Middle Georgia Medical Associates (MMA) is proud to announce that Arthur Torsiglieri Jr., M.D., a specialist in ear, nose and throat medicine, has joined MMA’s growing rotation of medical specialists.

Dr. Torsiglieri will be seeing patients by appointment every Wednesday afternoon at the MMA office, 1110 Commerce Drive, Suite 108, in Lake Oconee Village off of Linger Longer Road. For information or to schedule an appointment contact Dr. Torsiglieri’s practice, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists, at 770-922-5458 or 770-385-0321. You can also learn more about the practice, which has offices in Conyers and Covington, at www.entspecialists.net.

Dr. Torsiglieri earned his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his residency in otolaryngology at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a board-certified otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon and is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons. He is immediate past President of the Georgia Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and also has served as Chief of Staff at Rockdale Medical Center. He and his family live at Reynolds Plantation.

He joins a growing rotation of specialists brought to the Greene County area by MMA and St. Mary’s Medical Group. Other specialists in this rotation include cardiologists Paul Beltran, M.D., Clay Chappell, M.D., and John Layher, M.D.; general surgeon Sergio Mejias, M.D.; neurologist Angela McSwain, M.D., and neurosurgeons Bryan Barnes, M.D., and Kimberly Walpert, M.D. In addition, Eric Silver, M.D., provides gynecological services to the community at St. Mary’s Women’s Center.

“It’s very unusual for a community our size to have access to such a wide spectrum of highly qualified medical specialists,” said James Tippett, M.D., medical director of MMA. “This demonstrates St. Mary’s commitment to providing our community with top-notch care usually only found in larger cities. Additionally, these specialists will have the opportunity to use their procedural and surgical skills locally in the new state-of-the art hospital facility.”

For more information about Middle Georgia Medical Associates or to make an appointment with Dr. Tippett please call 706-999-0243.