You can try looking up here What doctors have you liked (positive reviews only, please) - #23 by FinWhaleFan for your area. I’ve read some members have difficulty when traveling to another State to get a repair, but others don’t. Another way is to just ask the members who they would recommend in your specific area. The Southeast goes from KY down to FL so travel time getting back and forth to your surgeon it’s important as well as cost for many people.
I graduated from UNC Charlotte, grew up loving the Trojans, but in our house we better go with Roll Tide🤣