Claire Lawton Birdsong, MD

Aniqa Avivah Kohen, MD is a highly-rated gastroenterologist in Columbia, SC, offering comprehensive care for adults and seniors. With extensive training and board certifications in both gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Kohen provides expert diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of digestive disorders. As a patient-focused provider, Dr. Kohen and her team prioritize patient satisfaction, ensuring a comfortable and professional experience for every individual. With multiple convenient locations, including Prisma Health Gastroenterology and Hepatology Columbia, Prisma Health Endoscopy Center, and Prisma Health Gastroenterology Parkridge, patients have easy access to high-quality gastroenterology services.Generated from the website

Tyler A. Gonzalez, MD, MBA, is a fellowship-trained and board certified orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at Prisma Health Orthopedics in Columbia. After completing his bachelor's degree at the University of California, Berkeley, he received a Master of Business Administration and his MD from UCLA in Los Angeles. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston and his fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at Cedar Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Throughout his career, Dr. Gonzalez has focused on improving patient care, medical education and research. His interest and passion in translational, clinical and biomechanical research has prompted over 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications and presentations. He routinely lectures at regional, national and international forums on foot and ankle topics and on improving value-based patient care. Dr. Gonzalez is an active reviewer for publications, including Foot and Ankle International, Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics, and Foot and Ankle Specialist. He is a member of various foot and ankle surgery societies and is president and co-founder of Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Inc., a collaboration of foot and ankle surgeons to improve the delivery of healthcare, innovate on current surgical technologies and advance overall patient care. He has a clinical interest in minimally invasive surgery, minimally invasive bunion correction, ankle replacements, ankle arthroscopy, foot and ankle arthritis, Charcot Marie Tooth disease, sports-related injuries, cartilage preservation and replacement surgery, bunion and hammertoe surgery, ligament/tendon disorders, dance medicine, and orthopedic trauma and fracture care. Outside of his clinical interests, Dr. Gonzalez's passions include medical education, entrepreneurship, healthcare management and policy, patient quality and safety, value-based healthcare research, and clinical outcomes research.

Kristen Nathe, MD, completed her undergraduate education at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in biosystems engineering. She worked as an engineer for Lexmark International prior to receiving her medical degree from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio. She completed her internship and residency at Prisma Health–Midlands/University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia, where she held the position of chief resident for both her PGY-4 and PGY-5 years. Dr. Nathe then completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Nathe received her Board Certification with the America Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in 2019. Dr. Nathe is a fellow and member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. She currently serves as a clinical assistant professor with the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Her specialties and clinical interests include pediatric orthopedics and trauma care, pediatric fractures, limb deformity and limb lengthening, clubfoot, gait analysis, developmental hip disorders and neuromuscular conditions.