General Practitioners

• Arthritis
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Pediatric Care
  Adam Disbrow has been a dedicated Physical Therapist Assistant with Southern Bone and Joint Specialties Rehabilitation since 2018. Adam received his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2003 and his associates degree in applied sciences from Pearl River Community College in 2009. Adam began his career as a LPTA in 2009 and has worked in numerous settings since obtaining his license and degree. Adam has experience in pediatrics, geriatrics, acute care, swing bed, and outpatient rehab settings. Adam primarily works in the acute care and swing bed settings at the Picayune Location. Adam also works as a clinical instructor at this location working with multiple students from various PTA programs.
• Family Practice
  Penton received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Mississippi College, his medical degree from the University of Mississippi. He trained in a diagnostic radiology residency and completed a family medicine residency in Texas. Penton completed a sports medicine fellowship at JPS Health in Arlington, Texas.
• Emergency Care

Neurologists

• Neurology
  Hallie Bell, M.D., neurologist, received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Mississippi State University. She received her medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She completed an internship from the University of Florida and her residency in neurology at UMMC. Bell completed her fellowship in neurophysiology at UMMC. She has 16 years of experience in electrodiagnostic medicine.
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  Terms frequently used to describe ailments, injuries and services related to Orthopaedic Medicine include: arthritis, spine surgery, hand surgery, knee replacement, hip replacement, Makoplasty, Arthroplasty, Arthroscopy, rotator cuff tears, ankle replacement, physical therapy, reconstruction and revision' elbow pain, Laminectomy, Spinal Stenosis, bulging disc, herniated disc, pinched nerve, Sciatica, Scoliosis, bone spurs, collapsed disc, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Joint Disease, Degenerative Spine, Disc Extrusion, Disc Protrusion, Prolapsed Disc, Ruptured Disc, Slipped Disc, Spinal Narrowing, Spondylitis, Spondylolisthesis, Spondylosis, Torn Disc, Sprain, Shin splints, Achilles tendinitis, Planter fasciitis, ACL sprain/tear, MCL sprain/tear, Meniscal injury, Osgood Schlatter's disease, Patellofemoral dysfunction, Patellar tendinitis, Hamstring strain, Quadriceps strain, Hip Pointer contusion, Quadriceps contusion, Groin strain, AC separation, shoulder separation, Stinger, brachial plexus injury, Shoulder dislocation, Hyperextended elbow, Elbow dislocation, Olecranon bursitis, Tennis elbow, Wrist fracture, Concussion, Laser Spine Surgery, Spinal Surgery, Cervical Spine Surgery, Laser Cervical Spine Surgery, Spine Fusion Surgery, Endoscopic Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Discectomy, laser lumbar spine surgery, and laser thoracic spine surgery.

Psychiatrists

• Mental Health
  Kimberly Sterling began her journey as an occupational therapy assistant with Southern Bone and Joint Specialists Rehabilitation in 2017. She received a bachelor of exercise science from the University of Southern Mississippi and an associate degree from Delgado Community College in occupational therapy. She was captain of women’s soccer team at the University of Southern Mississippi and lettered all four years. She completed her fieldwork education at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Ochsner Hospital, Bedford Care Nursing Facility and Southern Bone and Joint Specialists Rehabilitation. Kimberly has experience in oncology, skilled nursing, inpatient, sports performance and mental health. She has a passion for helping others achieve their goals and strives to improve lives through physical independence.

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
• MRI
  Our friendly, professional staff is expertly trained in the administration of the latest in MRI technology, providing the highest quality imagining resolution. Our Oasis Open MRI allow us to reduce typical scan time.
• Radiology
• X-Rays
• Nuclear Medicine
  In contrast to x-ray, CT scanning and nuclear medicine, MRI provides diagnostic information without the use of radiation or radioactive substances. MRI is a non-invasive, and there are no known side or after effects.
• Computed Tomography

Surgeons

• Orthopedics
  Decades ago an orthopedic surgeon would treat all types of joint problems. With ever-increasing new technology and treatment advances specific to different joints and bones, that's changed dramatically. Over the past 15 years, orthopedics has become super-specialized with surgeons now becoming fellowship-trained in a specific body part, such as foot/ankle or hand/arm or spine.
• Sciatica
• Arthroscopy
  Lance Line, M.D. maintains an active sports medicine practice with a subspecialty interest in shoulder conditions in Hattiesburg since 1995. He is currently a team physician for the University of Southern Mississippi, is board certified and a member of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Line received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and subsequently completed his residency at University Medical Center in Jackson. Following residency he completed a one-year fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy in Richmond, VA which included an internship with the Pittsburgh Steelers professional football program. He is a member of the Mississippi Orthopedic Society and American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine. Dr. Line was recently named as a volunteer Olympic team physician. His first assignment was with the U.S. men’s hockey team in Lake Placid.
• Pinched Nerve
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
  With minimally invasive surgery, the spine surgeons use advanced tubular retractors to operate through a half-inch incision rather than a 3-inch incision. This enables some patients to go home later the same day after surgery to treat a herniated disc.
• Joint Replacement
  Jacob Folse, M.D., is a board certified, fellowship-trained joint replacement orthopaedic surgeon. Dr. Folse received his bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Louisiana State University, his medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. He completed an internship in Greenville, S.C. and an orthopaedic residency at University of Mississippi Medical Center. He completed his fellowship at Southern Joint Replacement Institute in Nashville, Tenn. Folse is married to Kayla and has two girls, Vivien and Emma.
• Hand Surgery
  Dr. Rocco Barbieri, a board-certified, fellowship-trained hand and upper extremity orthopaedic surgeon, spent three years as the head of the division of hand and Microvasular Surgery at the New Jersey Medical School in Newark. He currently is an associate editor for the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma and is an active member of the American Association for Hand Surgery. Dr. Barbieri serves as Medical Director for the Hand Treatment Center located in The Physician Center at Southern Pointe. Dr. Barbieri was fellowship trained in Reconstructive Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He received additional instruction in the art of microvascular tissue transfer at Southern Illinois University. He recently became a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH). Dr. Barbieri served as president of the Southeastern Hand Club in 2015.
• Orthopedic Surgery
  Dr. Michael Patterson is a board-certified, fellowship trained spine orthopaedic surgeon. He received extensive training in surgery of the cervical spine, or neck, during his fellowship. This training included such advanced techniques as cervical laminoplasty, taught to him by Jack Zigler M.D., formerly the director of the Rancho Los Amigos Spinal Cord Injury Service in Los Angeles. During and since his training, Dr. Patterson has presented topics concerning orthopedics and spine at local, national, and international specialty meetings. Born and raised in the South, Dr. Patterson has strong family and professional ties to Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, he pursued training in orthopedic surgery at the University of Kansas. While there, he began to develop his interest and skills in surgery of the spine. This interest was inborn, as his father, the late Stanley M. Patterson M.D. of Memphis, practiced for more than 30 years as an assistant professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Tennessee. His sister, Kimberly Walpert M.D. of Athens, Georgia maintains an active spine practice in Neurosurgery as well. During his residency in orthopedic surgery, Dr. Patterson received further advanced training in reconstructive spinal deformity surgery from internationally respected Lawrence Lenke M.D. This training took place during a six month tour of duty at the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in St. Louis. He obtained further training in adult spinal deformity surgery as a fellow at the prestigious Texas Back Institute. While there, Dr. Patterson worked side by side with internationally known and respected John J. Regan M.D., now at Cedar Spinal hospital and Barton Sachs M.D. performing everything from tradition scoliosis reconstructions to advanced endoscopic thoracic deformity corrections. Many of the more than seven hundred cases that Dr. Patterson performed during his spine fellowship involved cutting edge technology and innovative, minimally invasive techniques. Typical of this experience was his participation in nearly two dozen artificial disc replacement surgeries, under the direction of Steven Hochschuler M.D. and Richard Guyer M.D., nationally and internationally known spine surgeons, who are principal investigators in the FDA trial of total disc replacement.
• Neurosurgery
  Lee received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center where he also completed his neurosurgery residency and neurosurgical spinal fellowship. He completed the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s first combined Orthopedic/Neurosurgical spinal fellowship. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Southern Neurosurgical Society, American Medical Association, Southern Medical Association, Southern Pain Society, North American Spine Society, American College of Spine Surgeons, American College of Surgeons and Mississippi Neurosurgical Society.
• Robotic Surgery
  One example is the use of new Robotic Surgery Technology. The hip and knee surgeons make use of Mako Robotic Surgery that improves the outcomes from hip and knee replacement. The technology enables the joint replacement surgeon to map out in advance of surgery the optimal cuts in the bone for the best surgical outcome and to spare as much bone as possible.
• Arthroscopy
  He is a member of the Mississippi Orthopedic Society, Arthroscopy Association of North America, American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Research Education Foundation and American Medical Association.
• Hip Replacement
• Knee Replacement
  We discussed solutions, none which was suitable to correct the issues, other than a "total knee replacement"!! I finally admitted that it was time to correct the problem and agreed to the surgery.
• Reconstructive Surgery

Physical Therapists

• Sports Medicine
  Southern Bone & Joint Specialists PA is a leading Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic in South Mississippi. Its state-of-the-art facility is centrally located in Hattiesburg MS and within easy access to all corners of South Mississippi including: Jackson, Meridian, Vicksburg, Natchez, Brookhaven, McComb, Prentiss, Magee, Collins, Ellisville, Laurel, Waynesboro, Richton, Wiggins, Purvis, Lumberton, Poplarville, Pearl River, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Diamondhead, Pass Christian, Gulfport, Biloxi, D'Iberville, Ocean Springs, Lucedale, Moss Point, and Pascagoula.
• Physical Therapy
  Will is a board certified Doctor of Physical Therapy. He will oversee the physical therapy department by offering services, creating strategic goals and acting as a liaison between other medical departments. He previously worked at Columbus Orthopaedic.
• Occupational Therapy
  Job Description: The Occupational Therapist is responsible for evaluation, planning, directing and administering occupational therapy modalities and procedures as prescribed by a licensed physician in an effort to restore function and prevent disability following injury, disease or physical disability. Coordinates delegates and supervises responsibilities assigned to supportive staff, COTA.
• Tennis Elbow
• Slipped Disc
• Neck Pain
• Back Pain
• Aquatic Therapy
• Geriatrics

Podiatrists

• Plantar Fasciitis
  He is trained in orthopedic urgent care, pediatric orthopedics, casting, ultrasound-guided joint, bursa and tendon injections, ultrasound-guided percutaneous tenotomy “TenJet” (for tennis elbow, golfers elbow, gluteus medius and patellar tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis and non-surgical rotator cuff tendinopathy). He also offers orthobiological treatments including platelet rich plasma. Penton also specializes in concussion management and diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound and neuromusculoskeletal interventions for nerve hydrodissection to relieve entrapment syndromes. His interests involve an emphasis on maintaining active lifestyles with regenerative, non-surgical and surgical options to maximize health span. He is a sports medicine provider for Pearl River Community College and University of Southern Mississippi.