HUGHSTON - Key Persons
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- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Administration Team
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- Bookable Online / Fellowship Trained / Arthroscopy General Orthopedics Hip Knee Orthopedic Surgery Shoulder Sports Medicine Total Joint Replacement / More Information
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- Arthroscopy Elbow Knee Orthopedic Surgery Shoulder Sports Medicine Total Joint Replacement / More Information
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- Bookable Online / Fellowship Trained / Orthopedic Surgery Spine / More Information
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- Member of the Foundation Board
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- Elbow Hand & Wrist Knee Shoulder Sports Medicine Total Joint Replacement Trauma / More Information
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Administration Team
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- Non - Surgical Sports Medicine / More Information
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- Member of the Foundation Board
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- Member of the Foundation Board
- Physician in the Hughston Organization
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- Arthroscopy General Orthopedics Hip Knee Shoulder Sports Medicine Total Joint Replacement / More Information
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- Member of the Foundation Board
- Owner - Hughston Homes - Private Home Builder in the Southeast Region
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- Member of the Foundation Board
- Owner - Flournoy Companies - Construction, Development and Properties
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- Member of the Foundation Board
- Owner - Alexander Electric Co. - Electrical Contracting Services Including Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Design, Maintenance, and Repair
Owner - Alexander Electric Co. - Electrical contracting services including commercial, industrial, residential, design, maintenance, and repair.
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- General Orthopedics Knee Orthopedic Surgery Sports Medicine / More Information
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- Member of the Administration Team
- Chief HR Officer and Executive Director of Hughston Medical Group
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- Member of the Administration Team
- Chief Operating Officer of Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Administration Team
- Member of the Foundation Board
- CEO ( Hughston Clinic )
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- Chief Information Officer
- Member of the Administration Team
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- Foot & Ankle Hip Knee Orthopedic Surgery Sports Medicine Total Joint Replacement / More Information
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- Foot & Ankle Knee Orthopedic Surgery Shoulder Sports Medicine / More Information
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- Member of the Foundation Board
- Physician - Piedmont Medical
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- Knee Orthopedic Surgery Shoulder Sports Medicine Total Joint Replacement / More Information
Patrick Fernicola received his undergraduate and medical degrees respectively from Georgetown University and Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C.
He completed his internship and orthopaedic residency at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Ft. Lewis, Washington.
Dr. Fernicola served in the United States Army for thirteen years, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Martin Army Community Hospital. While at Ft. Benning, Georgia, he received specialty training in shoulder surgery and sports medicine at Hughston Clinic.
He is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He specializes in orthopaedic shoulder surgery, sports medicine and adult reconstructive surgery.
R. Lee Murphy, Jr., MD, received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, graduating summa cum laude, from Furman University in Greenville, SC. He received his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine, graduating magna cum laude. He completed his orthopaedic surgery internship and residency from Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC. Following residency, he completed a one-year orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship from Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine in Jackson MS, and New Orleans, LA. After receiving his sports medicine training he returned to Alabama to work as a partner, team physician, and surgeon at the Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons in Montgomery, AL.
Dr. Murphy is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon. He is a fellow member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a candidate member of the American Shoulder Elbow Society, and an active member of American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the Southern Orthopaedic Association. He also serves on the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Medical Advisory Board.
Dr. Murphy has a passion for sports medicine and the health of athletes. He has served as medical director and team physician of Huntingdon College, as well as team physician at Faulkner University, Alabama State, Alcorn State and Delta State University. He has also served as team physician with the Montgomery Biscuits Baseball, Macon East Academy, Lowndes Academy, and during the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game. Additionally, he has assisted with preparticipation high school exams and sideline coverage in South Carolina and Alabama. Dr. Murphy will work in our Montgomery clinic and devote his practice to sports injuries and the care of athletes.
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- Member of the Administration Team
- Chief Compliance and Revenue Integrity Officer
Dr. Ruark is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee reconstruction. He received his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, and he completed his pre-med coursework at Columbus State University in Columbus, GA. Dr. Ruark earned his medical degree and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA. He completed an adult hip and knee reconstruction mini-fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Ruark is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and other international and regional organizations. Dr. Ruark's research interests include periprosthetic infections, osteonecrosis of the hip, and osteoporosis.
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- Member of the Foundation Board
- Director of Business Strategy - Transworth Logistics, Inc. - Truck - Load Transportation
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- Member of the Administration Team
- Chief Nursing Officer of Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital