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Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. George A. Morris III earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rhodes College in Memphis in 1957, graduating with Honors. He went on to earn his Medical Degree from the University of Tennessee in 1960. He then completed his General Surgical Internship at Charity Hospital of Louisiana in 1961, where he was named Outstanding Surgical Intern. Dr. Morris was an Honors Graduate from the Navy School of Aviation Medicine in 1961, serving as a Flight Surgeon in the United States Navy with the rank of Lieutenant Commander from 1961 to 1965. He completed his Orthopaedic Residency program at Bowman Gray North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem, North Carolina in 1968 as Chief Resident.
Love of the water brought Dr. Morris to Clearwater in 1968. Here he established his private orthopaedic practice, remaining in solo practice until 1990 when he was joined by Dr. Michael Piazza, and Orthopaedic Specialties of Tampa Bay, P.A., was formed.
Dr. Morris has worked extensively on behalf of Morton Plant Hospital, serving on many committees, most recently heading the committee for the new Morton Plant Hospital Emergency Room, ER-1. He continues to work diligently for the Morton Plant Hospital Foundation. Dr. Morris was named one of America’s Top Surgeons for 2004-2005. He is a founding member of The Tampa Bay Surgical Society, and a charter member of the American Association for Arthritic Hip and Knee Surgery. He was awarded membership in the Sterling Who’s Who Directory, a membership that is awarded to those persons who have exhibited excellence and leadership in their chosen fields of endeavor. Dr. Morris is a member of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, Florida Medical Association, Pinellas County Medical Society and Florida Orthopaedic Society.
Dr. Morris treats patients of all ages for all types of orthopaedic problems. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
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Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Dr. Michael R. Piazza earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Scranton in 1979, graduating Cum Laude. He went on to earn his Medical Degree from the Milton S. Hershey Medical School of Penn State University in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1983. Dr. Piazza completed his General Surgical Internship at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania in 1984. He completed his Orthopaedic Residency program at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia in 1988, and furthered his medical training with an additional year of study in the prestigious Spine Fellowship Program at Pennsylvania Hospital -- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Dr. Piazza and his family moved to Clearwater in 1989 where he established himself as the area’s first Fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon. In 1990, Dr. Piazza joined Dr. George Morris and formed the practice that today is Orthopaedic Specialties of Tampa Bay, P.A. The practice has since grown to include seven orthopaedic surgeons with three office locations.
Dr. Piazza presently serves as chairman of the Spine Section of Morton Plant Hospital. He has been involved with extensive research in disorders of the spine, has published several articles relating to orthopaedics and spine surgery, and has served on several administrative committees for Morton F. Plant Hospital. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Florida Medical Association, Pinellas County Medical Society and Florida Orthopaedic Society.
Dr. Piazza’s expertise in orthopaedics has enabled him to become involved in clinical research studies. He is presently actively involved in enrolling clinical research patients in both pharmacologic and device related spine research studies. He is an active member of the Investigational Review Board for Morton Plant Hospital. Dr. Piazza recently had the honor of being selected for inclusion in the Best Doctors in America® 2005-2006 database. Each year, an exhaustive peer-review survey of thousands of doctors determines who will be included in this list of the best doctors in the United States.
Dr. Piazza is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Although Dr. Piazza specializes in treatment of disorders of the spine, he also treats all types of orthopaedic problems.
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Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1956, Dr. Richard V. Abdo earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Brown University in 1978, graduating with Honors. In 1982, he received his Medical Degree Cum Laude from SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. He completed his General Surgical Internship at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, in 1983, and his Orthopaedic Residency at Boston University in 1987.
Dr. Abdo began his practice at The Lahey Clinic in Boston where he was on staff from 1987 to 1994. While there, he was also clinical assistant professor at Boston University School of Medicine and Director of The Lahey Clinic Foot and Ankle Fellowship.
Dr. Abdo joined Orthopaedic Specialties of Tampa Bay, P.A. in 1994. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American College of Surgeons, as well as a member of the American Medical Association, Florida Medical Association, Florida Orthopaedic Society, and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. Dr. Abdo has published and presented papers at local, regional and national meetings. He serves on the editorial staff of The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, and Foot and Ankle International.
Dr. Abdo has completed training for several specialty techniques in orthopaedic surgery including minimal incision surgery (MIS) for hip and knee replacement, cartilage transplantation, and Ossatron treatment. He presently serves as Chief of Orthopaedics at Morton Plant Hospital. He has served on numerous hospital committees, including Chairman of the Department of Surgery of Morton Plant Hospital from 2001 to 2002. Locally he has volunteered as a team physician for high school and club sports teams. Dr. Abdo is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He treats all types of orthopaedic related problems.
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Born in Inglewood, California, Dr. W. Allen Hughes II earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology and Chemistry from California State University in 1978, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He went on to earn his Medical Degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago in 1982. Dr. Hughes completed his General Surgical Internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago in 1983, and completed his Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Northwestern University Medical School in 1987. Dr. Hughes served as Chief Resident at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago in 1986.
Dr. Hughes maintained a private practice in Clearwater until July 2005 when he joined Orthopaedic Specialties of Tampa Bay, P.A.
Dr. Hughes specializes in hip and knee replacement using the state of the art computer-assisted navigation system. Dr. Hughes also specializes in sports medicine, serving since 1989 as a team physician to the Philadelphia Phillies. In addition to the specialized services that Dr. Hughes provides, he also treats all types of orthopaedic related problems.
Dr. Hughes is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
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Dr. J. Byron Davidson earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Science from Texas A & M University in 1991. He then attended medical school at the University of North Texas Health Science Center -- Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas, where he earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 1997.
Dr. Davidson completed his Internship and Residency programs at Doctor’s Hospital, Ohio University, from 1997 to 2002. He completed a spine fellowship program at the Florida Spine Institute in 2003, and remained in practice there until July 2005.
Dr. Davidson has been a co-investigator in the Depuy Healos®-MP52 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Pilot Study, and the Healos® Prospective Outcome Study in Lumbar Spine Fusion. He has presented numerous papers and lectures pertaining to the treatment of disorders of the spine.
The focus of Dr. Davidson’s practice is in treatment of disorders of the spine including degenerative, traumatic, tumors and deformities of the spine. Dr. Davidson is board eligible with the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
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Michael R. Piazza, M.D.
