Beaufort Memorial Adds Surgeon to Surgical Specialists Practice

Another board-certified general surgeon has joined Beaufort Memorial Surgical Specialists, further expanding access to surgical services for local residents.

Aubrey Place, M.D., comes to the Lowcountry following completion of her residency in general surgery at University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City. Place, who earned a Bachelor of Science in cellular biology summa cum laude from University of Georgia in Athens and a Doctor of Medicine from Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, brings to Surgical Specialists training and experience in a broad range of surgeries. She sees patients in both the Beaufort and Okatie practice locations.

Skilled in laparoscopic and robotic surgical techniques, Place includes among her professional interests foregut surgeries, or those involving the esophagus, stomach and upper small intestine, and hernia repair. She also performs breast, skin and colorectal surgeries, among others.

The Macon, Georgia, native says she has known since her introduction to biology in sixth grade that medicine would be her life’s work. As for her choice of specialty, the opportunity to shadow an anesthesiologist during high school helped her determine that she “preferred the other side” of the operating table. While an undergraduate at University of Georgia, she kept her hand in as a volunteer in a regional post-anesthesia care unit, and now, as a physician, she enjoys precepting medical school students and advanced practice providers.

“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Place to our medical staff,” said Russell Baxley, Beaufort Memorial president and CEO. “Her surgical skill and patient-centered care will be a great benefit to our hospital and our community.”

With locations at Beaufort Medical Plaza, 989 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, and Beaufort Memorial Okatie Medical Pavilion, 122 Okatie Center Blvd. North, Beaufort Memorial Surgical Specialists offers a full range of surgeries, from simple, minimally invasive procedures to complex operations. Its highly experienced, board-certified surgeons are skilled in using the latest minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgical techniques.

At the practice, Place joins board-certified general surgeons Drs. Deanna Mansker and Stephen Sisco as well as certified physician assistants Laura Livergood Kaiser and Anna Grace Stoddard. To make an appointment with Place or any of the other providers, call 843-524-8171.