Dr. Virlyn Bishop

Dr. Virlyn L. Bishop has been a well respected Interventional Pain Management Physician in the Atlanta area for over 10 years. His experience in Interventional Pain Management has included traditional interventional techniques (epidural injection techniques, radiofrequency ablation of facet joints and knees, fluoroscopic/ultrasound guided joint injections, kyphoplasty, discography and spinal cord stimulation). Over the course of his private pain practice, he also developed expertise in performing minimally invasive surgical techniques for spine pain. His expertise included minimally invasive spine decompression (MILD and Vertiflex procedures), disc stabilization therapy with the ViaDisc procedure and minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion with the PainTEQ system. In the latter years of his traditional interventional pain management career, Dr. Bishop became more acutely aware of the efficacy and excellent results that Interventional Orthobiologics (PRP, Stem Cell Therapies, Prolotherapy) offered to patients seeking effective alternative therapeutic options to traditional interventional pain management therapies and to avoid major surgical interventions. Looking to build upon and further improve patient outcomes that traditional approaches to treatment of spine and orthopedic pain were unable to address, Dr. Bishop began to study medical disciplines that focused on more holistic and nonsurgical approaches to treating patients. This pursuit naturally led Dr. Bishop into the fields of interventional orthobiologics. Dr. Bishop is excited to join the Interventional Orthopedics of Atlanta team to further his goal of partnering with patients and empowering them in their pursuit of not just a longer lifespan but a higher quality healthspan.

Education and Training

A native Georgian, Dr. Bishop completed his undergraduate and medical school education at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He then completed his Anesthesia Residency and Pain Medicine Fellowship through the Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Bishop has further expanded his education post residency/fellowship with ongoing courses through the Interventional Orthopedics Foundation in regenerative medicine techniques as well as courses through the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.

Publications

Contributing Editor to “Advanced and Emerging Interventional Techniques” Chapter 35 Williams, C. et al., Atlas of Interventional Orthopedics Procedure, Elsevier. 2023

Personal

Dr. Bishop resides in Marietta, GA with his wife and 4 children. His personal interests include reading, gardening,musical instruments, exercise and spending time with his family.