive surgeries and procedures. He is trained to treat complex neck and low back pain, pelvic and abdominal pain, sympathetically mediated and neuropathic pain, myofascial disorders, and cancer pain syndromes.  

Dr. Kirtley specializes in diagnosing and performing non-surgical or minimally invasive pain treatments. He uses high-quality ultrasound imaging to provide detailed diagnostic information during the physical exam and treatments.  

Dr. Aguero specializes in total joint replacement, joint reconstruction, hand surgery, pediatric orthopedics, sports medicine, and emergency medicine. 

For more information, visit sgmc.org.