P Douglas DeHoll, MD

Mark D. Locke, MD, received his medical degree from Case Western University Medical School in Cleveland. He completed his internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and his residency at Children's Memorial Hospital, both in Chicago, and completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a fellow with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Academy of Pediatrics and Scoliosis Research Society. He is a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy, has been named Best Orthopedic Surgeon in the Midlands by Best Doctors and serves as a clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery with the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. His specialties and clinical interests include pediatric orthopedics, spinal deformity, scoliosis, and pediatric trauma.

J. Benjamin Jackson III, MD, MBA, FAOA, FAAOS, is a foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon at Prisma Health in Columbia, South Carolina, where he also serves as the Lunceford-Moore Distinguished Professor of Orthopedic Research at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia. Dr. Jackson completed his undergraduate education at Mars Hill College in Asheville, North Carolina, where he competed in cross country and track and field at the Division II level and was a two-time NCAA Academic All-American. He earned an MBA from the USC Darla Moore School of Business and then finished medical school at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, where he served as student body president. Jackson completed his orthopedic residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he received the resident teaching award. He then completed a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at the University of Utah. His clinical interests include injuries and disorders of the foot and ankle. A highly skilled surgeon and caring physician, Dr. Jackson is a national leader in foot and ankle conditions. He has published nine book chapters and more than 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts, in addition to being awarded more than $4 million of federal research funding, including from the DoD, NIH, and NSF. He has lectured nationally for the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) and National Hyperbaric Medicine Association. He serves on committees for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) and AOFAS. He is a journal reviewer for five major orthopedic journals. He has been awarded a utility patent for an orthopedic device and has several other patents pending. His work has been recognized by orthopedic manufacturers, and he has been sought out to develop orthopedic devices and procedures. Locally, he is the head team physician for the USC track and field and cross-country teams. He was a member of the medical staff for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Track and Field Trials and the 2022 track and field World Championships. Dr. Jackson is the foot and ankle consultant for USC, South Carolina, South Carolina State University, Newberry College, Allen University, Benedict College and Columbia International University. He has served as the president of the South Carolina Orthopaedic Association and chief of staff for Prisma Health’s Baptist Parkridge Hospital. He is the medical director for the Foot and Ankle Division at Prisma Health. Additionally, he serves as a leader on both hospital and departmental committees. Dr. Jackson believes he can improve patient outcomes through quality research and individualized care. He previously officiated collegiate and professional soccer. Outside the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife and four boys.

Dr. Horan loves Pediatric Orthopaedics! He feels he was destined to care of children and their injuries. While working on an engineering project in college in the early 1990's, he had the opportunity to work with a group of Pediatric Orthopaedists on a Motion Analysis project for children with cerebral palsy and found that this field was his calling. Although he had planned to be a Mechanical Engineer, he rerouted his education with his sights set on becoming a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon. He graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and followed that with a graduate Master of Science degree in Bioengineering and Biomechanics, also from Clemson. He then worked as a Product Development Engineer for Stryker Spine in Allendale, New Jersey where he developed a Posterior Cervical Fixation System, OASYS, which resulted in multiple US Patents and has been used regularly throughout the world in thousands of patients over the past 20+ years. He next obtained his medical degree at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He completed his internship and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Kentucky in Lexington and completed a fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics and Spinal Deformity at Columbia University in New York City. Dr. Horan is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) , the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) , the Southern Orthopaedic Association (SOA), and the South Carolina Orthopaedic Association (SCOA) and a candidate with the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). Currently, he serves as a member of the Board of Counselors with the AAOS and travels to Capitol Hill to lobby for Orthopaedic Surgeons, reduced costs for patients, and timely access to medical care by reducing the hurdles to prior authorization. He serves on several committees with the above organizations including the Pediatric Orthopaedic Global Outreach Committee with POSNA and the SRS Nonoperative Treatment for Scoliosis Committee. He is a representative to the Board of Directors for the Southern Orthopaedic Association and is a member of the Board of Directors as well as the Orthopaedic Director for the nonprofit Medical Mission Ecuador Surgical Mission. He serves as a clinical assistant professor with the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and teaches medical students and residents Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. His research interests included peer reviewed published works on Vitamin D deficiency in Pediatric Orthopaedics as well as textbook chapters, journal articles, and speaking presentations on Pediatric Orthopaedics. Since 2009, Dr. Horan has been a member of the Medical Mission Ecuador, traveling to Ambato Ecuador annually to provide free medical care and Orthopaedic Surgery to children in underserved areas. He now directs the Orthopaedic Surgery team for the mission and organizes the travel and planning for a 80 member team from the United States. Learn more about the mission here: www.medicalmissionecuador.org His specialties and clinical interests include all facets of pediatric orthopedics and children's trauma including sprains and fractures, hand anomalies, spinal deformity, early onset scoliosis and scoliosis casting, growth friendly spinal surgery including Magec Rods, spinal tethering, and traditional growing rods. You can usually find Dr. Horan at all Clemson home football events proudly wearing his Orange and cheering on the Tigers!