As of March 4, the doctors of Coastal Interventional Pain Associates join OrthoSC, the official orthopedic providers of Coastal Carolina University Athletics. With the addition of board-certified pain management doctors Scott B. Sauer, D.O., and Kenneth J. Wenz, M.D., OrthoSC expands their services in Carolina Forest and the surrounding communities. Patients can be seen at any one of three convenient locations in Myrtle Beach at 210 Village Center Blvd. at Suites 200 and 150 or at 185 Fresh Drive, Suite B. OrthoSC’s providers are also available at 2376 Cypress Circle, Suite 300, in Conway and 3545 Frontage Road, Suite 200, in Murrells Inlet. Online appointment requests as well as all details on locations and services are available at WWW.ORTHOSC.ORG. 

Drs. Sauer and Wenz join OrthoSC with over 40 combined years of experience in serving the pain management and anesthesiology needs of residents of Carolina Forest and the surrounding areas. As expert pain management specialists, they have both received board certification in anesthesiology through The American Board of Anesthesiology to offer the highest level of specialized care. 

“At OrthoSC, we are committed to serving the growing orthopedic needs of our region and providing the most convenient, high-quality care to our patients,” says fellowship-trained spine surgeon Dr. Wayne Bauerle of OrthoSC. “We are proud to have the skilled and dedicated specialists of Coastal Interventional Pain Associates join our team to better serve the entire Grand Strand community.”

Dr. Sauer received his medical degree from Michigan State University College of Medicine. He completed an internship in medicine and surgery at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and residency training in anesthesiology at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, which included extensive training in nerve blocks and neuraxial anesthesia. He completed a subspecialty fellowship in pain management at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Through his advanced training, Dr. Sauer has acquired knowledge, skills, and expertise in interventional procedures encompassing the treatment of all varieties of pain syndromes.

Specializing in interventional pain management, Dr. Wenz is a graduate of Niagara University in Lewiston, New York, and holds a Master of Science degree and medical degree from The State University of New York at Buffalo. He completed his medical internship at University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and his anesthesiology residency at University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia. Dr. Wenz is a member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and he offers specialized pain care using injections, nonnarcotic medications, physical therapy, home-based exercise and more.

For more information on OrthoSC or to request an appointment, visit WWW.ORTHOSC.ORG.