Our Team

About Us

Augusta-Aiken Orthopedic Specialists is a comprehensive medical and surgical practice that has been devoted to Augusta, Aiken and the surrounding areas for over forty years. We have grown to encompass fourteen highly skilled surgeons, five talented physician assistants, and a state-of-the-art medical and surgical facility. Our providers are active in technical innovation and eduction to help bring the best orthopedic care to our patients.


Meet Our Surgeons

John Bojescul, MD
Board-Certified Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Surgeon

Specialties:
  • Sports Medicine and Joint Replacement Surgery
  • Anterior Hip Replacement
  • Total Knee Replacement to include Robotic Assist
  • Shoulder Arthroscopy 
  • Hip Arthroscopy 
  • Knee Arthroscopy
  • BEAR ACL Technique
  • General Orthopedics 

Justin V. Bundy, MD
Board-Certified Orthopedic & Spine Surgeon

Specialties:
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Motion Preserving Spine Surgery
  • Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Cervical Disc Replacement
  • Scoliosis in Children and Adults
  • Arthritis of the Spine
  • Spinal Stenosis and Disc Herniations

Nicholas M. Capito, MD, FAAOS
Board-Certified Orthopedic & Shoulder/Elbow Surgeon

Specialties:
  • Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff & Labral Repair
  • AC Joint Reconstruction
  • Latarjet
  • Anatomic, Reverse, & Revision Total Shoulder Replacement
  • Elbow Ligament Repair/Reconstruction
  • Total Elbow Replacement
  • Elbow Arthroscopy
  • Nerve Release
  • Tendon Debridement
  • Capsular Release
  • Fracture Repair
  • Scapula Dyskinesis

Ty William Carter, MD
Board Certified & Fellowship Trained Spine Surgeon
Aiken - University Parkway Office, Aiken - Silver Bluff Road Office

Specialties:

John H. Franklin, MD
Board-Certified Orthopedic & Total Joint Surgeon

Specialties:
  • Knee and Hip Total Joint Replacement
  • Partial Knee Replacement
  • Hip Resurfacing
  • Hip Arthroscopy
  • Revision Total Joint Replacement

David Gallagher, MD
Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

Specialties:
  • General Orthopedics
  • Sports Medicine
  • Total Joint Replacement
  • Orthopedic Trauma

Justin M. Head, DO
Board Certified Orthopedic Adult Reconstructive Surgeon
Augusta Office, Thomson Office, Aiken - University Parkway Office, Aiken - Silver Bluff Road Office, Waynesboro Office

Specialties:
  • Partial and total knee arthroplasty with Subvastus approach
  • Minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty
  • Robotic-assisted partial and total knee arthroplasty (MAKOPlasty)
  • Direct Superior approach for total hip replacement
  • Complex joint and soft tissue reconstruction of the hip and knee
  • Revision hip and knee arthroplasty for failed total joints
  • Complex pelvic reconstruction
  • Periprosthetic fracture reconstruction
  • Treatment of periprosthetic infection
  • Outpatient total joint arthroplasty

Douglas E. Holford, MD
Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
Aiken - University Parkway Office, Aiken - Silver Bluff Road Office

Specialties:
  • Sports Medicine
  • Arthroscopy
  • Hip and Knee Reconstruction
  • Spine Surgery

Jeremy M. Jacobs, MD
Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon

Specialties:
    • Total Joint Replacement
    • Partial Knee Replacement
    • Sports Medicine
    • Complex Hip, Knee, Shoulder, and Ankle Arthroscopy
    • Knee Reconstruction Procedures
    • Ligament Repair and Reconstruction
    • General Orthopaedics

    Karim Mahmoud, MD
    Fellowship Trained Orthopedic Surgeon

    Specialties:
    • Complex Forefoot Reconstruction
    • Foot and Ankle Trauma
    • Total Ankle Replacement
    • Minimally Invasive Surgery
    • Foot & Ankle Cartilage Restoration
    • Post-traumatic Deformity Reconstruction
    • Sports Injuries of the Foot & Ankle
    • Foot & Ankle Arthroscopy
    • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery 
    • Pediatric Foot and Ankle Deformity
    • Pediatric Lower Limb Realignment Procedure and Limb Lengthening
    • Pediatric Trauma

    R. Vaughan Massie, M.D.
    Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
    Aiken - University Parkway Office, Aiken - Silver Bluff Road Office

    Specialties:

    Richard W. Pope, MD
    Board-Certified Orthopedic & Hand Surgeon

    Specialties:
    • General Orthopedics
    • Upper Extremity / Hand Surgery

    Timothy J. Shannon, MD
    Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
    Aiken - University Parkway Office, Aiken - Silver Bluff Road Office

    Specialties:
    • Primary Hip Replacement
    • Primary Knee Replacement (including Conformis)
    • Partial Knee Replacement
    • Shoulder Replacement
    • Shoulder Arthroscopy
    • Knee Arthroscopy
    • Sports Medicine
    • Hand & Foot Care
    • Fracture Care

    Mark Snoddy, MD
    Board Certified Hand and Upper Extremity Specialist
    Sandersville

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    Tara Swim, MD
    Board Certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician

    Specialties:
    Conditions: 
    • Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Radiculopathy (pinched nerve) 
    • Facet Joint Pain 
    • Acute and Chronic Neck Pain
    • Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain 
    • Herniated Disc 
    • Kyphosis 
    • Spinal Osteoarthritis 
    • Sacroiliac Joint Pain
    • Knee Pain 
    • Shoulder Pain 
    • Degenerative Conditions of the Spine 
    • Myofascial Pain 
    Treatments:
    •  Electromyography/Nerve Conduction Studies (EMG/NCS) 
    •  Epidural Steroid Injections
    •  Nerve Blocks
    •  Non-Opioid Pain Management

    Meet Our Physician Assistants

    Hannah Boomgarden, PA-C
    Board-Certified Physician Assistant

    Kathleen D. Early, MPA, PA-C, ATC/L
    Board-Certified Physician Assistant

    F. Andrew Eberheart, PA-C, ATC/L, CMT
    Board-Certified Physician Assistant

    Anthony Palazzo, PA-C
    Board Certified Physician Assistant

    Michael F. Pruitt, PA-C
    Board-Certified Physician Assistant

    Ashley Michelle Shelton, MPA, PA-C, ATC
    Board-Certified Physician Assistant


    Meet Our Emeritus Surgeons

    Robert L. Brand, MD
    Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

    Specialties:
    • Sports Medicine
    • Joint Replacement

    Myron D.F. Collins, MD
    Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

    Specialties:
    • Sports Medicine
    • Joint Replacement

    Scott R. Duffin, MD
    Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

    Specialties:
    • General Orthopedics
    • Adult Reconstructive Surgery
    • Total Joint Replacements
    • Sports Medicine

    J. Wendell Duncan, MD
    Board-Certified Orthopedic & Hand Surgeon

    Specialties:
    • Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity

    C. Mark Thigpen, MD
    Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

    Specialties:
    • General Orthopedics
    • Foot & Ankle
    • Joint Replacement
    • Fractures
    • Sports Medicine