Our Pain Management Doctors and Weight Loss Specialists

Dr. Cuddapah received his medical training at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Upon receiving his M.D. degree in 1997, he completed an internship at the University of Florida at Coral Springs Medical Center. Dr. Cuddapah subsequently completed his residency in Family Practice at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga/ Erlanger Medical Center in 2002 and has been board certified in Family Practice ever since.

He went into private practice in Cartersville, GA in 2002 and performed the full spectrum of family practice, both outpatient and inpatient care along with managing nursing home patients. Realizing limitations provided by traditional conventional medicine, he went on to specialize in utilizing multiple natural and alternative oral and intravenous treatments to successfully treat hundreds of patients over the southeast suffering from chronic pain and fatigue symptoms at the Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Center.

He also provides routine health care to patients using innovative combinations of bio-identical hormones, natural supplements, and prescription medications as necessary to optimize his patient’s health and overall well being. Dr.Cuddapah has a special interest in Endocrinology (thyroid, diabetes, and hypoglycemia), Weight Management, Healthy Aging, and Pain Management. His lifestyle approach has led to many of his patients being able to safely discontinue their multiple chronic daily prescription medications.

Dr. Derek Scott received his medical degree at Meharry Medical College. He is board-certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, as well as, board eligible for Electro Diagnostic medicine, Pain medicine, Sports medicine, Interventional Spine, Musculoskeletal & Neuromuscular Rehabilitation, and Functional Pain Management. He is a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist (physiatrist) with a clinical practice emphasis in diagnostic EMG, therapeutic spinal and extremity injections, and treatment/rehabilitation of musculoskeletal & neuromuscular disorders.

Dr. Scott evaluates patients with symptoms of chronic pain such as complex regional pain syndrome, degenerative disc disorders of the neck and back, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, and neuropathy. He offers interventional spinal therapeutics for pain such as image guided spinal diagnostic and therapeutic injections including epidurals, facet injections, radio frequency ablation, and spinal cord stimulators.

Dr. Ronson is a Doctor of physical therapy with Board Certification in Electro Diagnostic Clinical Specialties. He is a graduate of The Medical College of Georgia with multiple degrees, including Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, Radiology, & Physical Therapy. Dr. Royer continued his training at Palmer College in Electro Neurodiagnostics. Licensure and certifications include The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists RT(N), ARDMS (OB/GYN, ABD, RVT), APTA, ECS, Federal Aviation Administration, and BLS (CPR & AED).

Dr. Cavaciuti is a 1997 graduate of Life University. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Florida. He is certified in physiology, radiology, and manipulation under anesthesia. Dr. Cavaciuti is a member of the Georgia Council of Chiropractic. He lives in Kennesaw with his wife, Beverly, and sons Coleston and Christian.

James has been a Physician Assistant since 1996. He has worked in the field of orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine for over 15 years, a year in rheumatology, and in pain management and integrated healthcare at Back to Life since 2014. James also works part time for Integrated Practice Solutions as a national trainer at various clinics around the country.

James has trained and worked with Dr. Victor Loria in Miami, Florida, at the Loria Medical Male Enhancement Clinic. Dr. Loria is the physician who formulated the permanent collagen filler that we use for the male enhancement procedure.

James strives to increase access to quality health care and believes patients deserve the best possible treatments for optimal outcomes that he can provide. He has a level of great compassion, a wonderful bedside manner and listens to his patients. He believes in treating a patient as an individual with specific needs as opposed to just being number. James has been blessed with many gifted talents for procedures in the field of medicine.

During his professional career, James has served on the national board directors of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants when he was the national student President of the academy. He was also the co recipient of the National Public Education Achievement Award for the creation of the first web page in the Physician Assistants student academy in the mid 1990’s.