Carolina Pines welcomes new surgeon
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that Dr. Suresh Cheppalli and Dr. Siddharth Badve have joined The Medical Group and are associated with Hartsville Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, located at 700 Medical Park Drive in Hartsville, SC.
Dr. Cheppalli completed his orthopedic residency in India and further studied in the United Kingdom and Australia as a part of advanced residency training. He is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
He also completed multiple fellowships: Sports Medicine, American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham; Foot and Ankle, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Adult Reconstruction, Virginia Commonwealth University and Trauma, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore.
Dr. Cheppalli treats ligament and tendon injuries in the knee and shoulder, as well as orthopedic trauma. Additionally, he is an arthritis specialist and routinely performs knee and hip joint replacements.
Prior to joining Hartsville Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, he was an Assistant Professor at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, Washington.
Dr. Badve has graduated from prestigious orthopedic spine surgery fellowship programs in the United States, including:
• Scoliosis and Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
• Spine Surgery, State University of New York, Syracuse
• Spine Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
Dr. Badve completed his orthopedic residency (Master in Surgery, Orthopedics) from the University of Mumbai at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai, India. Dr. Badve earned his MBBS (MD) degree from Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s Medical College, Mumbai, India. In addition, he worked as Faculty in Orthopedics at the TN Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai, India.
He treats adult and pediatric spinal problems including scoliosis and spinal deformity, tumors, disc disorders in the neck and back and spinal trauma. Additionally, Dr. Badve has extensive experience in correcting complex spine disorders affecting senior adults. He specializes in providing advanced care for degenerative spinal disorders with a focus on state-of-the-art minimally invasive corrective surgical techniques.
Prior to joining Hartsville Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Dr. Badve was Consultant Spine Surgeon and Faculty in Orthopedics at Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India.
We welcome Dr. Cheppalli and Dr. Badve to our outstanding medical staff at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center. Appointments may be made by calling 843-383-3742.
