Overview
Dr. Rogers, M.D., FACS, earned his medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia where he completed his internship and residency in general surgery. He completed a fellowship in Bern, Switzerland in experimental medicine and a thoracic surgery fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He then pursued further vascular surgery training at University Hospital in Augusta, Ga. Certified by the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Rogers is well versed in general surgery and laparoscopic procedures of the stomach, gallbladder, appendix, colon, thyroid and hernias as well as vascular surgery, vascular access and thoracic surgery. He is the director of the Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center at Piedmont Newton Hospital. Dr. Rogers and his wife Julie have four children. In his free time he enjoys gardening (he is most proud of his hydrangeas) and skeet shooting. He is very involved in many local community activities. As a retired Lt. Colonel , he served 22 years in the US Army Reserves Medical Corps. Dr. Rogers welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans.
Dr. Rogers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Gallstones, Pacemaker Implantation, and Carotid Artery Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
4181 Hospital Drive NE, Suite 303, Covington, GA 30014
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)Dr. Rogers isAdvanced. Learn about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Rogers isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Biliary DyskinesiaDr. Rogers isAdvanced. Learn about Biliary Dyskinesia.
- Carotid Artery DiseaseDr. Rogers isAdvanced. Learn about Carotid Artery Disease.
- CellulitisDr. Rogers isAdvanced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- CholecystitisDr. Rogers isAdvanced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- Experienced
- Aagenaes SyndromeDr. Rogers isExperienced. Learn about Aagenaes Syndrome.
- AcrospiromaDr. Rogers isExperienced. Learn about Acrospiroma.
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Rogers isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Rogers isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Rogers isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Rogers isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.