Patrick J. Fernicola, MD

Dr. Gil Gomez, a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in spine surgery, has joined the Hughston Clinic team in Lagrange, GA. With a strong background in sports medicine and a commitment to using minimally invasive techniques, he aims to provide patients with the best surgical and nonoperative options for improved quality of life. A former collegiate athlete, Dr. Gomez has a passion for research, focusing on advancements in spine surgery, and holds membership in prestigious organizations such as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is dedicated to enhancing patient care and outcomes, leveraging his extensive experience from his residency and fellowship training. Generated from the website

At Hughston Clinic and the Hughston Foundation, we believe that to the exact degree possible, people shouldn’t be in pain. They shouldn’t have the free and easy movement of any parts of their body restricted. They shouldn’t be denied participation in the activities they enjoy...

David P. Antekeier, MD, received his undergraduate degree in physiology from Eastern Michigan University, graduating magna cum laude, and his medical degree in Detroit from Wayne State University. He completed his general surgery internship and his orthopaedic residency at University of Louisville in Louisville, KY. Additionally, he advanced his training through a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedics at Cincinnati Children's Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH, which concentrated on spinal deformity and sports medicine. Dr. Antekeier is a veteran; in fact, it was his training and service at Fort Benning as a Ranger and Airborne Medic that brought him to the Columbus area early in his medical career. Dr. Antekeier has worked with both adult and pediatric trauma patients and with patients who have physical deformities. He provides nonsurgical and surgical management for spine, hip, spasticity, and foot pathology. He is well versed in transitional care of special needs patients including those with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, and osteogenesis imperfecta. Dr. Antekeier specializes in the complex care of the children with spina bifida and he is experienced with the surgical care and management of cerebral palsy. He understands that these conditions present dynamic challenges and works with his patients from birth to adulthood. Dr. Antekeier has extensive experience with complex spinal deformities and treats early onset, congenital, idiopathic, and neuromuscular scoliosis, spondylolisthesis and Scheuermann's kyphosis. Dr. Antekeier's CV Dr. Antekeier's specialties include: - Pediatric and Adult Orthopaedic Specialist - Osteogenesis Imperfecta - Fractures, spinal and limb deformity - Orthopaedic Trauma