Specialties: Knee, Hip, Shoulder

Dr. George Ballantyne graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Washington & Lee University, where he was voted Academic All American in football. He received his medical degree and did his general surgery internship and orthopaedic residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.

Dr. Ballantyne has a special interest in joint surgery and performed six months of extensive study at Emory University. Dr. Ballantyne is a member of the Georgia Orthopaedic Society, Atlanta Orthopaedic Society, Medical Association of Georgia, Foot & Ankle Society, and the Southern Orthopaedic Society. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

He is on staff at Newnan Hospital and Piedmont Fayette Hospital. Dr. Ballantyne chose orthopaedic medicine as a way to continue his association with sports and especially enjoys working with local athletes and providing coverage at all the area high school games. Dr. Ballantyne lives in Newnan with his wife, Melissa, and his four children. He stays busy attending his children's sporting events and enjoys gardening, golf and tennis.