Chika Okafor, MD

Our collaborative medical team combines leading edge orthopedic techniques with proven traditional methods to aid you in achieving an active, pain- free lifestyle. We live, work, and play in the community we serve, and we take great pride in our 30 plus years of heritage in the LaGrange and West Georgia area. Our services include: hip surgery, joint replacement surgery, knee replacement, orthopedic oncology, pediatric orthopedics, physical therapy, sports injuries, foot and ankle treatments and hand, wrist and elbow treatments.

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