Dr. Ronald Long was an Anesthesiologist at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro for 15 years. During Dr. Long’s employment at Wayne Memorial Hospital, he served as Department of Anesthesiology Chairman, and in 1984, he established Wayne Anesthesia.

As his passion and focus changed to the pain industry, Dr. Long resigned from Wayne Memorial Hospital in 1999 to pursue a career in pain management.  After additional education, Dr. Long opened Goldsboro Pain Medicine in 2002.  The practice grew quickly, and his multifaceted approach was far reaching in eastern North Carolina.  Dr. Long changed the practice name in 2006 to Eastern Regional Pain Specialists to better reflect the clinics presence across the eastern part of the state.

Eastern Regional Pain Specialist is pleased to announce that Dr. Lathan McCall will be joining our practice on August 1st. Dr. McCall is completing his fellowship in pain management at Massachusetts General Hospital.  A native of Alabama, Dr. McCall obtained his M.D. degree at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His wife, Caroline, grew up in the Raleigh area, and they have two young children. We look forward to welcoming Dr. McCall and his family to our community.

Tiffani graduated from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee, with her Master of Science in Medicine in 2011. She became nationally certified as a physician assistant with the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) in 2011. She has been practicing with Eastern Regional Pain Specialist since 2014 after spending three years in family practice. Tiffani enjoys establishing a therapeutic relationship with each of her patients to improve their quality of life. She was raised in Kansas but has fallen in love with the versatility of North Carolina with having access to both the beach and the mountains.  In her free time, she enjoys trying new restaurants and spending time with her husband and two children.

Eastern Regional Pain Specialist is pleased to welcome Michelle Fleck, FNP to our practice.  Michelle was born and raised in Wilson County.  She has proudly served our country in the military and was stationed at SJAFB.  Michelle and her husband moved to Wayne County in 2003 and have two children.

Allison Thomas is a native of Goldsboro, NC. She graduated from Eastern Wayne High School in 2000 and then attended UNC Chapel Hill. She is a true “Tar Heel” born and bred as she graduated in 2004 with her Bachelor’s in Nursing and then went on to obtain her Master’s degree as an Adult Nurse Practitioner in 2008. Allison has worked in pain management for over 7 years and truly enjoys establishing a therapeutic relationship with her patients on a personal level.