Dr. Joseph C. Hegarty, MD

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Get to know Interventional Pain Management Specialist Dr. Joseph C. Hegarty, who serves patients in Reidsville, Georgia.

A top specialist in interventional pain management, Dr. Hegarty uses interventional modalities to help relieve chronic pain of the neck, back, and joints. He works at Optim Medical Center-Tattnall in Reidsville, Georgia.

Some of the conditions that he treats include: chronic or acute pain, aging pain, arthritis, back pain, continuous or intermittent pain, sharp or dull pain, burning, tingly or numb pain, degenerative disc pain, herniated discs, pain from an old injury, pain from a work injury, neuropathic pain, pinche nerves, whiplash, and sciatica. Likewise, some of the procedures that he performs include: epidural steroid injections, spinal cord stimulation, implants, radio frequency ablations, sacroiliac & trigger point injections, and nerve blocks.

Optim Medical Center-Tattnall is a premier, physician-owned healthcare facility providing the highest quality of patient care and clinical outcomes for the communities it serves. The Optim network provides its patients over 20 convenient locations across southeastern Georgia and South Carolina. With highly-trained physicians in the Optim Healthcare network (a collaboration of Optim Medical Center-Tattnall and Optim Orthopedics), Optim offers specialized treatment in multiple areas including orthopedics, neurosurgery, interventional pain management, general surgery, and primary care.

Graduating with his medical degree from the Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Dr. Hegarty went on to perform his internship at Columbia University/Overlook Hospital. This was followed by a residency in physical medicine & rehabilitation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

The doctor is a Diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Board of Pain Medicine, and the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians.

Holding fellowship status, Dr. Hegarty is a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice and a Fellow of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

Licensed to practice medicine in Georgia, he is affiliated with Memorial Health University Medical Center, St. Joseph’s Hospital-Savannah, and Candler Hospital.

Interventional pain management is a method which utilizes pain blocking techniques to help make day-to-day activities less difficult, and effectively restore quality of life for patients. Rather than just prescribing medication or only recommending physical therapy, an interventional pain management specialist utilizes all sources of treatment to eliminate pain in the fastest and most effective way possible for each individual patient.

Among his numerous accolades, Dr. Hegarty is the recipient of Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2015, 2017, 2018), Patients’ Choice Award (2017, 2018), and On-Time Doctor Award (2018).

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