Cody Hightower
Experienced in Achilles Tendon Rupture

Dr. Cody Hightower

Hand Surgery | Sports Medicine | Orthopedics
Piedmont Healthcare
Piedmont Orthopedics - OrthoAtlanta Douglasville
2976 Chapel Hill Road Suite 200, 
Douglasville, GA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
10 Years of Experience

Experienced in Achilles Tendon Rupture
Piedmont Healthcare
Piedmont Orthopedics - OrthoAtlanta Douglasville
2976 Chapel Hill Road Suite 200, 
Douglasville, GA 
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Overview

Dr. Cody Hightower provides orthopedic care to patients in our Douglasville location. He is a candidate member of both the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. His practice includes general orthopedics with a focus and specialty fellowship training in surgery of the hand, elbow, and shoulder. His specific areas of surgical interest are listed below.

Dr. Hightower is a Georgia native who graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science in biology and then completed his Doctorate of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Prisma Health/University of South Carolina. He then completed an extra year of subspecialty fellowship training at the University of Alabama Birmingham where he worked at the Andrews Sports Medicine Institute.

Dr. Hightower is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achilles Tendon Rupture. His top areas of expertise are Bursitis, Tenosynovitis, Tendinitis, and Tennis Elbow.

Graduate Institution
Georgia Regents Medical Center, 2016, 2016
Residency
Prisma Health, Orthopedic Surgery, 2021
Specialties
Hand Surgery
Sports Medicine
Orthopedics
Licenses
Orthopaedic Surgery in SC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery - Surgery Of The Hand
Fellowships
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hand Surgery, 2022
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Piedmont Orthopedics - OrthoAtlanta Douglasville
2976 Chapel Hill Road Suite 200, Douglasville, GA 30135
Call: 770-949-8558
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