SCRMC Brings New Technology into the Operating Room When SCRMC general surgeon Chad Saul, MD, first saw the EnVisio™ surgical system demonstrated at a conference in Tampa, Florida, he knew it could drastically improve the way in which South Central conducts certain surgeries, particularly breast cancer surgeries.   Traditionally, to remove potentially harmful lesions from the […]

Sheri M. Siggers-Boney, FNP, is a Hattiesburg native who has worked in the nursing field since 1990, when she first earned her certificate of practical nursing. She later earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson in 2006 and her Master of Science in nursing, family nurse […]

Hannah Campbell Ramsey, DO, a native of Moselle, Mississippi, earned her medical degree from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2022 and completed her residency at Forrest General Hospital, also in Hattiesburg. Dr. Ramsey will join the staff at Ellisville Family Medical Clinic, where she will work alongside E. Danielle Welch, FNP and […]

Derek A. Wierzbicki, MD, earned his medical degree from the University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center in 2002 and completed his emergency medicine residency at Louisiana State University in 2006. He then went on to complete a fellowship in Hyperbaric and Undersea Medicine at Louisiana State University in 2007. Dr. Wierzbicki is certified […]

SCRMC welcomes Matthew Martin, MD! “I had a really, really great childhood here,” Dr. Martin said. “I’ve got lots of great memories in Laurel, Mississippi, and it has kind of been a privilege to me, so far in the job, to come back and serve a community that’s been so good to me.” For more information, […]

If you are looking for a way to begin being proactive in your approach to your health, establishing care with a family medicine physician is a great place to start. “I think family medicine has really transitioned to a lot of preventative care, so we really try to keep our patients out of the hospital,” […]

Thursday, Oct. 30, golfers and supporters gathered at the Laurel Country Club for the South Central Health Care Foundation’s Holston Memorial Golf Tournament.  This tournament, which began as a Doctors’ Day Tournament in 1985, has evolved throughout recent years into a philanthropic effort to support SCRMC’s nonprofit, the South Central Health Care Foundation. This yearly […]

South Central Behavioral Health welcomes Areeba Nasir Zamar, MD, to its medical staff! “Growing up I always felt like there was a huge need for more mental health providers within all of the mental health fields,” Dr. Zamar said. “So, I wanted to help bridge that gap by doing psychiatry, and then when I started […]

Welcome Dileepa Chathuranga, MD! Dileepa Chathuranga, MD, is a Sri Lankan native and a board-certified gastroenterologist. He earned his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka in 2013. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Rochester General Hospital in New York in 2021 and went on […]

A Lump in the Neck or a Sore Throat That Won’t Go Away? It Could Be More Serious Than You Think   By: Sandeep Singh, MD    What Are Head and Neck Cancers? Head and neck cancers are not just one disease. They include several types of cancer that begin in different parts of your head […]