JOHN
McCORMICK, MD

ORTHOPEDIC SPINE

Medical School

Medical College of Georgia (Augusta, GA)

Residency

University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)

Fellowship

University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)

Board Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
North American Spine Society (NASS)

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KIAN MORRIS - Physician Assistant (PA-C)

JOANNA POSTON - Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Physicians: John McCormick, MD

MATTHEW ROBERTS - Physician Assistant (PA-C)

JOANNA POSTON - Physician Assistant (PA-C)

Appointment: 912-644-5300 - Fax: 912-681-2086

CONDITIONS

Radiating Arm & Leg Pain
Disc Herniations (ruptured disc)
Sciatica (tingling sensation)
Spondylolisthesis (forward slip of vertebra)
Spinal Stenosis (narrowing of spinal canal)
Spinal Instability
Spinal Fractures
Scoliosis (curvature of the spine)
Spinal Tumors

NON-SURGICAL PROCEDURES

Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections
Facet Joint Injections
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections
Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections
Medial Branch Block
Myelography (Myelogram)
Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injections

A native of the coastal empire, John D McCormick, MD is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon with Optim Orthopedics who provides consultation and treatment for patients with all spine disorders, including cervical spine and minimally invasive procedures.

Dr. McCormick didn’t need to look far to find a quality education, earning a bachelor’s degree at the University of Georgia before attending medical school at the Medical College of Georgia. During his time at UGA he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and also received the Peacock Family award for outstanding work in Neuroscience. He completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Florida where he was selected as the Resident Researcher of the Year in 2011. Following his residency, he traveled overseas for an AO International Spine rotation in Brisbane, Australia. Returning to the states, he would go on to complete an Orthopedic/Neurosurgery Spine Fellowship at the University of Virginia. Along the way, he has published in peer reviewed journal articles.

After traveling the world, the coastal empire called him home, and Dr. McCormick returned to the area in 2012. Dr. McCormick spent his childhood on a family farm and understands the value of hard work. Dr. McCormick uses these principals to guide him in patient care with the goal of returning patients to work and activities outside of work with as little pain and discomfort as possible.

Dr. McCormick is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys fly fishing and traveling. On the weekends, you can find he and his wife watching his two boys play soccer or spending time with his boys fishing.

SURGICAL PROCEDURES

Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement
Cervical Laminaplasty
Kyphoplasty (Balloon Vertebroplasty)
Laminectomy
Lumbar Disc Microsurgery

Microdiscectomy with Annuloplasty (Lumbar Spine, Percutaneous Approach)
Minimally-Invasive TLIF
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF)
Total Disc Replacement: Synthes Prodisc-C

KIAN MORRIS, PA-C

Kian Morris is physician assistant to John McCormick, MD, for Neck & Spine. Morris attended Savannah Technical College and Armstrong Atlantice State University in Savannah, GA before earning his Master of Medical Science Physician Assistant from Nova Southeastern University in Jacksonville, FL. He is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

JOANNA POSTON, FNP

Joanna Poston is nurse practitioner for John McCormick, MD and Bradly Heiges, MD, for Orthopedic Spine. After graduating from high school in Savannah, Poston attended the University of Georgia followed by the Medical College of Georgia where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Masters as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Poston then earned her Post-Master’s Certificate as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Case Nurse Practitioner from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. She is board certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.