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Hand Specialist Richard Herman, MD, Joins Tanner Ortho and Spine, Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic



Issues like repetitive stress injuries, trauma and more impact hundreds of the region’s residents every year, making it difficult to type, dial, grip and live without pain.

Now, advanced care for shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand conditions is available at Tanner as Richard Herman, MD, joins the patient care team at Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic and Tanner Ortho and Spine Center. Richard Herman, MD

Dr. Herman specializes in orthopedic shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand surgery. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Augusta University. He completed a fellowship in upper extremity surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Herman earned his bachelor’s at the University of Mississippi and completed his post-baccalaureate studies in premedical sciences at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

At Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic, Dr. Herman joins a patient care team providing leading-edge orthopedic care, including: Taylor Cates, MD; Kevin Charron, MD; Anthony Colpini, MD; Ralph Fleck Jr., MD; Bryan Kirby, MD; Ki Lin, MD; Daniel Maxwell, MD; E. Franklin Pence Jr., MD; Brad Prybis, MD; Shomari Ruffin, MD; Gregory Slappey, MD; and Adam Sunderland, MD.

Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic has locations serving Carrollton, Villa Rica and Bremen. The practice is the exclusive orthopedic partner for Tanner Ortho and Spine Center, recipient of the Healthgrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award for 2019.

For more information, visit TannerOrtho.org. To find an orthopedic specialist on staff at Tanner, call Tanner’s 24-hour physician referral line at 770-214-CARE (2243). More information about Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic can be found online at CarrolltonOrtho.com.

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