Meet
Our Team

Jeff Buchalter, M.D.

• Medical School: University of South Florida College of Medicine, 1987
• Internship: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas, 1988
• Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Anesthesiology, 1991
• Fellowship/Subspecialty: The University of Texas and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Pain Medicine, 1991
• Board Certified: Anesthesiology, 1992 American Board of Anesthesiology-Pain Medicine,1993
• Additional Certifications: Certified Independent Medical Examiner, American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, 2006
• Fellow: International Academy of Independent Medical Examiners, 1998
• Academic Appointments: Associate Clinical Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine Department of Surgery; Associate Professor, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology

Download Dr. Buchalter’s CV HERE.

David Fairleigh, M.D.

• Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine Health Science Center, Louisville, KY, 1987
• Internship: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1988
• Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1991 Anesthesiology
• Fellowship/Subspecialty: The University of Texas and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Pain Medicine, 1991
• Board Certified: American Board of Anesthesiology, 1992 American Board of Anesthesiology-Pain Medicine, 1992

Mark Larkins, M.D.

• Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2002
• Internship: University of Nevada, 2003
• Residency: University of Florida, 2006
• Fellowship: ACGME Accredited Fellowship in Pain Management, University of Florida, 2007
• Board Certified: Anesthesiology, 2007; American Board of Anesthesiology-Pain Medicine, 2007

R. Ken Garrett, M.D.

• Medical School: University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine
• Internship: General Surgery, University of Missouri, University Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, MO
• Residency: Anesthesiology (Outstanding First-Year Resident, Chief Resident), University of Missouri, Columbia, University Hospital and Clinics.
• Fellowship Training: Pain Management, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
• BSc: Biological Sciences (Cum Laude, Regents Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa), University of California, Irvine
• Memberships: American Academy of Pain Management, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, International Spine Interventional Society, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Escambia County Medical Society, Special Operations Medical Association, Society of U.S. Army Flight Surgeons

Susan Belcher-Griffee, M.D.

• Medical School: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Internship: University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
• Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Fellowship Training: Pain Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA., Advanced Spine Interventional, Texas Spine and Joint Hospital, Tyler, TX.
• Memberships/Societies: Escambia County Medical Society, Spine Intervention Society, Florida Medical Society

Kacey Montgomery, M.D.

• Medical Degree: University of Florida College of Medicine, 2007
• Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine, Anesthesiology, 2007-2011
• Fellowship: University of Washington, Pain Medicine, 2011-2012
• Board-Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, 2011; American Board of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, 2012

Varun Rimmalapudi, M.D.

• Medical School: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), N.T.R University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
• Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Florida, Jacksonville
• Fellowships: ACGME accredited fellowship in Pain Medicine at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque; Advanced Spine Interventional fellowship at the Texas Spine and Joint Hospital in Tyler, TX
• Professional Society Memberships: American Society of Anesthesiologists; Florida Society of Anesthesiologists; American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians; Spine Intervention Society; International Association for Study of Pain; Indian Medical Council; Andhra Pradesh Medical Council

Jason Capra, M.D.

• Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 2006
• Internship: Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, Internal Medicine, 2007
• Residency: San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio, Texas, Anesthesiology (Chief Resident) 2010
• Fellowship/Subspecialty: Stanford University, Pain Management, 2011, Desert Institute For Spine Care, Phoenix, AZ, 2014
• Board Certified: American Board of Anesthesiology, 2011 American Board of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, 2013

David DiSanto, M.D.

• Residency: National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland 07/96 – 07/99, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. (Chief Resident)
• Internship: Dwight D. Eisenhower Army MC, Fort Gordon, GA 07/95 – 06/96
• Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 06/91 – 05/95, Degree: M.D. (HPSP Scholarship), Board Certified Pain Physician
• Undergraduate: University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 06/87 – 05/91, Degree: B.A., Biology (ROTC Scholarship)

Pritesh Patel, M.D.

• Undergraduate: University of Georgia
• Medical School: St. George’s University
• Residency: Wayne State University
• Internship: Louisiana State University

Bryan Boerjan, DC

• Education: Sanford University, Birmingham; AL Logan College of Chiropractic, St. Louis, MO 2009
• Training:
  • Motion Palpation Institute, Cox Flexion/Distraction-Certified; Certified Graston Technique Provider; Diversified Reinert Specific;
  • Logan Basic; Certified Kinesiotaping Practitioner Level 3; A.R.T. of the Spine, Functional Assessment Screens, Functional
  • Rehabilitation, Therapeutic Modalities, Vibrational Plate, Lumbar & Cervical Decompression and fitness testing.

Mark Renfroe, DC

• Education: Doctor of Chiropractic degree, Life Chiropractic College, Marietta, GA; Undergraduate degree, Kennesaw College, Atlanta, GA
• Certification: Diagnosis/Management of Automobile Accident Injuries, Spine Research Institute, San Diego; five years of low-speed crash reconstruction, Center for Research into Automotive Safety and Health.

Kendra Keyes Metcalfe, DPT

• Education:  Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, 2016
• Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• Memberships: American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NCSA), Pensacola Runners Association (PRA), Pensacola Sports Association (PSA)