William N. Haller III, M.D.*
100 Medical Center Drive
Gadsden, AL 35903
William N. Haller III, M.D., is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Haller is board certified through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He also holds a specialized certification from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons in sports medicine. He has 25 years of experience in orthopedics, and his special interests include joint replacement (including anterior approach hip replacement surgery), sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery, fracture treatment and endoscopic carpel tunnel release.
Dr. Haller received his Bachelor of Science in business management from Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. He earned a medical degree from The University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama.
Stephen Blackstock, M.D.**
507 South 4th Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
Stephen Blackstock, M.D., specializes as an orthopedic surgeon who has more than 28 years of experience. Dr. Blackstock is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is affiliated with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Medical Association of Alabama and Physicians Who Care.
Dr. Blackstock completed his undergraduate degree in biology from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He earned his medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. He went on to complete an internship and his residency at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Blackstock's areas of focus include robotic-assisted joint replacement surgeries, sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery and fracture treatment.
Daniel R. Sparks, M.D.**
3102 Rainbow Dr
Rainbow City, AL 35906
Daniel R. Sparks, M.D., specializes in orthopedic surgery and is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He has more than 21 years of experience as an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Sparks is affiliated with Physicians Who Care and the American Medical Association. Dr. Sparks has special experience in hip resurfacing as treatment for patients suffering with hip arthritis, hip dysplasia or avascular necrosis of the hip.
Dr. Sparks completed his undergraduate education at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He completed his internship and orthopedic surgery residency at The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.
Dr. Sparks performs robotic-assisted joint replacement surgeries.
Dierick Sparks, M.D.**
3102 Rainbow Dr
Rainbow City, AL 35906
Dierick Sparks, M.D., is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a subspecialty certification in orthopaedic sports medicine from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Sparks has more than 19 years of experience in orthopedic surgery.
Dr. Sparks is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the Alabama Orthopaedic Association. Dr. Sparks has completed a fellowship with the American Sports Medicine Institute.
Dr. Sparks earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He earned a medical degree from The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Sparks completed an internship and residency at The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Birmingham, Alabama.
George J. Douthit, Jr., M.D.**
507 South 4th Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
George J. Douthit, Jr., M.D., has more than 33 years of experience as a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. He is board certified through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a fellow with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He is also affiliated with the Alabama Orthopaedic Society, Inc., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American College of Sports Medicine and Physicians Who Care.
Dr. Douthit attended The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for his undergraduate education. He earned a medical degree from The University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, and went on to complete an internship and his orthopedic residency with The University of Alabama Hospital also in Birmingham, Alabama.
Dr. Douthit's areas of focus include robotic-assisted joint replacement surgeries, sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, fracture treatment and endoscopic carpal tunnel release.
Christopher G. Kelley, M.D.**
507 South 4th Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
Christopher G. Kelley, M.D., is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Kelley is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has more than 25 years of experience as an orthopedic surgeon. He is associated with the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Medical Association State of Alabama, Etowah County Medical Society and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. His special interests include sports medicine and arthroscopy.
Dr. Kelley earned a Bachelor of Science from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. He earned his medical degree from The University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. He completed a general surgery internship and his orthopedic residency at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia.
Connor Read, M.D.**
507 South 4th Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
Connor Read, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon serving the Etowah County area. Dr. Read completed his undergraduate education at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He earned a medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama, and completed his residency at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Dr. Read's areas of focus include robotic-assisted joint replacement surgeries, sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery and fracture treatment.
Dr. Read is also an avid outdoorsman involved in hunting, angling, farming projects, and gardening.
Daniel O. Ryan, M.D.**
507 South 4th Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
Daniel O. Ryan, M.D., is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with more than 29 years of experience as an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Ryan is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is currently on the Etowah County Medical Society Board of Censors, and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Alabama Orthopaedic Society, the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Medical Association and Physicians Who Care.
Dr. Ryan received his Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He completed medical school at The University of Alabama at Birmingham followed by an internship at Greenville Hospital System in Greenville, South Carolina. He completed his orthopedic residency with the Greenville Hospital System at the Shriners' Hospital- Greenville Unit.
Dr. Ryan's areas of focus include joint replacement and neck and back surgeries.
Adam F. Shaw, M.D.**
507 South 4th Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
Adam F. Shaw, M.D., is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Shaw is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery with more than 10 years of experience as an orthopedic surgeon. He is a member of the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, the Missouri State Orthopedic Association and AO Trauma North America.
Dr. Shaw earned his Bachelor of Science in biology from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, and completed his medical training at The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. He completed his residency at the University of Missouri at Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri.
Dr. Shaw's areas of focus include robotic-assisted joint replacement surgeries, sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery and fracture treatment.
James D. "Dusty" Smith, III, M.D.**
102 Rainbow Dr
Rainbow City, AL 35906
James D. "Dusty" Smith, III, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon with more than 17 years of experience. Dr. Smith is a member of the North American Spine Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Louis D. Anderson Society, as well as the Alabama State Orthopedic Association.
Dr. Smith completed his undergraduate degree at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, and earned his medical degree at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile, Alabama. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of South Alabama Hospitals also in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Smith went on to complete a combined neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery fellowship at the Leatherman Spine Institute in Louisville, Kentucky.
Dr. Smith is involved in research involving expandable intervertebral cage systems and has lectured extensively during the last 20 years on minimally invasive fusion techniques and other medical orthopedic subjects.
Glenn Lee Wilson, M.D.**
507 South 4th Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
Glenn Lee Wilson, M.D., is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with more than 14 years of experience. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Wilson is affiliated with the Medical Association of Alabama, Etowah County Medical Society and Physicians Who Care. Dr. Wilson is also a fellow with The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr. Wilson completed his undergraduate education at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He earned a medical degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile, Alabama, and he completed his residency at the University of South Alabama Hospitals, also in Mobile, Alabama.
Dr. Wilson's areas of focus include robotic-assisted joint replacements (including anterior approach hip replacement surgery), sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery and fracture treatment. He has a special interest in the anterior hip approach to hip joint replacement surgery and robotic-assisted joint replacements.
*Member of the Medical Staff at Gadsden Regional Medical Center
**Independent Member of the Medical Staff at Gadsden Regional Medical Center