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Page 1: Pediatric Physician Directory - Georgia Regents Health System

Pediatric PhysicianDirec tor y

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Table of Contents

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Specialties

Pediatric Allergy/Immunology 1

Pediatric Anesthesiology 2

Pediatric Cardiology 5

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery 6

Pediatric Critical Care 7

Pediatric Dentistry 8

Pediatric Dermatology 11

Pediatric Emergency Medicine 12

Pediatric Endocrinology 18

Pediatric Family Medicine 19

Pediatric Gastroenterology 24

Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgery/Transplant 25

Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgery/Trauma 26

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine 26

Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery 34

Pediatric Genetics 35

Pediatric Gynecology 35

Pediatric Gynecology - GYN Oncology 37

Pediatric Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine 38

Pediatric Gynecology - Reproductive Endocrinology 38

Pediatric Gynecology - Urogynecology 39

Pediatric Infectious Disease 39

Pediatric Neonatology 40

Pediatric Nephrology 41

Pediatric Neurology 42

Pediatric Neuro-Oncology 44

Pediatric Neurosurgery 44

Pediatric Nuclear Medicine 46

Pediatric Oncology Surgery 46

Pediatric Oncology/Hematology 47

Pediatric Ophthalmology 48

Pediatric Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 50

Pediatric Orthopaedics 51

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Pediatric Otolaryngology 54

Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 57

Pediatric Plastic Surgery 57

Pediatric Psychiatry 59

Pediatric Pulmonology 60

Pediatric Radiation Oncology 61

Pediatric Radiology 62

Pediatric Rheumatology 66

Pediatric Trauma 66

Pediatric Urology 67

Pediatrics 68

Index 77

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Pediatric Allergy/Immunology

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Director, Allergy-Immunology Laboratory Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2390

Allergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of Allergy and Immunology, 1987 Pediatric Allergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1987 Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, 1977 Non-Medical School: Rhodes College, Memphis, TN Residency: Pediatrics, Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco, California, 1982 Fellowship: Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, 1986

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Upper Airway Disorders Asthma

Research Interests: Diagnostic Allergy Testing Allergen Characterization Chronic Sinusitis

William K. Dolen, MD

Section Chief of Allergy & Immunology Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2390

Allergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of Allergy and Immunology Pediatric Allergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Ohio Residency: Duke University Fellowship: Duke University

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Asthma Food Allergies Anaphylaxis Insect Allergies

Research Interests: Environmental effects on development of allergies and asthma.

Dennis R. Ownby, MD

Adult Allergy Immunology Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street BI 5083 Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1450 MCG Medical Associates Lake Oconee Village 2011 Westend Drive Greensboro, GA 30642 Phone: 706-453-9803

Allergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Allergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Allergy and Immunology Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 2000 Internship: Medical College of Georgia, 2000-2001 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 2001-2003 Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, 2004-2006

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Asthma Food Allergies Allergic skin diseases Allergic rhinitis

Research Interests: Effects of pregnancy on allergic diseases

Jason R. Perry, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1450

Allergy/ImmunologyPediatric Allergy/ImmunologyPediatrics

Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Asthma Chronic rhino-sinusitis and medication sensitivity Adverse medication reactions NSID related respiratory disease

Research Interests: Chronic rhinosinusitis Aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease

Philip Howard Smith, MD

MCG Health System MCG Ambulatory Care Center 1447 Harper Street 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2390

Allergy/Immunology Pediatric Allergy/Immunology Pediatrics

Languages Spoken: English

Betty Wray, MD

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Pediatric Anesthesiology

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Assistant Professor Anesthesiology MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-7246

AnesthesiologyPediatric Anesthesiology

Medical School: University of Ghana

Languages Spoken: English

Mary E. Arthur, MD

Vice Chair, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine; Clinical Service Chief, CMC Anesthesia Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-7246

Pediatric Anesthesiology: Board Certified, Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology, 1973 Pediatrics

Medical School: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 1968 Residency: Anesthesiology, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, 1969-1972 Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1971

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Anesthesiology

Eugene Kohler Betts, MD

Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-7246

Anesthesiology: Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Critical Care Medicine Pediatric Anesthesiology Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Barcelona Residency: University Health Center of Pittsburgh Fellowship: University of Rochester

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Interests: Mechanical Ventilation Tee in Cardiac Surgery

Research Interests: Acute lung injury Cirtically ill Nutrition

Manuel R. Castresana, MD

MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3871

Anesthesiology: Board Certified, American Board of AnesthesiologyPediatric AnesthesiologyPediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1992Internship: Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, 1993 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Anesthesiology, 1996

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Anesthesiology for oral/maxillofacial surgery, ear nose and throat, obstetric and major vascular surgery

Caren C. Chaknis, MD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-7246

Anesthesiology: Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology, 1989 Pediatric Anesthesiology

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1983 Residency: Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, 1986

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Neuro-anesthesia

Stevin A. Dubin, MD

MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912

Pediatric AnesthesiologyPediatrics

Languages Spoken: English

Ivan Florentino-Pineda, MD

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Pediatric Anesthesiology

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Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1921

Pediatric Anesthesiology: Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatrics

Medical School: The University of Louisville Shool of Medicine Internship: Tulane University, Charity Hospital of New Orleans Residency: Emory University

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Post herpetic neuralgia Shingles pain Painful diabetic neuropathy Pain after surgery Pain after traumatic injuries

Research Interests: The epidemiology of pain

William D. Hammonds, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706721-7246

Anesthesiology: Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology

Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences Residency: University of Arizona

Languages Spoken: English

Heidi S. Handel, DO

Chairperson of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-7246

Anesthesiology: Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology

Medical School: Emory Residency: Emory Fellowship: Harvard

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Thoracic Anesthesia Anesthestic Outcome Measures

Research Interests: Inhaled Nitric Oxide Sickle Cell Disease Inflammation

C. Alvin Head, MD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3875

AnesthesiologyPediatric Anesthesiology

Medical School: Ohio State University

Languages Spoken: English

Wayne K. Lawson, MD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-7246

Pediatric Anesthesiology: Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1980 Non-Medical School: University of Georgia, 1976

Languages Spoken: American Sign Language, English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia Management of the difficult airway tracheoesphageal fistula malignant hyperthermia

Research Interests: Technology in anesthesia Pediatric anesthesia

Wayne S. Mathews, Jr., MD

Vice Chairperson of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-7246

Anesthesiology: Board Certified, American Board of AnesthesiologyPediatric Anesthesiology

Medical School: Boston University Non-Medical School: University of Utah Residency: Harvard Medical School, Mass General Hospital Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, Mass General Hospital

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Operating Room Management

Research Interests: Intraoperative consciousness monitoring Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery

James B. Mayfield, MD

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Pediatric Anesthesiology

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Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-7246

Pediatric Anesthesiology: Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology

Medical School: Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Languages Spoken: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu

Clinical Interests: Pediatric cardiothoracic anesthesia

Ahsan Qadeer, MD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th street Augusta , GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-7246

Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1985 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Anesthesiology, 1989

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General Anesthesia with special interest and 15yr experience in obstetrical anesthesia

Shirlie A. Redd-Hobbs, MD

MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Horatius Roman, MD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-7246

Pediatric Anesthesiology: Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology, 1995

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1989 Residency: Anesthesiology, Medical College of Georgia, 1993

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Cardiac Anesthesia

Ted W. Weatherred, MD

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-7246

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Languages Spoken: English

Myra Wheaton, MD

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Pediatric Cardiology

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Director of Cardiac Arrhythmia Ablation Services Assistant Professor 1003 Chafee Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2426

Cardiology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiac Electrophysiology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyInternal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine Pediatric Cardiology

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine Internship: Georgetown University Medical Center Residency: Georgetown University Medical Center Fellowship: Ochsner Clinic Foundation-Cardiology Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center, Cardiac Electrophysiology

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Simple and complex ablation of cardiac arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, Cardiac resynchronization therapy implantation and management, Intracardiac echocardiography

Research Interests: Novel electroanatomic cardiac mapping and ablation techniques, Genomics and arrhythmia susceptibility, Echocardiography and cardiac resynchronization therapy

Adam E. Berman, MD

MCGHealth 4750 Waters Ave Suite 512 Savannah, GA 31404 Phone: 912-350-8085

Pediatric Cardiology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Cardiology

Medical School: Mecical College of Georgia, 1982 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Pediatrics Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Kenneth Burch, MD

Savannah Children's Heart Center 4750 Waters Ave Suite #512 Savannah, GA 31404 Phone: (912) 350-8085

Pediatric Cardiology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Cardiology Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Pediatrics) Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center (Pediatric Cardiology)

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: electrophysiology general pediatric cardiology

Joseph Blakely Long, MD

Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 6th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-8522

Pediatric Cardiology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric CardiologyPediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1986

Medical School: Vanderbilt University, 1981Non-Medical School: Ph.D. Degree: Vanderbilt University, 1984Residency: Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Pediatrics, 1984 Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Pediatric Cardiology, 1986

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiography Fetal Cardiography

Research Interests: Computer Image Processing Muscle Development Fetal Cardiac Growth & Development Fetal Hemodynamics

William A. Lutin, MD, PhD

Director Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street BAA-800 West Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-8523

Pediatric Cardiology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Cardiology

Medical School: Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1984 Internship: War Memorial Children's Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada, 1985 Residency: Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, 1987 Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1990

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Diagnosis and management of congenital and acquired cardiac defects. Use of catheter-facilitated therapies in the management of congenital and acquired cardiac defects.

Kenneth A. Murdison, MD

MCGHealth 4750 Waters Avenue Savannah, GA 34101 Phone: 912-350-8085

Pediatric Cardiology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Cardiology

Medical School: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, 1990 Residency: Children's Hospital, Ohio State University Hospital, Pediatrics Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Pediatric Cardiology

John S. Pastorek, MD

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Pediatric Cardiology

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Professor Director of Arrhythmia Services MCG Cardiovascular Center 1003 Chafee Avenue Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2426

Cardiology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiology: Board Certified, American Board of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Pediatric Cardiology

Medical School: Albany Medical College Residency: Duke University Medical Center Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center

Clinical Interests: Management of complex arrhythmia and devices.

Research Interests: Device and antiarrhythmic drugs

Robert A. Sorrentino, MD

MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 6th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-8522

Pediatric Cardiology Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

William B. Strong, MD

Section Chief of Pediatric Cardiology Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 6th Floor Augusta, GA 30809 Phone: (706) 721-8522

Pediatric Cardiology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric CardiologyPediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina Non-Medical School: University of VirginiaResidency: University of Virginia Hospital Fellowship: Texas Children's Hospital

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Non-invasive imaging MRI Heart failure cardiomyopathy transplantation

Research Interests: Cardiomyopathy myocarditis

Henry B. Wiles, MD

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2426

Vascular Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Vascular Surgery General Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Cardio/Thoracic Surgery

Medical School: S.C.B. Medical College Residency: New York Medical College Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY

Languages Spoken: English, Hindi

Clinical Interests: Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms Endovascular repair of peripheral arterial aneurysms Endarterectomy and stenting for carotid artery stenosis Peripheral vascular angioplasty and stenting Minimally invasive treatment of venous disease Intravascular ultrasound

Gautam Agarwal, MD MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-9803

General SurgeryPediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

Languages Spoken: English

Heather Currier, MD

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Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Chief of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery & Pediatrics MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-5621

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Thoracic Surgery General Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine - 1996 Internship: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics - 1997 Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, General Surgery 2002 Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics - 2005 Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Atlanta/Emory Healthcare System - 2006

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Congenital heart surgery Neonatal cardiothoracic surgery

Research Interests: Heart failure Mechanical assist device Cerebral protection in pediatric cardiac surgery

Mohsen Karimi, MDAssistant Professor Surgery MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-8201

General Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of SurgeryCardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Thoracic Surgery Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

Medical School: University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, TX , 1991 Residency: University of Texas Health Sciences Center Houston, TX, General Surgery, 1991-1998 Fellowship: Cardio-Pulmonary Transplant Duke University Medical Center, 2000-2001 Fellowship: Thoracic AECOM/MMC - 1998-2000

Clinical Interests: Adult Cardiac Sugery Cardiac Transplantation Cardiac Mechanical Assist Devices Lung Transplantation

Vijay S. Patel, MD

Pediatric Critical Care

3675 J. Dewey Gray Circle #300 Augusta, GA 30909 Phone: 706-863-9595

Pediatric Critical Care

Languages Spoken: English

Richard Cartie, MD

Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA Phone: (706) 721-4402

Pediatric Critical Care: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1997Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine, 1988 Residency: Pediatrics, Carolinas Medical Center, 1991 Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, 1994

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Control of the Pulmonary Vasculature, Pediatric Respiratory Failure,

Lyle Euguene (Gene) Fisher, Jr., MD

MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4402

Pediatric Critical Care

Languages Spoken: English

Santa J. Johnston, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-4402

Pediatric Critical Care: Board Certified, American Board of PediatricsPediatrics

Medical School: Rajendra Medical School, Ranchi, India Residency: University Of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, GA

Languages Spoken: English

Renuka Mehta, MBBS

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Pediatric Critical Care

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Section Chief, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-4402

Pediatric Critical Care: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1985

Medical School: University of Cincinnati, 1979 Non-Medical School: Wesleyan University, BA; Armstrong Atlantic State University, MHSA Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1986

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Pediatric Transport Medicine Pediatric Sedation

Anthony L. Pearson-Shaver, MD, MHSA MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 706-721-4402

Pediatric Critical Care

Languages Spoken: English

Mary L. Sheram, MD

Pediatric Dentistry

MCG School of Dentistry 1481 Laney Walker Blvd. Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2881

Pediatric Dentistry: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry

Languages Spoken: English

Steven M. Adair, DDS

Dr. Deborah A. Ashcraft 460 W. Martintown Road North Augusta, SC 29841 Phone: 706-279-9901

Pediatric Dentistry

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: sedation hospital dentistry

Deborah A. Ashcraft, DMD

Goldstein Chair of Orthodontics Assistant Professor MCG School of Dentistry 1481 Laney Walker Blvd. Augusta, GA 39012 Phone: (706) 721-2881

General Dentistry: Board Certified, American Board of Orthodontics Pediatric Dentistry

Non-Medical School: University of Kentucky, D.M.D. Degree, 1976 Non-Medical School: University of Missouri, Kansas City, M.S. Degree, 1985 Residency: University of Missouri, Kansas City, Orthodontic Certificate, 1985

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Interests: Cleft palate, adult and adolescent orthodontic treatment

Research Interests: Bone physiology as related to Growth Modification and Orthodontic tooth movement

Eladio Deleon, Jr. , DMD, MS

MCG School of Dentistry 1481 Laney Walker Boulevard Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2607

Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryPediatric Dentistry

Languages Spoken: English

Lee Getter, DDS

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Pediatric Dentistry

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Associate Dean & Professor MCG School of Dentistry 1481 Laney Walker Blvd. Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-7190

Pediatric Dentistry: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry

Non-Medical School: D.M.D. Degree: University of Louisville, 1981 Residency: Pediatric Dentistry Certificate, Eastman University, 1985

Languages Spoken: English

Carole Hanes, DMD

Chairperson of Periodontics Professor MCG School of Dentistry 1481 Laney Walker Blvd. Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2881

General Dentistry: Board Certified, American Board of Periodontics Pediatric Dentistry

Non-Medical School: Baylor University, D.D.S. Degree, 1974 Non-Medical School: University of Rochester, M.S. Degree, 1985 Residency: Eastman University, Periodontics Certificate, 1985

Languages Spoken: English

Philip J. Hanes, DDS, MS

Professor MCG School of Dentistry 1481 Laney Walker Blvd Augusta , GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2881

General Dentistry: Board Certified, American Board of Oral Medicine, 1974 Pediatric Dentistry

Non-Medical School: Indiana University, D.D.S. Degree, 1967 Non-Medical School: University of Iowa, M.S. Degree, 1974

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Oral Medicine ( oral mucosal disease, chronic facial pain, dental management of the medically complex patients

Research Interests: gingival overgrowth, burning mouth syndrome, myalgia, treatment of facial pain,

Wayne W. Herman, DDS

Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryPediatric Dentistry

Languages Spoken: English

Daniel Levy-Bercowski, DDS

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Pediatric Dentistry

Languages Spoken: English

Brooke Loftis, DDS

Assistant Clinical Professor Westfield Dental Associates, Inc 75 Court Street Westfield, MA 1085

General DentistryPediatric Dentistry

Languages Spoken: English

Jane Frances Martone, DDS

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Pediatric Dentistry

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DMD 1240 Augusta West Parkway Augusta, GA 30909 Phone: 706-863-6262

Pediatric Dentistry

Languages Spoken: English

Tina P. Moses

Assistant Professor MCG School of Dentistry 1481 Laney Walker Blvd. Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-7190

Pediatric Dentistry

Non-Medical School: D.M.D. Degree: Medical College of Georgia, 1992 Residency: Hospital Dental Certificate, University of Virginia, 1994

Languages Spoken: English

Michael Pruett, DMD

MCG School of Dentistry 1481 Laney Walker Blvd. Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-7190

Pediatric Dentistry

Languages Spoken: English

Roy Rockman, DDS

Assistant Professor MCG School of Dentistry 1481 Laney Walker Blvd. Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-7190

Pediatric Dentistry

Non-Medical School: D.M.D. Degree: Medical College of Georgia, 1995 Non-Medical School: M.S. Degree: Medical College of Georgia, 1998 Residency: Pediatric Dentistry Certificate, Medical College of Georgia, 1997

Languages Spoken: English

Tara Schafer, DMD, MS

1243 Augusta West Parkway Augusta, GA 30909 Phone: 706-855-8989

Pediatric Dentistry

Languages Spoken: English

Melissa J. Shaw, DMD

Pediatric Dentistry of Greenwood 1202_B Hwy 72 West Greenwood, SC 29649 Phone: 864-229-0305

Pediatric Dentistry

Languages Spoken: English

Jennifer B. Turner, DMD

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Pediatric Dentistry

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Talmadge D. Wilkins IV, DMD PA 105 Summerwood Way Aiken, SC 29803 Phone: 803-648-9461

Pediatric Dentistry

Languages Spoken: English

Talmadge D. Wilkins, DMD

Pediatric Dermatology

Professor of Medicine, Dermatology MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-3291

Dermatology: Board Certified, American Board of Dermatology, 1988 Internal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1985 Pediatric Dermatology

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1982 Non-Medical School: Miami University Residency: Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, 1985 Residency: Dermatology, Ohio State University, 1988

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Bullous and Autoimmune Diseases, Vascular Mottling Patterns, Connective Tissue Diseases

Loretta S. Davis, MD

Augusta Dermatology 820 St. Sebastian Way Suite 6C Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: (706) 721-3291

Dermatology: Board Certified, American Board of Dermatology Pediatric Dermatology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Letterman Army Medical Center

Languages Spoken: English

Marshall A. Guill, III, MD

Section Chief of Dermatology Professor of Medicine, Dermatology MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-3291

Dermatology: Board Certified, American Board of Dermatology, 1985 Pediatric Dermatology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1991 Residency: Dermatology, Medical College of Georgia, 1985

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Mycology, Teledermatology

Jack L. Lesher, Jr. , MD

Chalker & Loebl Dermatology 1505 Winter Street Suite A Augusta, GA 30904 Phone: 706-729-9966

Dermatology: Board Certified, American Board of DermatologyPediatric Dermatology

Medical School: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: African-American dermatology conditions pediatric dermatology woman's dermatology aging skin repair

Anne Maledon Loebl, MD

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Assistant MCG Health System MCG Ambulatory Care Center 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3291 MCG Health System - Dermatology 1004 Chafee Avenue Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3291

Dermatology: Board Certified, American Board of Dermatology Pediatric Dermatology

Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2001 Internship: Georgetown University Hospital, 2002 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 2005 Fellowship: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2007

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Medical dermatology Dermatologic surgery Cosmetic dermatology Dermatopathology

Research Interests: Sunless tanning Tattoos Inflammatory and neoplastic skin disorders

Daniel J. Sheehan, MD Augusta Dermatology Associates, P.C. 820 Sebastian Way Suite 6C Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: (706) 722-4280

Dermatology: Board Certified, American Board of DermatologyPediatric Dermatology

Medical School: Medical College of GeorgiaResidency: Medical College of Georgia Fellowship: Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: moks micrographic surgery cutaneous oncology

Avis B. Yount, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Instructor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Eligible, American Board of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey Residency: Medical College of Georgia - Emergency Medicine - 2009

Languages Spoken: English

Suzanne Atteberry, DO

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2273

Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: SUNY, Stony Brook Residency: Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein School of Medicine (1995 Pediatrics) Internship: Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, (1993 Pediatrics) Fellowship: Texas Children's Hospital (1998 Pediatric Emergency Medicine)

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Childhood Injury Prevention, Child Abuse

Research Interests: Childhood Injury Prevention

Lorna E. Bell, MD

Associate Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30312 Phone: 706-721-3332

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine - 1999 Internship: Southwest Washington - Family Practice - 2000 Residency: Medical College of Georgia - Emergency Medicine - 2004

Languages Spoken: English

William Thomas Burnett, MD

Medical Director Wilderness & Survival Medicine Associate Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1993 Internship: Medical College of Georgia, 1994 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 1997

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Wilderness & Survival medicine Medical Wilderness Adventure Race

Michael J. Caudell, MD

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Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street AF-2044 Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-3332

Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1999 Internship: Medical College of Georgia, 2000 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Emergency Medicine 2003

Languages Spoken: English

Louis Ciamillo, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1997 Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1993

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1990 Residency: Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, 1993 Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, MCG, 1996

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Shock in Pediatric Patients Congenital Heart Disease Post Operative Care

Research Interests: Continuous Blood Gas Monitoring in Pediatric Patients

Lynne W. Coule, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1996 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 2000

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Prehospital Emergency Medicine Resuscitation Medicine ACLS

Research Interests: Prehospital Emergency Medicine Aeromedical EMS

Phillip Coule, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3332

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1993 Internship: Medical College of Georgia, Internal Medicine, 1994 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Emergency Medicine, 1997

Languages Spoken: English

Mary C. Dement, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2273

Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1995 Internship: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, General Surgery, 1996 Residency: University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine, 2002 Fellowship: University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Ultrasound, 2003

Languages Spoken: English

Research Interests: Ultrasound

Christopher Fly, MD

Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2273

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine, 1995 Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: University of Alabama, 1985Residency: East Tennessee State University School of Medicine, General Surgery, 1987 Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center - Miami, General Surgery, 1989 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Emergency Medicine, 1992

Languages Spoken: English, German

Clinical Interests: Emergency Medicine ACLS and ATLS Medical Entomology International Medicine Wilderness Medicine Medical Coverage for Mass Sporting Events Medical Student Education

Research Interests: Manangement of Acute Stroke Event Medicine Wilderness Medicine International Medicine

Hartmut Gross, MD

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Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine American Board of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: University of Cincinnati, 1969 Internship: Cincinnati General Hospital, 1969 Residency: Cincinnati General Hospital, Emergency Medicine, 1972 Residency: Cincinnati General Hospital, Emergency Medicine, 1972 Residency: Cincinnati General Hospital, Emergency Medicine, 1972

Languages Spoken: English

Research Interests: Emergency Department Operations Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency

Bruce D. Janiak, MD

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Tony Kanluen, MD

Professor of Emergency Medicine Augusta, GA

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine, 1984Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Pennsylvania State University, 1974 Residency: Family Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, 1977 Residency: Emergency Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, 1983

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice of Medicine in Resource Poor Countries Tropical Medicine Traveler's Health HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa Malaria

Research Interests: Practive of Medicine in Developing World Ultrasound use in Developing World Clinical Medicine in Resource Poor Countries Appropriate Technology in Resource Poor Settings

Walter Kuhn, MD

Medical Director, Children's Medical Center Emergency Department Chief, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: University of South Alabama, 1988 Residency: University of Louisville, KY, Pediatrics, 1991 Fellowship: University of Louisville, KY, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1994

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric emergency medical education Quality improvement Pediatric emergency medicine program development

Research Interests: Pediatric respiratory disease Emergency medical services for children Pediatric disaster management

Natalie Lane, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine, 1993 Internship: University of California - San Francisco/Fresno, 1994 Residency: University of Miami, Pediatrics, 1997 Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin, Emergency Medicine, 2000

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Research Interests: Pre-hospital pediatric care Care of the Obese in the Emergency Department

Mark Daniel Lopez, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine, 1993 Internship: University of California - San Francisco/Fresno, 1994 Residency: University of Miami, Pediatrics, 1997Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin, Emergency Medicine, 2000

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Research Interests: Pre-hospital pediatric care Care of the Obese in the Emergency Department

Mark Daniel Lopez, MD

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Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine, 1993 Internship: University of California - San Francisco/Fresno, 1994 Residency: University of Miami, Pediatrics, 1997 Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin, Emergency Medicine, 2000

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Research Interests: Pre-hospital pediatric care Care of the Obese in the Emergency Department

Mark Daniel Lopez, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1999 Internship: Medical College of Georgia, Internal Medicine, 2000 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Emergency Medicine, 2003

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Emergency Airway Management

Research Interests: Emergency Ultrasound

Matthew Lyon, MD, RDMS

Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, 1990 Internship: Darnall Army Community Hospital, Emergency Medicine, 1991 Residency: Darnall Army Community Hospital, Emergency Medicine, 1993

Languages Spoken: English

Lawrence W. Manaker, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: University of Cincinnati, 1986 Internship: Medical Center of Delaware, General Surgery, 1989 Internship: Medical College of Delaware, Emergency Medicine, 1992 Residency: Medical Center of Delaware, 1988Residency: Medical Center of Delaware, General Surgery, 1989Residency: Medical Center of Delaware, Emergency Medicine, 1992

Languages Spoken: English

Kyle B. McLeod, MD, MPH

Vice Chairperson of Emergency Medicine Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine, 1997 Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1986

Medical School: Medical College of Ohio at Toledo, 1977 Internship: Madigan Army Medical Center, Pediatrics, 1978 Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center, Pediatrics, 1980 Residency: Brooke Army Medical Center, Emergency Medicine, 1986

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Research Interests: Headaches, orofacial pain

Larry B. Mellick, MS, MD, FAAP, FACEP

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: George Washington University, 1984 Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center, Emergency Medicine, 1997

Languages Spoken: English, French, Spanish

Research Interests: Mass Gathering Medicine Orthopedic Injuries Wound Care Hypovolemic Shock

Carl Menckhoff, MD

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Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Vincent O. Okpala, MBBS

Assocaite Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Rush Medical College, 1982 Residency: University Hospital of Jacksonville, Emergency Medicine, 1985

Languages Spoken: English

Research Interests: Legal

Richard Pawl, MD

Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine American Board of Neurological Surgery Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: McMaster University, 1982Internship: McGill University/Montreal General Hospital, Surgery, 1983 Residency: McGill University/Montreal General Hospital, Neurological Surgery, 1988 Fellowship: McGill University/Montreal General Hospital, Research, 1989

Languages Spoken: English

Don W. Penney, MD

Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1999 Internship: Good Samaritan Hospital, Osteoopathic, 2000 Residency: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Emergency Medicine, 2003 Fellowship: New York Institute of Technology, Policy Studies, 2003 Fellowship: Erie County Medical Center/State University of New York at Buffalo, EMS/Disaster Medicine, 2004

Research Interests: Tactical Medicine Operational Medicine

Gina M. Piazza, MD

Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis, 1997 Residency: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatrics, 2000 Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2003

Languages Spoken: English

Amy Lauren Puchalski, MD

Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 2000 Internship: Medical College of Georgia, Internal Medicine, 2001 Residency: Medical College of Geogia, Emergency Medicine, 2004

Languages Spoken: English

Bradford Reynolds, MD

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Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1989 Internship: William Beaumont Army Medical Center, 1990 Residency: Medigan Army Medical Center, Emergency Medicine, 1996

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Sports Medicine Toxicology

Research Interests: Wilderness Medicine Tactical Medicine

Richard Schwartz, MD

Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine American Board of Surgery Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1997 Internship: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, General Surgery, 1998 Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, General Surgery, 2001 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Emergency Medicine, 2005

Languages Spoken: English

Stephens Shiver, M.D.

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1994 Residency: University of Cincinnati, Emergency Medicine, 1998

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Quyality Assurance Performance Improvement Clinical Monitoring

James Sinex, MD

Professor of Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Des Moines University, 1989 Internship: Brooke Army Medical Center, 1990Residency: Brooke Army-Wilford Hall USAF Medical Centers, Emergency Medicine, 1993

Languages Spoken: English

Robert Suter, DO

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Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Rolando Torres, MD

Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1997Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pediatrics, 2000 Fellowship: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2005

Languages Spoken: English

Jennifer E. Tucker, MD

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Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Sal Wambsgans, MD Research Director, Department of Emergency Medicine Associate Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine, 1984 Residency: Medical College of Virginia, Pediatrics, 1987 Fellowship: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 1991 Fellowship: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1994

Languages Spoken: English, French

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Infectious Diseases Medical Mission Work in the 3rd World

Research Interests: Influenza Meningitis Appropriate Use of Antibiotic Antibiotics

James A Wilde, MD

Pediatric Endocrinology

Assistant Professor MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4158

Pediatric Endocrinology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Pediatric Endocrinology

Medical School: SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine Internship: Washington University Residency: Washington University Fellowship: Washington University

Languages Spoken: English

Research Interests: Study the mechanism of action of glucocorticoids and their role in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.

Paul J. Bernard, MD

MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1450

Endocrinology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine Pediatric Endocrinology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Residency: University of Rochester Fellowship: National institutes of Health

Languages Spoken: English

Edward Chin, MD

Section Chief Division of Endocrinology Associate Professor MCGHealth Children's Medical Center Ambulatory Care Center 1447 Harper Street 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3791

Pediatric Endocrinology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Endocrinology

Medical School: University of South Carolina Internship: Michigan State University Residency: Greenville Memorial Hospital Fellowship: Harvard Medical School

Languages Spoken: English

Christopher P. Houk, MD

Professor of Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-1450

Endocrinology: Board Certified, American Board of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1987Internal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1985 Pediatric Endocrinology

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, 1982 Residency: Internal Medicine, San Juan Veterans Hospital, 1985 Fellowship: Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yale University School of Medicine, 1988

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Interests: Endocrine Aspects of Hypertension and Metabolic Bone Disease

Research Interests: Regulation of Cellular Calcium Metabolism, Factors Involved in Regulating Bone Turnover

Carlos M. Isales, MD

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Chief of Endocrinology and Nutrition Professor of Medicine, Charbonnier Professor MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-1450

Endocrinology: Board Certified, American Board of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1993 Internal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1989 Pediatric Endocrinology

Non-Medical School: Purdue University, Ph.D. Degree, 1978 Non-Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, D.O. Degree, 1984 Residency: Waterbury Hospital Health Center, Yale University Affiliated, Internal Medicine, 1988 Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1990

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Metabolic Bone Disease, Thyroid Disease, Diabetes

Anthony L. Mulloy, DO

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1400

Endocrinology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Endocrinology and Metabolism Pediatric Endocrinology

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine Internship: University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Residency: University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Interests: Endocrine hypertension Adrenal nodules General Endocrinology

Research Interests: Aldosterone and its role in early CV damage in normotensive youth/adults Glycemic control and renal transplant outcomes Pulse wave velosity (PWV) as it relates to urinary protein excretion in diabetes mellitus

Jennifer W. Pedersen-White, DO

Eminent Scholar in Telemedicine Professor of Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-1450

EndocrinologyPediatric Endocrinology

Medical School: Harvard Medical School, 1965Residency: State University of New York at Buffalo, Internal Medicine, 1970Fellowship: State University of New York at Buffalo, Research Fellow in Endocrinology, 1972

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Neuroendocrine Disorders Diabetes Mellitus Pituitary Disorders

Research Interests: Telehealth/Telemedicine

Maximillian E. Stachura, MD

Pediatric Family Medicine

Associate Dean for Regional Campus Coordination Professor of Family Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family PracticePediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: UMDNJ - School of Osteopathic Medicine Internship: Memorial General Hospital, Union, NJ Residency: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Family Practice Residency, Paterson, NJ

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Women's health Smoking cessation Behavioral Pediatrics Patient Education

Research Interests: Evidence-based medicine Medical education Cancer prevention

Linda Boyd, DOAssistant Professor MCGHealth MCGHealth Medical Office Building 1447 Harper Street 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family PracticePediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: Ross University, 2003Internship: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Women's Health Pediatrics General Family Medicine

Research Interests: Minority Health Issues

Traesa A Brown, MD

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Family Medicine Pediatric Family Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Janis S. Coffin, DO

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, Diplomate, American Board of Family Practice Pediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Non-Medical School: Augusta State University Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Department of Family Medicine,

Languages Spoken: English

Julie L. Dahl-Smith, DO

Professor of Family Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family PracticePediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 1979 Residency: East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, Family Medicine, 1982

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Family Medicine, Colposcopy, Sexually Transmitted and Lower Genital Tract Diseases

Research Interests: Family Medicine, Colposcopy, Sexually Transmitted and Lower Genital Tract Diseases

Daron G. Ferris, MD

MCGHealth MCGHealth Medical Office Building 1447 Harper Street 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family MedicinePediatric Family Medicine

Paul B. Fischer, MD

Vice Chairperson Department of Family Medicine Associate Professor of Family Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice Pediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: University of Maryland, Baltimore, 1975 Residency: University of Maryland, Baltimore, Family Medicine, 1978

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Family Medicine

Paul D. Forney, MD

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice, 1996Pediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: University of Maryland, 1993Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Family Medicine, 1996

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Flexible Fiberoptic Procedures, Benign Dermatological Conditions

James A. Foster, MD

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Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Assistant Professor MCGHealth Sports Medicine 937 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-7529 MCGHealth 1120 15th Street HB-3042 Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-8544

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice American Board of Family Medicie - Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine Pediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: St. George's University Residency: Moses Cone Memorial Hospital Fellowship: Moses Cone Memorial Hospital - Priamary Care Sports Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Steven A. Greer, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Eligible, American Board of Family Practice Pediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Internship: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General Family Medicine with a concentration in Pediatrics and Women's Health to include routine deliveries and well woman care, Colposcopy, Diabetes and complications, and Minor Procedures.

Jennifer P. Herbert, MD

Senior Associate Dean for Primary Care and Community Affairs Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family PracticePediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1974Non-Medical School: Mercer University, Macon, GA Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Department of Family Medicine, Augusta, GA

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Acid-Base and Fluid Electrolyte Disturbances Management of Chronic Disease Rural Medicine Chronic Heart Failure Managing Diabetes in Primary Care

Research Interests: Decentralized clinical educational settings for students and residents. Assessment of preventive care medicine protocols in primary care. Creating clinical relationships between academic health centers and rural venues of healthcare.

Joseph Hobbs, MD

Assistant Professor Family Medicine MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street MCGHealth Medical Office Building, 3rd floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Eligible, American Board of Family PracticePediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 2006Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Family Medicine, 2010

Languages Spoken: English, Mandrian

Clinical Interests: Hospice and Palliative Care

Jonathan Tsung Hsu, MD

Center for Primary Care 105 Hugh Street North Augusta, SC 29841 Phone: 803-879-6800

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice, 1995 Pediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: East Carolina University School of Medicine, 1992 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Family Medicine, 1995 Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Faculty Development, 1996

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Obstetrics, Pediatric/Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Preventive care Asthma, Procedures, Colposcopy, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

Research Interests: Medical education, procedures in Family Medicine, Qualitative research

David M. Jester, MD

Assistant Professor MCG Health System MCG Ambulatory Care Center 1447 Harper Street 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family PracticePediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2004 Internship: Medical College of Georgia, 2005 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 2007

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Osteopathic Manipluation Techniques Women's Health

Maria A. Johnson, DO

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Associate Professor of Family Medicine MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice, 2000 American Board of Allergy and Immunology, 2000 Pediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: Pennsylvania State University, 1976 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Family Medicine, 1992

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Family Medicine International Medicine

Sharon C. Kuhn, MD

Center for Primary Care 105 E. Hugh Street North Augusta, SC 29841 Phone: 803-279-6800

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice, 2000 Pediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1997 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Family Medicine, 2000

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Family Medicine, Obstetrics, Computers/PDA

Research Interests: diabetes, hypertension, pedometers, use of information technology for data collection and physician/patient education

Jerry A. Lambert, MD

Associate Professor MCG Health System Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family PracticePediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Internship: MCG Medical Center, Augusta, GA Residency: Baptist Medical Center, Alabama

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pain management including traditional and non -traditional techniques such as acupuncture. Family-centered maternity care and pediatrics. Female sexual dysfunction.

Research Interests: Pain Domestic violence & sexual assault Female sexual dysfunction Learning problems in medical students

Alison A. Lauber, MD

Associate Professor of Family Medicine MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family PracticePediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: University of California, Davis, 1981 Residency: Silas B. Hayes Army Community Hospital, Family Medicine, 1984 Fellowship: Madigan Army Medical Center, Faculty Development, 1991

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Family Medicine Community Medicine Primary Care Medical Education-Students Residents Faculty

Research Interests: Medical Education Medical Outcomes Prevention

Bruce M. Leclair, MD

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice Pediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: Madras University, India, 1972 Residency: Christian Medical College, India, Dermatology, 1986 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Family Medicine, 1993

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Dermatology

Annamma T. Mammen, MBBS, MD

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-4588

Family MedicinePediatric Family Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Jill Ann Miller, Jr., MD

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Director, Family Medicine Clerkship Associate Professor of Family Medicine MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice American Board of Family Practice/Geriatrics Pediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, 1977 Internship: Womack Army Hospital, 1978 Residency: Womack Army Hospital, Ft. Bragg, NC Family Medicine, 1980

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Family Medicine, Geriatrics

George A. Nixon, MD

Associate Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice/Geriatrics Pediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine Internship: Emory University Affiliated Hospitals - Grady Memorial Hospital Residency: USAF Regional Hospital, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Interests: Headache Ultrasound Mental Disorders of the elderly Pernicious anemia

Research Interests: Electronic medical records

Ramon O. Parrish, Jr., MD

Associate Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family PracticePediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: LSU School of Medicine - Shreveport, LA Internship: LSU Medical Center, Shreveport, LA Residency: LSU/EA Conway Medical Center, Monroe, LA

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General family medicine with obstetrics Spirituality in medicine International health Cross-cultural medicine

Research Interests: Direct to consumer marketing of health care services Spirituality and health

Allen L. Pelletier, MD

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family PracticePediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: University of Florida, College of Medicine, 1984 Residency: Halifax Hospital, Daytona Beach, Florida, Family Medicine,

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Family Medicine

William G. Phillips, MD

Associate Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice Pediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: Libre University of Colombia Internship: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Interests: Women's health Preventive services for adults and children

Ledy C. Rojas, MD

Associate Professor of Family Medicine MCGHealth MCG Ambulatory Care Center 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice, 1998Pediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: 1991-1995 Medical University of South Carolina; MD Non-Medical School: 1987-1991 Francis Marion College; B.S.- Biology, Minor-Chemistry Residency: 1995-1998 Residency in Family Practice; Eglin Regional Hospital, United States Air Force Fellowship: 2000-2001 Fellowship in Faculty Development in Family Practice Fellowship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Gastrointestinal illness including GERD, peptic ulcer disease, abdominal pain, diarrhea, diverticulosis and colon cancer screening. Preventive medicine Procedures: minor surger, nasolaryngoscopy, esophagoscopy, EGD, colonoscopy, PillCam ESO (capsule endoscopy).

Research Interests: Colon cancer screening

Thad Wilkins, MD

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Assistant Professor Ambulatory Care Center - 1st Floor 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4588

Family Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Family PracticePediatric Family Medicine

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, 2001 Internship: Trident Medical Center/MUSC Family Medicine Residency, 2002 Residency: Trident Medical Center/MUSC Family Medicine Residency, 2004 Fellowship: MUSC Faculty Department Fellowshop, 2006

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Family Medicine

Research Interests: Modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia

Sara E. Young, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Associate Professor MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1450

Gastroenterology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine Pediatric Gastroenterology

Medical School: Harvard University Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Fellowship: University of California

Sherman M. Chamberlain, MD

Georgia Gastroenterology, LLC 1701 Magnolia Way Suite 201 Augusta, GA 30909 Phone: 706-922-7777

Gastroenterology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine Pediatric Gastroenterology

Medical School: Rawalpindi Medical College Residency: Mount Sinai Services at Queens Hospital Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Ayaz J. Chaudhary, MBBS

Assistant Professor MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center 1447 Harper Street 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4724

Pediatric Gastroenterology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: Comenius University School of Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia Internship: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI Residency: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI

Languages Spoken: English

Marek Lukacik, MD

Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology MCG Health System MCG Ambulatory Care Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3791

Pediatric Gastroenterology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Calcutta, IndiaResidency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York Fellowship: UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Languages Spoken: English, Hindi

Clinical Interests: Gastrointestinal and liver diseases in infants and children Endoscopic procedures such as percutaneous feeding tube placement, polypectomies, injection therapy, dilaions, etc.

Research Interests: Gastroesophageal reflux Multiple inpedance study for diagnosis and management of GER Gall bladder and biliary tract diseases in children constipation obesity

Sudipta Misra, MBBS, MD, DM

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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3791

Pediatric Gastroenterology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean Residency: University of Missouri-Columbia Fellowship: SUNY Downstate - Pediatric Gastroenterology

Languages Spoken: English, Vietnamese

Clinical Interests: Eosinophilic Esophagitis Gastroesophageal Reflux Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Research Interests: Cell Culture Ressearch on eosinophilic esophagitis and risk of malignancy

Kim-Doan Katrina Nguyen, MD

Section Chief of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Professor od Medicine MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1450

Gastroenterology: Board Certified, American Board of Gastroenterology Pediatric Gastroenterology

Medical School: George Washington University

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Research Interests: Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Robert R. Schade, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-1450

Gastroenterology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, 1998 Internal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1997Pediatric Gastroenterology

Medical School: University of Mysore, India, 1979 (M.B., B.S.) Residency: Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, U.K., Bedford, U.K. and Scotland Fellowship: McMaster University, Canada, Medicine, 1995 Fellowship: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1995 Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Medicine, 1996

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pancreas, Biliary Disorder, Acid Peptic Disease

Subbaramiah Sridhar, MBBS

Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgery/Transplant

Mason Distinguished Chair in Transplant Surgery and Immunology Professor of Surgery MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 4th floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-8201

General Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery, 1987 Vascular Surgery Transplant Surgery Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgery/Transplant

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1980 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 1986 Fellowship: Transplantation Surgery, University of Florida, 1987

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation, Vascular Access and Peripheral Vascular Surgery

Research Interests: Investigational Immunosuppressive Drugs, Transplant Outcome Analysis

James J. Wynn, MD

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Professor of Surgery, Anesthesiology & Emergency Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2273

Trauma: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery/Surgical Critical Care, 1988 General Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery, 1974 Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgery/Trauma

Medical School: Emory University, 1968Residency: General Surgery, U.S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1973 Fellowship: Trauma, Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, 1986

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Trauma, Burns, Critical Care, Nutrition

Research Interests: Trauma System Development, Head Injury, Rehabilitation

Michael L. Hawkins, MDTransplant, Hepatobiliary, Vascular Access Surgeon Assistant Professor of Surgery MCG Health System 1120 15th Street BB 4523 Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4761

General Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of SurgeryPediatric General & Thoracic Surgery/Trauma

Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine, 1997 Internship: Wright State University School of Medicine - General Surgery, 1998 Residency: Wright State University School of Medicine - General Surgery, 2002 Fellowship: Wright State University School of Medicine - Multi-organ Tranplant, 2004

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Kidney, Pancreas and Liver Transplant Surgery Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery Vascular Access Surgery General Surgery

Research Interests: Immunosuppression of the transplant patient Affects of live kidney donation on the donor Advanced laparoscopic liver surgical techniques Obesity in the renal failure population

Todd D. Merchen, MD

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Robert F. Adams, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 3rd floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Alexandria, Egypt, 1979 Residency: Pediatrics, University of Alexandria Hospitals, Egypt, 1984 Residency: Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, 1994

Languages Spoken: Arabic, English

Clinical Interests: ADHD, Adolescent Gynecology, Bronchial Asthma

Research Interests: obesity, teaching Housestaff

Reda W. Bassali, MD

Associate Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico Residency: University Pediatric Hospital, Puerto Rico

Languages Spoken: English

Lynnette B. Bauza, MD

The Pediatric Office 1512 Anthony Road Suite C Augusta, GA 30904 Phone: 706-738-9110

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Sharon Beall, MD

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CSRA Pediatrics 820 St. Sebastian Way Suite 1B Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: 706-724-7533

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1991 Non-Medical School: Wake Forest University, 1986 Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Elizabeth C. Becton, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Residency: University of South Carolina Fellowship: University of Texas, Houston

Languages Spoken: English

J.L. Becton, Jr., MD

West Augusta Pediatrics, PC 1215 West Wheeler Parkway Augusta, GA 30909 Phone: 706-868-1906

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, 1984 Non-Medical School: College of Charleston, 1978 Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Gary Michael Billingsley, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of PediatricsPediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1981Non-Medical School: undergraduate: Duke University Residency: Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia Internship: Flexible Internship, Emory University Hospitals Fellowship: American Academy of Pediatrics, 1989

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General Pediatrics, Newborn Issues

Alice Little Caldwell, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1984 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 1988

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Child Abuse

Research Interests: Child Abuse

Maureen O'brien Claiborne, MD

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent MedicinePediatrics

Languages Spoken: English

Lisa Didion, MD

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Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Augusta Pediatric Associates 1245 Augusta West Parkway Augusta, GA 30909

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Jennifer L. Drake, MD

Dr. Marylou Fernando, L.L.C. 1113 Garredd Blvd Suite B Augusta, GA 30909 Phone: (706) 364-8220

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Medical School: University of St. Thomas Residency: Brooklyn Hospital

Languages Spoken: English

Marylou David Fernando, MD

Pediatric Partners 4301 University Parkway PO Box 1758 Augusta, GA 30809

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Karen Foushee, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent MedicinePediatrics

Languages Spoken: English

Davidson Freeman, MD

Pediatric Partners of Augusta 3121 Peach Orchard Road Suite 201 Augusta, GA 30906 Phone: (706) 792-5040

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Illinois Non-Medical School: U.S. Military Academy Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center

Languages Spoken: English

Alan Getts, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 60 Physicians Drive Aiken, SC 29801 Phone: 803-641-5437

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent MedicinePediatrics

Medical School: Emory University, 2003Internship: Emory University, 2004 Residency: Emory University, 2006

Languages Spoken: English

Susan K. Goldberg, MD

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Aaron W. Hanna, MD

Pediatric Primary Care Associates 905 15th Street Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: 706-312-5437

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1996

Medical School: East Carolina University, 1992 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 1995

Languages Spoken: English

Kimberly Jester, MD

Pediatric Partners 4301 University Parkway Evans, GA 30809

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Steven Jones, MD

1215 W. Wheeler Parkway Augusta, GA 30909

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Carl Kappes, MD

MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Medical School: Marshall University Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

T.R. Kinsey, MD

Director Pediatric Student Education Associate Professor MCGHealth Children's Medical Center Ambulatory Care Center 1447 Harper Street 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

PediatricsPediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of GeorgiaInternship: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Medical Student Education Behavior Problems Well Child Care

Research Interests: Medical Student Education

Lisa E. Leggio, MD

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Associate Dean Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center-3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of PediatricsPediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1963Residency: Pediatrics, Fitzsimmons General Hospital, 1966 Fellowship: Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease, Medical College of Georgia, 1971

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General Pediatrics

Charles W Linder, MD

Pediatric Hospitalist Assistant Professor MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Texas - Houston Medical School Internship: University of Colorado, The Children's Hospital - Denver, CO Residency: University of Colorado, The Children's Hospital - Denver, CO

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Inpatient pediatric hospital medicine

Margaret Lueg, MD

Augusta Pediatric Associates 1245 Augusta West Pkwy Augusta, GA 30909

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Jennifer D. Massey, MD

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

PediatricsPediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine

Kathryn McCusker, MD

MCG Health System 1446 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-6256

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Colleen H. McDonough, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2390

Pediatric Oncology/Hematology: Board Certified, American Board of PediatricsPediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 2001Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric sleep medicine Asthma Sickle cell lung disease Cystic fibrosis

Research Interests: Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Cystic Fibrosis

Kathleen T. McKie, MD

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Chief of Newborn Nursery Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1998Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1995Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 1998

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Breastfeeding and newborn medicine

Research Interests: Breastfeeding and newborn medicine

Kathryn McLeod, MD

Augusta Pediatric Associates 1245 Augusta West Parkway Augusta, GA 30909

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Jerry Miller, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1997Pediatrics

Medical School: State University of New York, Syracuse, 1993 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 1996

Languages Spoken: English

Research Interests: Cardiovascular risk factors in children

Donna B. Moore, MD, FAAP

Augusta Pediatric Associates 1245 Augusta West Parkway Augusta, GA 30909 Phone: (706) 868-0389

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Fitzsimons Army Medical Center

Languages Spoken: English, German

Steven Lyons Moore, MD

Santo Nino Pediatric Clinic, PC 1722 Central Ave Augusta, GA 30904 Phone: 706-855-7414

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Languages Spoken: English

Cynthia A. Nafarrete, MC

Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Tanner & Nesbit 1230 Augusta West Parkway Augusta, GA 30909

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Douglas Nesbit, MD

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1245 Augusta West Parkway Augusta, GA 30909

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

S. Clark Newton, Jr., MD

Section Chief of Pediatric Nephrology Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1477 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3791

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine

Medical School: San Marcos University- PeruResidency: Texas Tech University- Texas, US Fellowship: Southwestern Medical University-Dallas, Texas, US

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Interests: Acute Renal Failure Hypertension Nephrotic Syndrome

Research Interests: Hypertension Renal physiology

Luis Ortiz, MD

Director, Adolescent Medicine Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine, 1999 Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1988

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1983Non-Medical School: M.P.H. , Johns Hopkins University, 1988 Residency: Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, 1986 Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, 1987 Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1988

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Adolescent Primary Care, Mind-Body Medicine, Clinical Hypnosis, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Nutrition, Prevention and Wellness Promotion.

Research Interests: Determinants of Early Adolescent Initiation of Substance Abuse

Robert A. Pendergrast, Jr., MD, MPH

1512 Anthony Road Suite C Augusta, GA 30904

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Margaret M. Renew, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics MCG Medical Associates - Lake Oconee Village 2011 Westend Drive Greensboro, GA 30642 Phone: 706-453-9803 Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon - Fri

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Languages Spoken: English

Michael Roberts, MD

Assistant Professor MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Academy of PediatricsPediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine

Medical School: Government Medical College, Jabalpur, India Internship: SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, New York Residency: SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, New York

Languages Spoken: English, Hindi

Clinical Interests: Adolescent medicine and gynecology

Nirupma Sharma, MD

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Pediatric Primary Care Associates 905 15th Street Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: 706-312-5437

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of PediatricsPediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Non-Medical School: Rice University Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General Pediatrics

Clay Stallworth, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Leila Stallworth, MD

MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 6th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-8522

Pediatric CardiologyPediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

William B. Strong, MD

MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3791

Pediatric General and Adolescent MedicinePediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 2004Internship: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Holly Van de Voort, MD

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Paige C. Ward, MD

Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Educational Achievement Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1983Pediatric Infectious Disease: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Infectious Disease

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine - 1978 Internship: Pediatrics: William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX - 1979 Residency: Pediatrics: William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX - 1981 Fellowship: Pediatric Infectious Disease: Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI - 1986

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Ambulatory Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases Immunizations Medical Education

Research Interests: Ambulatory Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases Medical Education

Christopher White, MD

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Virtual Education and Simulation Lab Director Clinical and Surgical Director MCGHealth Adrenal Center Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4686 Center for Primary Care 1701 Magnolia Way Evans, GA 30909 Phone: 706-860-1432

GI Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery American Board of Surgery/Surgical Critical Care General Surgery Laparoscopic Surgery Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery

Medical School: George Washington University, 1998 Non-Medical School: Cornell University, 1991 Internship: Georgia Washington University, 1999 Residency: Georgia Washington University, 2004 Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine - Surgical Critical Care, St. Louis, MO Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Minimally Invasive Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Minimally Invasive (Laparoscopic) Surgery of the GI Tract and Solid Organs including: Adrenal,Speen,Pancreatic, Gastric/Esophageal, Colorectal, Hepatobiliary, and Hernia.

Research Interests: Translational research for adrenal disorders Obesity disparity outcomes research Minimally invasive surgery techniques

Michael A. Edwards, MD

Professor of Surgery/Pediatrics MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3941

Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery, 1990 General Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery, 1987

Medical School: University of Kentucky, 1981 Residency: Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, 1986 Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1989

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General Pediatric & Thoracic Surgery Neonatal Surgery Minimally Invasive Surgery ECMO Pulmonary Pediatric Oncology

Robyn Hatley, MD

Chief of Surgery, CMC Professor of Pediatric Surgery MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3941

Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery/Pediatric SurgeryGeneral Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery, 1980

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1973Non-Medical School: Valdosta State College Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Surgery, 1978 Residency: Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, Research Fellow, 1980 Fellowship: Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, Pediatric Surgery, l981-82.

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery (including Surgery of the Newborn), Anti-reflux Surgery, Laparoscopic/Thoracoscopy Surgery, 24-hour pH Monitoring, Pediatric Endoscopy, Childhood Tumors, Pediatric Trauma, Chest Wall Defects (Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum), ECMO, Pediatric Oncology (Wilms and Neuroblastoma), Pediatric Vascular Access

Research Interests: GE Reflux, Esophageal Atresia, Diaphragmatic Hernias, ECMO

Charles G. Howell, MD

Chair of Surgery Chairman and Professor of Surgery MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4651

General Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of SurgeryGI SurgeryGastroenterologyPediatric General and Thoracic Surgery

Medical School: Hahnemann Medical CollegeInternship: University of Pennsylvania Residency: University of Pennsylvania Fellowship: American Cancer Society-Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Surgical Oncology

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Gastrointestinal surgery Flexible endoscopy and laparoscopy

Research Interests: Minimally invasive surgery

Bruce V. MacFadyen, Jr., MD

Program Director General Surgery Residency Program Professor of Surgery MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4686

General Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery GI Surgery: Board Certified, Fellow, American College of Surgeons Laparoscopic Surgery Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, 1984 Non-Medical School: Case Western Reserve University Residency: Blodgett Memorial Medical Center Grand Rapids, MI, General Surgery, 1989 Fellowship: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, Surgical Endoscopy, 1990 Internship: University of Washington, 1985

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Gastrointestinal endoscopy including ERCP Minimally invasive surgery Gastrointestinal surgery

Research Interests: Minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery Gastrointestinal endoscopy Surgical education Simulation and skills development

John D. Mellinger, MD

Assistant Program Director Department of Surgery, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics MCG Health System 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3941

Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery American Board of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery

Medical School: Medical College of GeorgiaInternship: Medical College of Georgia - Surgery Residency: Medical College of Georgia - Surgery Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham - Pediatric Surgery

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery in Infants and Children.

Walter L. Pipkin, MD

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MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-8201

GI Surgery General SurgeryPediatric General and Thoracic Surgery

Virginia B. Winburn, MD

Pediatric Genetics

Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2390

Pediatric Genetics: Board Certified, American Board of Medical Genetics, 1984

Medical School: Emory University, 1976 Residency: Pediatrics, Emory University, 1978; Pediatrics, University of Virginia, 1979 Fellowship: Human Genetics, Medical College of Georgia, 1983

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Sees Adults and Children Birth Defects Genetic Counseling Neurofibromatosis Metabolic Diseases Lysosomal storage diseases

David Flannery, MD

Pediatric Gynecology

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4959

Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Eligible, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2010Pediatric Gynecology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery Gynecologic office procedures

Research Interests: Urinary incontinence Fibroids Anemia Pregnancy

Kelli M. Braun, MD MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4959

Obstetrics/GynecologyPediatric Gynecology

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA Residency: University of Alabama - Obstetrics and Gynecology

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: menstrual problems vaginal and vulvar disorders adolescent care and high risk obstetrics.

Angela Duke, MD, MPH

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Pediatric Gynecology

Languages Spoken: English

Tiffany Goldsmith, MD

Director of Medical Student Education Assistant Professor MCG Health System Ambulatory Care Clinic - 5th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4959

Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatric Gynecology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Internship: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Medical College of Georgia Fellowship: Vail Fellowship for Research in Genetics, Southern College

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Contraception Hormone Therapy Minimally Invasive GYN surgery Office GYN procedures

Erin Z. Holsten, MD

Associate Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4959

Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Eligible, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatric Gynecology

Medical School: Nizhniy Novgorod State Medical Academy - 2000 Residency: St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem - 2009

Languages Spoken: English, Russian, Ukrainian

Research Interests: Urogynecology Pelvic floor disorders Incontinence

Lioudmila Lipetskaia, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 5th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4959

Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatric Gynecology

Medical School: Morehouse School of MedicineInternship: Boston University, Boston City Hospital Residency: Columbia University, Harlem Hospital Center

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Hysteroscopy Laperoscopy Chronic pelvic pain Endometreosis Irregular vaginal bleeding

Research Interests: Medical economics and infomatics

John Lue, MD

MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4959

Obstetrics/Gynecology Pediatric Gynecology

Jean-Paul McDonough, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates of Augusta, PC 1430 Harper Street Suite A Augusta, GA 30904 Phone: 706-724-2261

Obstetrics/GynecologyPediatric Gynecology

Medical School: Medical College of GeorgiaResidency: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Georgia, 1991-95

Languages Spoken: English

Michel McDonough, MD

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Obstetrics/GynecologyPediatric Gynecology

Medical School: Medical Universities of the Americas Residency: Medical College of Georgia - Obstetrics and Gynecology

Languages Spoken: English

Brian J. Murray

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4959

Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatric Gynecology

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina Residency: Medical College of Georgia - Obstetrics and Gynecology

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Maternal morbidity and neonatal survival with extreme prematurity Prevention of surgical site infections, infectious disease in pregnancy Periodontal disease in pregnancy

Chadburn B. Ray, MD

Clinical faculty Augusta, GA

Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatric Gynecology

Medical School: Medical College of GeorgiaResidency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: obstetrics gynecology

George W. Williams, MD

Pediatric Gynecology - GYN Oncology

Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-6744

Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2002 Gynecological Oncology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Oncology, 2003 Pediatric Gynecology - GYN Oncology

Medical School: Bombay University, India, 1990 Residency: Boston Medical Center Program, Boston University, 1997 Fellowship: Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, 2000

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: ovarian cancer Radical cancer surgery

Research Interests: chemotherapy trials

Sharad A. Ghamande, MD Section Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, Vice Chairperson of Obstetrics & Gynecology Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-6744

Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gynecological Oncology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Gynecological OncologyPediatric Gynecology - GYN Oncology

Medical School: University of Colorado, 1976Residency: Naval Regional Medical Center, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1980 Fellowship: University of California, Gynecologic Oncology, 1983

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Gynecologic Oncology

Research Interests: Gynecologic Oncology Benign Gynecology Laser Surgery

Michael S. Macfee, MD

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Professor of Maternal/Fetal Medicine MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 5th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4959

Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyMaternal Fetal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Maternal Fetal MedicinePediatric Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1970 Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1976 Fellowship: University of Chicago Hospitals, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1979

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: High risk pregnancy Ultrasound diagnosis Fetal monitoring

Research Interests: Intrapartum fetal monitoring Anteparetum Fetal Assessement Ultrasound/Doppler prematurity Prevention Computer applications

Lawrence D. Devoe, MD

Cheif of Maternal Fetal Medicine Professor MCGHealth Regional Perinatal Center 618 Ponder Place Suite 2 Evans, GA 30809 Phone: 706-210-0642 Office Hours: Every Tuesday and the 2nd and 4th Thursdays

Maternal Fetal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Maternal Fetal Medicine Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatric Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine

Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Guadal - 1983 Residency: Brooklyn Hospital Fellowship: University of Miami

Languages Spoken: English

Andrew W. Helfgott, MD

Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology Augusta, GA

Maternal Fetal MedicineObstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1995Pediatric Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean, 1987 Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1992 Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1993

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Ultrasound Diagnosis, High-Risk Obstetrics, Antenatal Diagnostic Testing, Adolescent Pregnancies

Research Interests: Doppler Studies, Insulin Growth Factor II in Relation to Abnormal Fetal Growth

Debra J. Ware, MD

Pediatric Gynecology - Reproductive Endocrinology

Medial Director, Reproductive Laboratories of Augusta Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology MCG Health System Reproductive Medicine & Infertility Associates 810 Chafee Street Augusta, GA 30904 Phone: (706) 722-4434

Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyReproductive Endocrinology/Infertility: Board Certified, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Pediatric Gynecology - Reproductive Endocrinology

Medical School: University of Naples, Italy Non-Medical School: Smith College Residency: Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Fellowship: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Languages Spoken: English, Italian

Clinical Interests: Infertility, in vitro fertilization, recurrent pregnancy loss, abnormal menstrual cyclesand sexual development

Adelina M. Emmi, MD Section Chief of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Genetics Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology MCG Health System Reproductive Medicine & Infertility Associates 810 Chafee Street Augusta , GA 30904 Phone: (706)722-4434

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility: Board Certified, American Board of Gynecology/Reproductive EndocrinologyObstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Molecular Genetics: Board Certified, American Board of Medical Genetics/Clinical Molecular Genetics, 1993, 2003Pediatric Gynecology - Reproductive Endocrinology

Medical School: University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, 1981 Residency: Jewish Hospital, Ohio, Internal Medicine, 1982 Residency: University of Louisville, Kentucky, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1986 Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility and Genetics, 1988

Clinical Interests: Disorders of Puberty, Hypogonadism, Premature Menopause, Menopause, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Molecular Biology, Pediatric gynecology, Infertility, Surgery to preserve reproductive function

Research Interests: Genetics of Hypogonadism, Genetics of Delayed Puberty, Genetics of Premature Ovarian Failure

Lawrence C. Layman, MD

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Professor Emeritus, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Physiology, Endocrinology and Pediatrics MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 5th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4959

Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Oncology, 1995 American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1995 American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1995 Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1995 American Board of Medical Genetics, 1995 Pediatric Gynecology - Reproductive Endocrinology

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA - 1956 Residency: Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, PA - 1957

Languages Spoken: English

Paul G. McDonough, MD Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology Greenblatt Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Clinic - 5th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4959 Reproductive Medicine & Infertility Associates 810 Chafee Avenue Augusta, GA 30904-5806 Phone: 706-722-4434

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatric Gynecology - Reproductive Endocrinology

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Residency: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Fellowship: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Ana Murphy, MD

Pediatric Gynecology - Urogynecology

Georgia Pelvic Center 3624 J. Dewey Gray Circle Suite #220 Augusta, GA 30909 Phone: 706-860-2004 Fax: 706-860-2063

Obstetrics/Gynecology Pediatric Gynecology - Urogynecology

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University - 1994 Non-Medical School: Morehouse College - 1990

Languages Spoken: English

Sean L. Francis, MD Professor Emeritus MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-4959

Obstetrics/Gynecology: Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1969 Urogynecology and Pelvic Surgery Pediatric Gynecology - Urogynecology

Medical School: San Marcos University, Lima, Peru, 1948 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 1960

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Oncology Urogynecology

O. Talledo, MD

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Section Chief Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2390

Pediatric Infectious Disease: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1972

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, 1964 Residency: Pediatrics, Boston Floating Hospital, 1970 Fellowship: Pediatric Infectious Disease, Case Western Reserve, 1974

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Bacteriology, Sepsis in Newborns

Frederick Cox, MD Associate Professor of Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Specialty Care Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-1450

Infectious DiseasePediatric Infectious Disease

Medical School: Medical College of Virginia, 1969 Residency: University of Cincinnati, Pediatrics, 1970 Residency: University of Cincinnati, Internal Medicine, 1975 Fellowship: Medical College of Virginia, 1977

Languages Spoken: English

John F. Fisher, MD

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Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2390

Pediatric Infectious Disease: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Medical School: Medical College of Calcutta, University of Calcutta Residency: University of Minnesota Hospital Fellowship: Children's Hospital Medical Center and Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio

Languages Spoken: English

Chitra Mani, MD

Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Associate Medical Director, CMC Performance Improvement Professor MCG Health System MCG Ambulatory Care Center 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2390

Pediatric Infectious Disease: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Infectious DiseasesPediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Michigan Residency: Children's of Northern California Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Childhood immunizations viral infections of children infections in child care settings public policy of infectious diseases & immunizations

Research Interests: childhood immunization safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity infections in child care settings prevention of RSV in high risk children influenza disease and prevention in children with chronic medical problems

Dennis Lynn Murray, MD

Section Chief of Infectious Disease; Medical Director, MCGHI Professor of Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Specialty Care Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-1450

Infectious Disease: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease, 1974 Internal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1972Pediatric Infectious Disease

Medical School: St. Louis University Medical School, 1969 Residency: Indiana University Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1972 Fellowship: Indiana University Medical Center, Infectious Disease, 1974

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: HIV/AIDS

Research Interests: HIV/AIDS

J. Peter Rissing, MD

Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Educational Achievement Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1983 Pediatric Infectious Disease: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Infectious Disease

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine - 1978 Internship: Pediatrics: William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX - 1979 Residency: Pediatrics: William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX - 1981 Fellowship: Pediatric Infectious Disease: Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI - 1986

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Ambulatory Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases Immunizations Medical Education

Research Interests: Ambulatory Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases Medical Education

Christopher White, MD

Pediatric Neonatology

Section Chief Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center - 2nd Floor 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-0650

Pediatric Neonatology: Board Certified, American Board of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, 1983Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1981

Medical School: Armed Forces Medical College, India, 1975 Residency: Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, 1979 Fellowship: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine and Nutrition, University of Iowa, 1982

Languages Spoken: English, Hindi, Punjabi

Clinical Interests: New Therapies and Outcome Nutrition and the Small Premature Infant Parenteral Nutrition

Research Interests: Parenteral Nutrition Oxidant Damage Hepatic Dysfunction

Jatinder J.S. Bhatia, MBBS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center - 2nd Floor 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-0650

Pediatric Neonatology: Board Certified, American Board of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, 1989 Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1989

Medical School: University of Florida, 1978Residency: Pediatrics, Southern Illinois University, 1987 Fellowship: Neonatology, Medical College of Georgia, 1989

Languages Spoken: English

R. Frederick Boedy, MD

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Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center - 2nd Floor 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-0650

Pediatric Neonatology: Board Certified, American Board of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, 1979Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1978

Medical School: Mahidol University, Thailand, 1973 Residency: Pediatrics, Albany Medical Center, 1976 Fellowship: Neonatology, Medical College of Georgia, 1979

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Neonatology, High-Risk Follow-Up

Research Interests: Neonatal Follow-Up

Chantrapa Bunyapen, MD

Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center - 2nd Floor 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-0650

Pediatric Neonatology: Board Certified, American Board of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Academy of Pediatrics

Medical School: Jipmer, Pondicherry, India Residency: University of Missouri Medical Center, Columbia MO Fellowship: St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, ST. Louis, MO

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Apnea Respiratory control SIDS

Research Interests: Airway afferents Respiratory control

Oommen P. Mathew, MBBS

MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-0650

Pediatric Neonatology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Neonatology

Languages Spoken: English

Anjali P. Parish, MD

Pediatric Nephrology

Associate Professor of Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Clinic - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1450

Nephrology: Board Certified, American Board of Nephrology, 1994 Internal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2001 Pediatric Nephrology

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine, 1988 Residency: Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Internal Medicine, 1991 Fellowship: Vanderbilt University, Nephrology, 1994

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Bone Disorders Stone Disease Hypertension

Pamela Jane Fall, MD Associate Professor of Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1450

Nephrology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology, 1997Internal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1994 Pediatric Nephrology

Non-Medical School: M.B.B.S. Degree: Madras Medical College, Madras, India, 1985 Residency: Woodhull Medical Center, 1993 Fellowship: University of Toronto, Nephrology, 1995; Research, 1996

Languages Spoken: English, Hindi, Tamil

Clinical Interests: General Nephrology Renal Transplantation

Research Interests: Clinical Trials in Renal transplantation Chronic renal allograft rejection

Muralidharan Jagadeesan, MBBS

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Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1450

Nephrology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Nephrology Pediatric Nephrology

Medical School: Sri Ramachandra Medical College Internship: Henry Ford Hospital Residency: Henry Ford Hospital Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Nephrology Hypertension Transplantation Medicine

Research Interests: Nephrology Hypertension Transplantation Medicine

Anup Manoharan, MBBS

Section Chief of Nephrology Professor of Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Clinic - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1450

Nephrology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology, 1992 Internal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1989 Pediatric Nephrology

Non-Medical School: D.O. Degree: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1984 Residency: Waterbury Hospital Health Center, Yale University Affiliated, Internal Medicine, 1988Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Nephrology, 1990

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Transplantation Medicine General Clinical Nephrology Renal Transplantation Hypertension Chronic kidney disease Kidney stones

Research Interests: Immunosuppression Chronic rejection Chronic renal failure

Laura L. Mulloy, DO

Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1450

Pediatric Nephrology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria, 1990 Internship: General Hospital, Owerri, NigeriaResidency: Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY Fellowship: University of Miami, Miami, FL

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Dialysis Teaching Pediatric Nephrology Topics: Nephrotic Syndrome, Hypertension, Urinary Tract Infection

Research Interests: Management of Lupus Nephritis HIV associated Nephropathy Renal tubular abnormalities

Obioma Nwobi, MD

Professor MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1450

Nephrology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology Pediatric Nephrology

Medical School: UCLA School of Medicine Residency: Tripler Army Medical Center – Honolulu Fellowship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Hemodialysis vascular access problems Acid-base disorders

Research Interests: Hemodialysis Vascular access problems

William D. Paulson, MD

Pediatric Neurology

Vice-Chairperson, Department of Neurology Chief, Child Neurology Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Pediatric Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/Child Neurology, 1977Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1974

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1969 Residency: Louisville Children's Hospital, Pediatrics, 1971 Fellowship: University of Colorado Medical Center, Pediatric Neurology, 1976 Fellowship: Washington University, Neuromuscular Diseases, 1977 Fellowship: Research, Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1978

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General child neurology Neuromuscular disorders Metabolic diseases Cerebral palsy

Research Interests: Adult stem cell transplantation in hypoxic-ischemic injury Muscle biochemistry Gene regulation in stroke

James Carroll, MD Joint Appointment, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics and School of Graduate Studies Professor & Chairman, Department of Neurology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1990 Internal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1986 Pediatric Neurology

BA: The Johns Hopkins University, 1979 Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1983 Internship: Allegheny General Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1984Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1986; Medical College of Georgia, Neurology, 1989

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke Stroke Prevention Basic Mechanisms of Stroke

Research Interests: Acute Therapeutic Intervention in Stroke Mechanism of Action of Antiphospholipid Antibodies Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Patients with Antiphospholipid Antibodies & Stroke Endothelial Cell & Autoimmune Cerebrovascular Disease

David C. Hess, MD

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Ellington Charles Hawes Professor Medical Director, MCGHealth Children's Medical Center Chair, Department of Pediatrics MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-KIDS (5437)

Pediatric Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Neurology Pediatric Neuro-Oncology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology

Medical School: Université de Sherbrooke, Quebéc, Canada - 1981 Internship: The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Montreal, QC Residency: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD Fellowship: The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Caring for children with brain tumors and other neurological problems.

Research Interests: Reversing the resistance of brain tumor cells to radiation and chemotherapy drugs.

Bernard L. Maria, MD

Professor, Department of Neurology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Neurology: Board Certified, Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1988 Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - added qualifications in Clinical Neuropsychology, 1988Clinical Neurophysiology: Board Certified, Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, 1986Pediatric Neurology

Medical School: State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1981 Residency: King County Hospital, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, Neurology, 1985 Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Epilepsy and EEG, 1986

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Epilepsy EEG Evoked potentials Sleep medicine

Research Interests: Computerized EEG analysis Outcomes Research EEG-Video monitoring Magnetoencephalograph

Anthony M. Murro, MD

Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Program Associate Director Georgia Sleep Center Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Pediatric Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Neurology/Child Neurology, 1998Sleep Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Sleep Medicine, 1992 Clinical Neurophysiology: Board Certified, American Board of Clinical NeurophysiologyPediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, 1976 Residency: Pediatrics, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, 1985 Fellowship: Pediatric Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1988 Fellowship: Neurophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, 1990 : Academy of Pain Research, Acupuncture, San Francisco, CA - 2005

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Evaluation of pediatric epilepsy surgery Childhood seizure disorders Sleep disorders in children and narcolepsy

Research Interests: Outcomes of pediatric epilepsy surgery Functional neuroimaging in children with epilepsy Narcolepsy in children Antiepileptic drug trials Seizure prediction Cortical stimulation for treatment of intractable epilepsy

Yong D. Park, MD

Director, MCG Neurology Residency Program Associate Professor Department of Neurology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1994 Pediatric Neurology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1989Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Neurology, 1993 Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Clinical Neuromuscular Diseases, 1995 : National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, UK - 1989

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Neuromuscular Diseases

Research Interests: Neuromuscular Diseases

J. Ned Pruitt, II, MD

Director Electrodiagnostic Medicine Laboratory Director Clinical Neurophysiology Training Program Director MCGHealth ALS Clinic Charbonnier Professor of Neurology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology: Board Certified, American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology Pain Management: Board Certified, American Board of Pain Medicine Pediatric Neurology

Medical School: Emory University, 1978 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Neurology, 1979-1982 Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Neuromuscular Diseases, 1982-1983 Internship: Medical College of Georgia, Neurology - 1979-82 : Medical College of Georgia, Chief Residency Neurology - 1981-1982

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Neurology and neurophysiology Neuromuscular diseases Electromyography Botulinum injections Computer applications in Neurology

Research Interests: Computerized applications of medicine Etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Development of diagnostic tests for myasthenia gravis & factors affecting electromyography Pain management with Botulinum Toxin

Michael H. Rivner, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Child Neurology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Pediatric Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1994 Electrodiagnostic Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1996 American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1996Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1990Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Neuropsychology, 1997

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 1986 Residency: Children's Hospital of Alabama, Neurology - 1989 Fellowship: Child Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1992 Fellowship: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - 1994 Internship: Children's Hospital of Alabama - 1987

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Tremors Spasticity EMG Pediatric Epilepsy

Research Interests: Neuromuscular Diseases

Elizabeth Sekul, MD

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Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

NeurologyPediatric Neurology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia - 2003Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Pediatrics - 2005 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Neurology - 2008

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Epilepsy Sickle cell disease

Research Interests: Treatment of Seizures

Suzanne M. Strickland, MDAssistant Professor, Department of Neurology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2006 American Society of Neuroimaging - Comprehensive Neurosonology, 2006 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Vascular Neurology, 2006 Pediatric Neurology

D.O.: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO - 2001 Internship: Medical College of Georgia, Neurology - 2002 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Neurology - 2005 Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Vascular Neurology - 2006

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Stroke Sickle Cell Anemia

Research Interests: Stroke

Jeffrey A. Switzer, DO

Pediatric Neuro-Oncology

Ellington Charles Hawes Professor Medical Director, MCGHealth Children's Medical Center Chair, Department of Pediatrics MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-KIDS (5437)

Pediatric Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Neurology Pediatric Neuro-Oncology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology

Medical School: Université de Sherbrooke, Quebéc, Canada - 1981 Internship: The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Montreal, QC Residency: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD Fellowship: The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Caring for children with brain tumors and other neurological problems.

Research Interests: Reversing the resistance of brain tumor cells to radiation and chemotherapy drugs.

Bernard L. Maria, MD

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery Residency Program Director Director Neurosurgery Vascular Service Director Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Neurosurgery: Board Certified, American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2002 Pediatric Neurosurgery: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine, 1991 Residency: Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, 1992-1998 Fellowship: Barrow Neurological Institute Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Tumor Surgery, 1998-1999

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Vascular diseases of the brain and spinal cord, Stroke and TIA's, Brain aneurysms (surgery and coiling), Brain vascular malformations, Carotid stenosis, Endovascular surgery, Gamma knife radiosurgery, Skull base brain tumors, Spine surgery, General Neurosurgery

Research Interests: Treatment of cerebral vasospasm, Novel treatment of stroke, Novel treatment of aneurysms

Cargill H. Alleyne, Jr., MD Section Chief of Adult Neurosurgery Director, Neurosurgery Spine Service Professor, Department of Neurology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Neurosurgery: Board Certified, American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2004Pediatric Neurosurgery

Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1993 Residency: New York University, 1998Fellowship: New York University, Spinal Surgery, 1998

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Interests: Participates in the Bloodless Medicine Program, Complex Spine Surgery, Cervical Spine Surgery, Thoracic Spine Surgery, Lumbar Spine Surgery , Complex (Revision/Reoperative) Spine Surgery , Spine Tumors (Metastatic and Primary) , Neck and Arm Pain , Low back pain , Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery , Endoscopic Spine Surgery , Scoliosis/Deformity Surgery , Craniocervical Junction Surgery , Occipital Cervical Fusion , Spinal Fusion , Thoracic Discectomy , Spinal Stenosis , Spondylolysis/Spondylolisthesis , Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy , Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament , Spinal Vascular Lesions , Surgery for Spine Trauma/fractures , Image Guided Spine Surgery

Research Interests: Revision Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Epidural Fibrosis, Biomechanics, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Outcomes

Haroon F. Choudhri, MD

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VA Medical Center 1 Freedom Way Neurosurgery Augusta, GA 30904 Phone: 706-721-4581

Neurosurgery Pediatric Neurosurgery

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 1987 Residency: University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 1993

Languages Spoken: English

David T. Floyd, MD

Director of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery Professor, Department of Neurosurgery MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Neurosurgery: Board Certified, American Board of Neurological Surgery, 1998 Pediatric Neurosurgery

Medical School: UCLA School of Medicine Internship: Parkland Hospital - Surgery, Dallas, TX Residency: Parkland Hospital - Neurosurgery, Dallas, TX

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Surgery for epilepsy Surgery for Parkinson's disease, tremor and movement disorders Radiosurgery Brain tumors

Research Interests: Uses of optical technology for neurosurgical localization Mechanisms of efficacy of epilepsy surgery Radiosurgical planning

Cole Giller, MD, PhD, MBA

Assistant Director, Residency Program Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Neurosurgery: Board Certified, American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2007 Pediatric Neurosurgery

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1997Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Neurosurgery, 1998-2003Internship: Medical College of Georgia, General Surgery, 1997

Languages Spoken: English

S. Dion Macomson, MD

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

NeurosurgeryPediatric Neurosurgery

Languages Spoken: English, English

Joseph Smith, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Neurosurgery Pediatric Neurosurgery

Medical School: Wright State University - 2003 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Neurosurgery, 2009 Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Spine Surgery, 2008

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Complex spine surgery Orthopedic surgery Cervical and lumbar degenerative diseases

Jonathan Tuttle, MD

Vice-Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Medical Director, Southeast Gamma Knife Center Consultant, Neurological Surgical Service, Veteran's Administration Medical Center Professor, Department of Neurosurgery MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Neurosurgery: Board Certified, American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2001 Pediatric Neurosurgery

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1990 Residency: Hahnemann University, Neurosurgery, 1991-1996

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Adult Brain Tumors Pituitary Tumors Craniocervical Junction Stereotactic Surgery Head Injury Spasticity Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Implantable Pain Management and Therapy

Research Interests: Genetics of Cerebral Neoplasms

John R. Vender, MD

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MCGHealth 1120 15th Street - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2464

Pediatric Nuclear Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Nuclear Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Samuel E. Almodovar-Reteguis, MD

Pediatric Oncology Surgery

Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA Phone: 706-721-4651

General Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery Surgical Oncology: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery: Surgical Oncology Pediatric Oncology Surgery

Medical School: Des Moines University Internship: VA Medical Center, Des Moines, IA Residency: Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI Fellowship: Medical College of Virginia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Tumors of the esophagus, stomach, pancreas and liver Breast cancer and melanoma

Edward J. Kruse, DO

Chief of Surgical Oncology Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-6744

Oncology/HematologySurgical Oncology: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery: Surgical Oncology General Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery Pediatric Oncology Surgery

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School Internship: University of Texas at San Antonio Residency: University of Texas at San Antonio Fellowship: Medical College of Virginia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Breast cancer Melanoma Sarcoma

Research Interests: Virtual patients Breast cancer Melanoma

David Scott Lind, MD

Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-8201

Surgical Oncology: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery GI Surgery Pediatric Oncology Surgery

Medical School: Rush University, Chicago, IL - 2000 Internship: Baylor University Medical School, Dallas, TX - 2001 Residency: Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX - 2005 Fellowship: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL - 2007

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Colorectal Cancer Neuroendocrine Tumors Breast Cancer Gastric Cancer Esophageal Cancer Endocrine surgery - adrenal, thyroid, parathyroid

Research Interests: Genomics of solid organ malignancies

James M. McLoughlin, MD

Clinical Associate Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-434-0130

General SurgeryPediatric Oncology Surgery

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1988

Languages Spoken: English

Karen A. Yeh, MD

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Director of Pediatric Hemophilla Treatment Center Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1447 Harper Street 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3626

Pediatric Oncology/Hematology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Oncology/Hematology

Medical School: Phillipps University of Marburg, Germany Internship: Washington University Residency: University of Tennessee Fellowship: University of Michigan

Languages Spoken: English, Persian (Farsi)

Clinical Interests: Blood coagulation Hemoglobinopathies Bonemarrow failure disorders Pediatric oncology

Afshin Ameri, MD

Chief/Director Bone Marrow Transplant Program MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-6744

Oncology/Hematology: Board Certified, American Board of Medical Oncology Pediatric Oncology/Hematology

Medical School: Government Medical College, India Internship: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Medical College of Georgia Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Bone marrow transplant

Research Interests: Myeloma Leukemia Bone Marrow Transplant Lymphoma

Anand P. Jillella, MBBS

Director, Sickle Cell Center Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-6744

Hematology: Board Certified, American Board of Hematology Internal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine Pediatric Oncology/Hematology

Medical School: Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey Residency: Istanbul University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Internal Medicine Fellowship: Istanbul University Medical School, Hematology Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Hematology and Oncology Fellowship: First University, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Languages Spoken: English, French, Italian, Turkish

Clinical Interests: Sickle Cell Disease Red Cell Disorders hemoglobinopathies

Research Interests: Phenotypic heterogeneity of Sickle Cell Disease Genetic modifiers of hemoglobinopathies New therapeutic approches to Sickle Cell Disease

Abdullah Kutlar, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2390

Pediatric Oncology/Hematology: Board Certified, American Board of PediatricsPediatric General and Adolescent Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 2001Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric sleep medicine Asthma Sickle cell lung disease Cystic fibrosis

Research Interests: Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Cystic Fibrosis

Kathleen T. McKie, MD

Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1446 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 3rd floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-6256

Pediatric Oncology/Hematology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1996

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1984Residency: Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies Children?s Hospital, Case Western, 1987 Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1990

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Oncology

Research Interests: Cancer Immunology

David H. Munn, MD

Section Chief, of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-4929

Pediatric Oncology/Hematology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Medical School: Universidad Central del Este, Dominican Republic Non-Medical School: University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Residency: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, N.Y., N.Y. Fellowship: Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, N.Y., N.Y.

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Interests: Soft tissue Sarcomas Bone Tumors Brain Tumors Sickle Cell Disease

Research Interests: Clinical research in oncology and sickle cell disease

Roger A. Vega, MD, FAAP

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Director, Refractive Surgery Associate Professor of Ophthalmology MCG Eye Care Associates MCG Medical Center 1120 15th Street BA-2701 Augusta,, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2020

Ophthalmology: Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology, 1980 Pediatric Ophthalmology

Medical School: New York University School of Medicine, 1974 Non-Medical School: Columbia University, 1970 Residency: New York University, Bellevue, Internal Medicine 1976 Ophthalmology 1979

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Anterior Segment eye surgery (including cataract and corneal surgery) Refractive surgery (including LASIK) PRK & refractive lens exchange

David D. Bogorad, MD, F.A.C.S.

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2020

Pediatric Ophthalmology

Languages Spoken: English

Kathryn Bollinger, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics Eye Consultants of Augusta 503 Furys Ferry Road Augusta, GA 30907 Phone: 706-860-8899

Pediatric Ophthalmology: Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology, 1993

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University, 1988 Residency: Ophthalmology, University of Southern California, 1992 Fellowship: Pediatric Ophthalmology, University of Michigan, 1993

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Ophthalmology, Adult Strabismus, Ocular Motility

Research Interests: Disorder of Ocular Motility, Retinopathy of Prematurity

Steven Brooks, MD

Ophthalmology Residency Program Director Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics MCG Eye Care Associates 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2020

Pediatric Ophthalmology: Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology, 1999

Medical School: The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1994 Non-Medical School: Vassar College, 1986Residency: Ophthalmology The University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1998 Fellowship: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada, 1999

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Ophthalmology Adult Strabismus

Stephanie L. Goei, MD

Director of the Cornea Service Assistant Professor MCGHealth Eye Center 1120 15th Street BA- 2723 Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2020

Ophthalmology: Board Eligible, American Board of Ophthalmology Pediatric Ophthalmology

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, 2002 Internship: Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2003 Residency: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2006Fellowship: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 2008

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Specialty in Cornea and Refractive Surgery. Interests in Boston Keratoprosthesis, Penetrating Keratoplasty, Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty, Infectious Keratitis including Contact Lens infections such as fungal keratitis and acanthamoeba keratitis, herpes simplex keratitis and herpes zoster ophthalmicus, Stevens Johnson Syndrome, Ocular surface reconstruction and Ocular graft versus host disease.

Research Interests: Boston Keratoprosthesis Anterior segment imaging including Pentacam and confocal microscopy Infectious Keratitis

Pankaj C. Gupta, MD

Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2020

Ophthalmology: Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology, 1975Pediatric Ophthalmology

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine, 1967 Non-Medical School: University of Illinois, Urbana, 1964 Residency: Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 1973 Fellowship: Cornea and External Eye Disease, Medical College of Wisconsin, 1974

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Diseases of the Cornea

David S. Hull, MD

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Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Department of Ophthalmology, Room BA 2701 Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2020

Ophthalmology: Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology Pediatric Ophthalmology

Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine Internship: Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, AL Residency: University of Alabama and Eye Foundation Hospital Ophthalmolgy Fellowship: University of Florida, Cornea and External Diseases Gainesville, FL

Languages Spoken: English

Daniel W. Killingsworth, MD

Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2020

Ophthalmology: Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology, 1968 Pediatric Ophthalmology

Medical School: University of Miami, 1960

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Diseases and Surgery of the Lacrimal System, Orbit and Consultative Ophthalmology Including Surgery

Malcolm N. Luxenberg, MD

Chairperson of Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2020

Ophthalmology: Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology, 1982 Pediatric Ophthalmology

Medical School: University of Miami, School of Medicine, 1976 Non-Medical School: Emory University, 1972 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Ophthalmology, 1980 Fellowship: Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation, Vitreo-retinal surgery, 1982

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Diabetic Retinopathy Macular Degeneration Retinal Detachment Retinopathy of Prematurity

Research Interests: Diabetic Retinopathy & Macular Degeneration

Julian J. Nussbaum, MD

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology VA Medical Center-Department of Opthalmology One Freedom Way #224 Augusta, GA 30904

Ophthalmology: Board Certified, American Board of OphthalmologyPediatric Ophthalmology

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, 1964Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Ophthalmology, 1970Fellowship: Washington University Hospital, Diseases & Surgery of the Retina

Languages Spoken: English

John E. Riffle, MD

3685 Wheeler Road Suite 201 Augusta, GA 30909 Phone: (706) 721-2020

Ophthalmology Pediatric Ophthalmology

Languages Spoken: English

Harinderjit Singh, MD

Director of Oculoplastics, Orbital & Lacrimal Surgery Associate Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2020 The Georgia Center 613 Ponder Place Evans, GA 30809 Phone: 706-210-2625

Ophthalmology: Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology Pediatric Ophthalmology

Medical School: Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1992 Internship: Allegheny General Hospital, 1993Residency: Brown University School of Medicine, 1997 Fellowship: Oculoplastic Surgery & Neuro-ophthalmology, 1999

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Aesthetic and reconstructive oculofacial Orbital and lacrimal surgery

Research Interests: Facial neuropathy/palsy

Dilip A Thomas, MD

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Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2020

Ophthalmology: Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology, 2001 Pediatric Ophthalmology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1996Non-Medical School: Houghton College, Houghton, NY, 1992 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Ophthalmology, 2000

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Cataract surgery, glaucoma and diseases of the anterior segment

Research Interests: Diabetic retinopathy screening, telemedicine.

Lane D. Ulrich, MD

Pediatric Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

MCG School of Dentistry 1459 Laney Walker Blvd Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-9744

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Pediatric Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Henry W. Ferguson, DMD

Augusta, GA

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Pediatric Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Languages Spoken: English

Ann Holzhauer, DDS

MCG School of Dentistry 1459 Laney Walker Blvd. Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-9744

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Board Eligible, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Pediatric Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis Internship: LSUHSC, Shreveport, LA Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: Chinese, English, Taiwanese

Solon T. Kao, DDS

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryPediatric Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Languages Spoken: English

Martin Salgueiro, DDS

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Pediatric Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Languages Spoken: English

John C. Sowell, DDS

Department Chairmain Professor MCG School of Dentistry 1459 Laney Walker Blvd. Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2881

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Pediatric Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Medical School: University of the Pacific School of Dentistry Internship: Malcolm-Grwo Medical Center, Andrews Air Force Base, Washington DC Residency: Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Interests: Orthognatic Surgery Reconstruction of the jaw Temporomandibular Joint Surgery

Research Interests: Dental implants Bone growth factors

Mark R. Stevens, DMD

Assistant Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery MCG School of Dentistry 1459 Laney Walker Blvd Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-9744

Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryPediatric Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Non-Medical School: D.M.D. Degree: University of Florida, 1993 Residency: O.M.S. Certificate, MLK Drew Medical Center, 1999

Languages Spoken: English

Antwan L. Treadway, DMD

Pediatric Orthopaedics

Clinical Professor Orthopaedic Associates of Augusta 811 13th Street Suite 20 Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: 706-722-3401

Pediatric Orthopaedics

Languages Spoken: English

Thomas E. Bailey, Jr., MD Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedic Service Associate Professor of Orhtopaedic Surgery MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2741

Pediatric Orthopaedics: Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1989

Medical School: Texas Tech University School of Medicine, 1980 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1985 Fellowship: Brown University, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1988

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Developmental Hip Dysplasia Complex Foot Deformity

Research Interests: Sickle Cell Disease Down Syndrome

S. Leslie Bertrand, MD

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OrthopaedicsPediatric Orthopaedics

Languages Spoken: English

Shahram Bozorgnia, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2741 MCG Orthopaedic Associates 1220 West Wheeler Parkway Augusta, GA 30909 Phone: 706-869-1515

Orthopaedics: Board Eligible, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Pediatric Orthopaedics

Medical School: Texas A&M University Internship: Medical College of Georgia - General Surgery Internship: Medical College of Georgia - Orthopaedics Fellowship: University of Utah - Pediatric Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Oncology

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Orthopedics Orthopedic Oncology

David Cearley, MD

Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2741

Orthopaedics: Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Spine Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Spine Surgery Pediatric Orthopaedics

Residency: Howard University HospitalFellowship: Louisiana State University

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Degenerative Conditions of the Spine Adult and Pediatric Spinal Deformity Spine Trauma

Research Interests: Spine Biomechanics Scoliosis Fusion technologies

Norman B. Chutkan, MD

Director, Center for Joint Replacement Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2741

Orthopaedics: Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryPediatric Orthopaedics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1980Residency: Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1985 Fellowship: Anderson Orthopaedic Institute, Arlington, Virginia, Total Joint Replacement Surgery, 1988 Fellowship: University of Tennessee, Campbell Clinic, Memphis, Foot Surgery, 1990

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Adult Reconstructive Surgery

Research Interests: Joint Implant Fixation, Wear and Materials

Raymond S. Corpe, MD

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30909 Phone: 706-721-2741

Orthopaedics Pediatric Orthopaedics

Languages Spoken: English

Lynn A. Crosby, MD

Sports Medicine Associates 3624 J. Dewey Gray Cir., Suite 308 Augusta, GA 30909

OrthopaedicsPediatric Orthopaedics

Languages Spoken: English

Jewell B. Duncan, MD

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Co-chief, Hand/Upper Extremity Microvascular Surgery Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2741

Orthopaedics: Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery/Hand Surgery Pediatric Orthopaedics

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1992 Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, 1997 Fellowship: Mary S. Stern Hand Surgery Fellowship, University of Cincinnati, 1998

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Surgery of the Hand, Wrist, and Elbow; Arthroscopy of the Wrist and Elbow; Sports Medicine of the Hand, Wrist, and Elbow; Microvascular Surgery

Research Interests: Osteopenic fractures of the distal radius; Heterotopic Ossification of the elbow

S. Marcus Fulcher, MD

Orthopaedic Associates of Augusta 820 St. Sebastian Way Professional Center #3 Augusta, GA 30901

Orthopaedics Pediatric Orthopaedics

Languages Spoken: English

Leroy Fullerton, MD

Associate Professor Augusta Orthopaedic Clinic 1521 Anthony Road Augusta, GA 30904 Phone: (706) 721-2846

OrthopaedicsPediatric Orthopaedics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Eisenhower Army Medical Center Fellowship: Emory University

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: spinal trauma osteoperotic spinal fractures

Jacob Goodrich, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Augusta, GA

OrthopaedicsPediatric Orthopaedics

Languages Spoken: English

W. Howard Hudson, MD

Director of Sports Medicine Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery MCG Health System 937 15th Street Sports Medicine Center Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-7529

Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Pediatric Orthopaedics

Medical School: Wake Forrest University

Languages Spoken: English

Monte Hunter, MD

Medical Director - West Wheeler Satelite facility Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery MCG Orthopaedic Associates 1220 West Wheeler Parkway Augusta, GA 30909 Phone: 706-869-1515

Orthopaedics: Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryPediatric Orthopaedics

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College - Philadelphia, PA Internship: William Beaumont Army Medical Center - El Paso, Texas Residency: Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center - Orthopaedic Surgery - Augusta, Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General Orthopaedic Surgery Arthroscopic Surgical Procedures Total Joint Replacement Surgery

Research Interests: Avascular necrosis Total Joint Arthroplasty

John R. Martell, Jr., MD

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OrthopaedicsPediatric Orthopaedics

David B. Minter, MD

MCGHealth Ambulatory Care Center - 2nd Floor 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2741

Orthopaedics Pediatric Orthopaedics

Languages Spoken: English

William D. Rosenblum, MD

Acting Chief, Adult Reconstructive Service; Co-director, Center for Joint Replacement Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Vice Chairperson, Orthopaedic Surgery; Chief, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ortho MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2741

Orthopaedics: Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1982 Pediatric Orthopaedics

Non-Medical School: D.O. Degree: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1976 Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, 1980

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Adult Reconstructive Surgery

Research Interests: Total Joint Replacement Arthroplasty

Timothy R. Young, DO

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Otolaryngology Attending Physician Instructor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30312 Phone: 706-721-4400

Otolaryngology: Board Eligible, American Board of Otolaryngology Pediatric Otolaryngology

Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine Internship: Saint Louis University Hospital Residency: Saint Louis University Hospital

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Rhinology

Research Interests: Rhinology

Jastin Antisdel, MD Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology Associate Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Medical Office Building - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4400

Pediatric Otolaryngology: Board Certified, American Board of Otolaryngology Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1988Internship: John Hopkins Hospital, General Surgery Residency: John Hopkins Hospital - Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

Languages Spoken: English

Jack Borders, Jr., MD

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Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Medical Office Building - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4400

Otolaryngology: Board Certified, American Board of Otolaryngology Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Pediatric Otolaryngology

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine, 1988 Internship: Georgetown University Medical Center Residency: King/Drew Medical Center Fellowship: Stanford University Medical Center

Languages Spoken: English

Jimmy Brown, DDS, MD, FACS

Director Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Medical Office Building - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4400

Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Otolaryngology: Board Certified, American Board of Otolaryngology Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Pediatric Otolaryngology

Medical School: University of Iowa, 1995 Residency: University of Iowa, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Fellowship: University of California Los Angeles, Lasky Clinic (Beverly Hills), Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Cosmetic facial plastic surgery Aesthetic facial rejuvenation Cosmetic nasal surgery

Research Interests: Refinement of cosmetic facial surgical techniques

Achih H. Chen, MD

Associate Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Medical Office Building - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4400

Pediatric Otolaryngology: Board Certified, American Board of Otolaryngology Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)

Medical School: East Carolina University School of Medicine, 1991 Internship: Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital, 1992 Residency: Georgetown University Medical Center, 1997 Fellowship: The Children's Memorial Hospital, 1999

Languages Spoken: English

Charles A. Hughes, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Medical Office Building - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4400

Otolaryngology: Board Certified, American Board of OtolaryngologyEar, Nose and Throat (ENT)Pediatric Otolaryngology

Medical School: University of Mississippi, 2002

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Cancer of head and neck

Lana Jackson, MD

Vice Chair, Department of Otolaryngology, Chief, Division of Rhinology Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Medical Office Building - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4400

Otolaryngology: Board Certified, American Board of Otolaryngology Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Pediatric Otolaryngology

Medical School: University of Texas - Houston Non-Medical School: University of Houston Residency: University of Texas - Houston

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Diseases of the nose and sinuses, acute and chronic sinusitis, Rhinology, endoscopic sinus surgery, Nasal polyps, nasal obstruction, deviated nasal septum, nasal allergies, nasal and sinus tumors

Research Interests: Pathophysiology and pathogenesis of sinusitis, Surgical outcomes, Immune parameters in sinusitis, Allergic fungal sinusitis, Pathophysiology of nasal polyps, Leukotrienes in chronic sinusitis

Stilianos E. Kountakis, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Medical Office Building - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4400

Otolaryngology: Board Certified, American Board of OtolaryngologyEar, Nose and Throat (ENT)Pediatric Otolaryngology

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, 1990 Internship: NNMC, Bethesda, MD Residency: NMC, Portsmouth, VA Fellowship: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Otology and Neurotology Hearing and balance disorders Implantable hearing devices

Research Interests: Hearing and balance disorders Function and dysfunction of the middle and inner ear

Brian J. McKinnon, MD, MBA

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Clinical Professor Augusta Associates of Ear, Nose & Throat 2283 Wrightsboro Road Augusta, GA 30904 Phone: (706) 738-0241

Otolaryngology: Board Certified, American Board of Otolaryngology Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive SurgeryPediatric Otolaryngology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia - 1990Residency: Medical College of Georgia - 1995 Fellowship: University of Miami

Languages Spoken: English

Ralph Glen Owen, Jr, MD

Director, MCG Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders Professor, Department of Otolaryngology MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Medical Office Building - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4400

Otolaryngology: Board Certified, American Board of Otolaryngology, 1994 Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Pediatric Otolaryngology

Medical School: Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, 1984 Residency: Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Naval Hospital, Oakland, CA

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Voice disorders Professional and singing voice care Dysphagia and associated swallowing disorders Airway surgery and reconstruction, spasmodic dysphonia Extraesophageal and gastroesophageal reflux Chronic cough

Research Interests: Extraesophageal reflux Surgical and extraesophageal reflux Surgical and non-surgical management of swallowing disorders In-office surgery

Greg Postma, MD

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

OtolaryngologyPediatric Otolaryngology

Languages Spoken: English

Melanie Seybt, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Medical Office Building - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4400

OtolaryngologyEar, Nose and Throat (ENT)Pediatric Otolaryngology

Medical School: Francisco Marroquin University - 2000

Languages Spoken: English

C. Arturo Solares, MD

Chairperson of Otolaryngology Professor of Otolaryngology, Porubsky Distinguished Chair in Otolaryngology MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Medical Office Building - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4400

Otolaryngology: Board Certified, American Board of Otolaryngology, 1994 Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Pediatric Otolaryngology

Medical School: Duke University Residency: Stanford University Fellowship: Stanford University (Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery)

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery Robotic surgery Endoscopic neck surgery

Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in thyroid and parathyroid surgery

David J. Terris, MD

Augusta ENT, PC 340 North Belair Road Evans, GA 30809

OtolaryngologyPediatric Otolaryngology

Languages Spoken: English

Alan B. Whitehouse, MD

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Walton Medical Associates 1355 Independence Drive Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: 706-823-5252

Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Languages Spoken: English

Andrew C. Dennison, MD 630 13th Street Suite #100 Augusta, GA 30901

Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Languages Spoken: English

Pamela B. Salazar, MD

Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Languages Spoken: English

Robert Dinsmore, MD

Augusta Plastic Surgery Associates 1348 Walton Way Suite 6300 Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: 706-724-5611

Plastic/Reconstructive SurgeryPediatric Plastic Surgery

Christopher Ewart, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2198

Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery: Board Certified, General and Oncology Surgery, Lima, Peru, 1985 Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Medical School: University Frederico-Villareal, Lima, Peru, 1981 Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, General Surgery, 1997 Residency: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Plastic Surgery, 2000 Fellowship: National Institute of Neoplastic Disease, Lima, Peru, Breast and Soft Tissue Tumor Fellowship, 1986 Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Breast and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 1994

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Breast and Soft Tissue Reconstruction, Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery

Research Interests: Endoscopic Procedures Applying to Plastic Surgery, Anatomic Dissections Applying to Plastic Surgery Procedures, Diseases of the Breast and Reconstruction

Mabel Gamboa, MD

Section Chief; Associate Director of the Burn Unit, Medical College of ~ Georgia; Plastic Surgery Di Professor of Surgery MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2198

Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery, 1970Pediatric Plastic Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery/Plastic Surgery, 1978

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine, 1964 Residency: Grady Memorial Hospital & Emory University, General Surgery, 1969 Duke University Medical Center, Plastic Surgery, 1977 Fellowship: Louisville, Kentucky, Hand Surgery, 1976

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Cosmetic Surgery Breast Reconstruction Flaps and Grafts

Kenna Given, MD

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Plastic/Reconstructive SurgeryPediatric Plastic Surgery

Languages Spoken: English

Zaheed S.M.A. Hassan, MD

Northeast Georgia Plastic Surgery Associates 1296 Sims Street Suite B Gainesville, GA 30501 Phone: (770) 534-1856

Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Samuel W. Richwine, Jr., MD

Associate Professor of Surgery MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2198

Plastic/Reconstructive SurgeryPediatric Plastic Surgery

Languages Spoken: English

Edmond F. Ritter, MD

Chief, Hand and Upper Extremity Service Professor of Surgery MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 4th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2198

Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery/Plastic SurgeryGeneral Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery/Hand Surgery Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine, 1963 Non-Medical School: University of Arkansas Residency: University of Virginia Hospital, 1964-65, 1967-70 Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Robert C. Wray, Jr. , MD

Director, Craniofacial Center Associate Professor of Surgery MCG Health System MCG Ambulatory Care Center 1447 Harper Street BP 4210 Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2198

Pediatric Plastic Surgery: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery, 1993 General Dentistry: Board Certified, American Dental Association/National Board, 1982

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania, 1985 Non-Medical School: D.M.D. Degree: University of Pennsylvania, 1982 Residency: General Surgery, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1991 Residency: Plastic Surgery, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1993 Fellowship: Craniofacial Surgery, Children?s Hospital of Philadelphia, 1994

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Plastic Surgery Cleft Lip Cleft Palate & Craniofacial Surgery

Research Interests: Calvarial Morphogenesis' (the mathematical formalism of the interaction between genome, cells and the environment)

Jack Yu, DMD, MD

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Associate Professor of Psychiatry MCGHealth 997 St. Sebastian Way Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-6597

Psychiatry: Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1995 Pediatric Psychiatry

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, 1962 Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital & School of Medicine, Pediatrics, 1966 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Psychiatry, 1994 Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 1969

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Psychotherapy (DBT, CBT, Systems, dynamic): Individual, couple, and group Pharmacotherapy and case management Geriatric Psychiatry Personality disorders Menatl health and women's issues Mental health and coping with serious and chronic illness

Research Interests: Predisposition to change and Outcome studies

Priscilla A. Gilman, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 977 St. Sebastian Way Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-6597

Pediatric Psychiatry: Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Medical School: University of South Carolina Non-Medical School: Temple University Residency: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Fellowship: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Languages Spoken: English, French

Clinical Interests: ADHD, Affective Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Anxiety Disorders

Eric Lewkowiez, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 977 St. Sebastian Way Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-6597

Pediatric Psychiatry

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1995 Non-Medical School: Augusta State University, 1984

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Child and adolescent psychiatry; family work

Research Interests: Pervasive development disorders, specifically Asperger's disorder; Alcohol and substance abuse

Donna L. Londino, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 977 St. Sebastian Way Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-6597

Pediatric Psychiatry

Medical School: University of South Carolina - 2001 Residency: Medical College of Georgia - 2004Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia - 2006

Languages Spoken: English

Dale A. Peeples, MD

Section Chief Professor MCGHealth 977 St. Sebastian Way Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-6597

Pediatric Psychiatry: Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Medical School: University of Mississippi - 1972 Internship: University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Pediatric Sports Medicine - 1972 Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - 1974 Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine, Child Adolescent and Family Psychiatry - 1978

Languages Spoken: English

Sandra G. Sexson, MD

Professor of Psychiatry and Health Behavior VA Medical Center- Mental Health Service Line 26 Augusta, GA 30910 Phone: 706-721-6597

Psychiatry: Board Certified, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Internal Medicine: Board Certified, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of CanadaPediatric Psychiatry

Medical School: University of TorontoResidency: University of Toronto Affiliated Settings Fellowship: University of Toronto & McLaughlin Fellow to Columbia Univeristy Dept. Psychiatry (NYC)

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Substance use disorders, Psychotraumatology,Human Sexuality, Prison & Med-Legal

Research Interests: Same as above

Lionel P. Solursh, MD

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Medical Director, MCG Sleep Disorders Center Associate Professor of Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-1450

Pulmonary Medicine: Board Certified, Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine/Pulmonary Medicine Critical Care Medicine: Board Certified, Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine/Critical Care Medicine Sleep Medicine: Board Certified, Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine Internal Medicine: Board Certified, Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine Pediatric Pulmonology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1994Residency: Internal Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, 1997 Fellowship: Pulmonary/Critical Care, Medical College of Georgia, 2000

Clinical Interests: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy, Restless Legs Syndrome, COPD/Asthma, Respiratory Failure

Amy R. Blanchard, MD

Professor of Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-1450

Pulmonary Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Pulmonary Diseases, 1984 Critical Care Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Critical Care Medicine, 1987 Internal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine Pediatric Pulmonology

Medical School: UNC Chapel Hill, 1978 Residency: Internal Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1981 Fellowship: Pulmonary, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1982-84

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Treatment of Tobacco-related Lung Disease including Lung Cancer with Tumor Ablation and Stent Placement and Emphysema Bronchitis COPD Sleep Disorders

Research Interests: Physiology Related to Hyper- and Hypobaric Environments

Thomas A. Dillard, MD

Director of Pulmonary Vascular Diseases; Director of MICU Professor of Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 2nd Floor Augusta , GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-1450

Pulmonary Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Pulmonary DiseasesCritical Care Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Critical Care MedicineInternal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine Pediatric Pulmonology

Medical School: Rush Medical College, 1984 Residency: Internal Medicine, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1987 Fellowship: Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 1991

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemodynamic Monitoring, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary AVM, Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT)

Research Interests: Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemodynamic Monitoring, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary AVM, Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT)

James R. Gossage, MD

Director, MCG Cystic Fibrosis Center, MCG Asthma Center Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth MCGHealth Medical Office Building - 3rd Floor 1477 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2390

Pediatric Pulmonology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric PulmonologyAllergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of Allergy and Immunology, 1982 Pediatric Pulmonology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1972 Non-Medical School: Agnes Scott College, 1969 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Pediatrics, 1974 Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Pediatrics, 1978 Fellowship: Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Allergy, 1979 Medical College of Georgia, Allergy and Immunology, 1980

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Asthma Cystic Fibrosis Chronic Sinusitis Gastroesophageal Reflux

Research Interests: Exercise-induced Bronchospasm Cystic Fibrosis New Drug Development

Margaret F. Guill, MD

Director, MCG Cystic Fibrosis Center, MCG Asthma Center Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth MCGHealth Medical Office Building - 3rd Floor 1477 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2390

Pediatric Pulmonology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Pulmonology Allergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of Allergy and Immunology, 1982 Pediatric Pulmonology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1972 Non-Medical School: Agnes Scott College, 1969Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Pediatrics, 1974 Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Pediatrics, 1978 Fellowship: Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Allergy, 1979 Medical College of Georgia, Allergy and Immunology, 1980

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Asthma Cystic Fibrosis Chronic Sinusitis Gastroesophageal Reflux

Research Interests: Exercise-induced Bronchospasm Cystic Fibrosis New Drug Development

Margaret F. Guill, MD

Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Funcation Laboratory and Bronchoscopy Service; Pediatric Residency Pro Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System Ambulatory Care Center - 3rd Floor 1477 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2390

Pediatric Pulmonology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Pulmonology, 1994 Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1989

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1985Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Pediatrics, 1985 Fellowship: University of Minnesota, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1992

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Recurrent Pneumonia, Congenital Malformations of the Respiratory Tract

Research Interests: Lung Disease in Children with Sickle Cell Disease, Medical Education

Valera L. Hudson, MD

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Assistant Professor Georgia Radiation Therapy Center 821 St. Sebastian Way Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2971

Radiation Oncology: Board Certified, American Board of Radiology Pediatric Radiation Oncology

Medical School: Emory University Internship: USAF Medical Center, Keesler AFB Residency: Duke University Residency: University of California, San Francisco

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Genitourinary Cancer (GU) Gastrointestinal Cancer (GI) Pulmonary Oncology

Kelly Drake, MD

Assistant Professor Georgia Radiation Therapy Center 821 St. Sebastian Way Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2971

Radiation Oncology: Board Certified, American Board of Radiology Pediatric Radiation Oncology

Medical School: Medical College of Virginia, 1991 Internship: University of Virginia, Roanoke-Salem Program - 1992 Residency: Medical College of Virginia - 1995 Fellowship: Medical College of Virginia - 1996

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: GYN cancer Head & Neck cancer

Research Interests: RTOG and other cooperative group trials

Catherine L. Ferguson, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology Radiation Therapy Center 1125 Troupe Street Augusta, GA 30904

Radiation OncologyPediatric Radiation Oncology

Languages Spoken: English

Jerry W. Howington, MD

Assistant Clinical Instructor of Radiology Georgia Radiation Therapy Center 821 St. Sebastian Way Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2971

Radiation OncologyPediatric Radiation Oncology

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Head and Neck Cancer

William Dean Martin, MD

Associate Professor Georgia Radiation Thearpy Center 821 St. Sebastian Way Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2971

Radiation Oncology: Board Certified, American Board of Radiology Pediatric Radiation Oncology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: GYN cancer Head and Neck cancer Brachytherapy

Chris Sheils, MD

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MCGHealth 1120 15th Street - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2464

Pediatric Radiology

Languages Spoken: English

Julio M. Araque, MD

Vascular Radiology Associates 1125 Troupe Street Augusta, GA 30904 Phone: 706-737-4575

Radiology Pediatric Radiology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1976 Residency: Radiology, Medical College of Georgia, 1979 Fellowship: Vascular Radiology, Medical College of Georgia, 1980

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Radiovascular and Interventional Radiology

William B. Bates, MD

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-9729

RadiologyPediatric Radiology

Languages Spoken: English

Eugene Binet, MD

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-9729

RadiologyPediatric Radiology

Languages Spoken: English

Neil Borden, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-9729

Radiology: Board Certified, American Board of Radiology Pediatric Radiology

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina Residency: MUSC and Duke Univ. Medical Center

Languages Spoken: English

James H. Craft, MD

Chief of Neuroradiology Professor of Radiology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-9729

Neuroradiology: Board Certified, American Baord of Radiology/Neuroradiology, 1996Radiology: Board Certified, American Board of Radiology, 1986Pediatric Radiology

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico, 1980Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, University of Puerto Rico, 1984 Fellowship: Neuroradiology, Medical College of Georgia, 1989

Languages Spoken: English, Portuguese, Spanish

Clinical Interests: Head and Neck Imaging Brain Tumor Imaging Myelography Pediatric Neuroradiology Imaging

Research Interests: Sickle Cell Anemia Imaging Skullbase/Paranasal Sinus Imaging Brain Tumor Imaging

Ramon E. Figueroa, MD

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MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-9729

RadiologyPediatric Radiology

Languages Spoken: English

Arie Franco, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-9729

Radiology: Board Certified, American Board of Radiology, 1986 Pediatric Radiology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1977 Non-Medical School: D.M.D. Degree: Medical College of Georgia, School of Dentistry, 1973 Residency: Radiology, Medical College of Georgia, 1983

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Orthopaedic Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Research Interests: Muscoskeletal Radiology

Clarence Joe, DMD, MD

Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-9729

Radiology: Board Certified, American Board of Diagnostic Radiology/Nuclear Radiology Pediatric Radiology

Medical School: George Washington University Internship: Wilson Memorial Hospital Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Body imaging

Research Interests: Body imaging Radiology education Radilogy utilization

Paul Karmin, MD

Vascular Radiology Associates 1350 Walton Way Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: (706) 721-9729

RadiologyPediatric Radiology

Languages Spoken: English

Eugene R. Marnell, MD

Radiology Associates PO Box 3129 Augusta, GA 30914 Phone: (706) 721-9729

Radiology Pediatric Radiology

Languages Spoken: English

Samuel W. Mietling, MD

Associate Program Director Radiology Residency Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Radiology: Board Certified, American Board of RadiologyPediatric Radiology

Medical School: Medical College of GeorgiaFellowship: Attending MSK Fellowship, Duke University

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Adult GYN Oncology Trauma Pulmonary/Chest Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Surgery

Research Interests: GYN Oncology Hematology Oncology

Janet A. Munroe, MD

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Assistant Professor of Radiology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-9729

RadiologyPediatric Radiology

Medical School: Howard University, College of Medicine, 1973 Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, Howard University Hospital, 1977

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Diagnostic Radiology, Emergency Radiology

Research Interests: Diagnostic Radiology, Radiology Test

Ruth E. Neal, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-9729

Neuroradiology: Board Certified, American Board of Radiology/Neuroradiology, 1997 Radiology: Board Certified, American Board of Radiology, 1988 Pediatric Radiology

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico, 1977 Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, 1988 Fellowship: Neuroradiology, Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, D.C., 1992

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Neuroradiology

Nestor L. Nieves, MD

Chairperson of Radiology Associate Professor of Radiology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 1st Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2464

Radiology: Board Certified, American Board of Radiology, 1996 Pediatric Radiology

Medical School: Tufts University, 1989 Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, New York Medical College, 1994 Fellowship: Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, 1995

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Cost-effective Analysis, Body MRI

Research Interests: Cost-effective Analysis, Body MRI

James V. Rawson, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology Vascular Radiology Associates II 1125 Troupe Street Augusta, GA 30904 Phone: (706) 721-9729

RadiologyPediatric Radiology

Languages Spoken: English

David H. Riggans, MD

Associate Professor VA Medical Center-Department of Radiology One Freedom Way Augusta, GA 30904 Phone: 706-21-9729

Radiology: Board Certified, American Board of Radiology Pediatric Radiology

Residency: Medical College of Georgia - Radiology Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia - Body Imaging

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Diagnostic Radiology

Lloyd Schnuck, Jr., MD

Chief Body Imaging; Asst. Director Radiology Training Associate Professor of Radiology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-9729

Radiology: Board Certified, American Board of RadiologyNuclear Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Nuclear MedicineInternal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal MedicinePediatric Radiology

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Residency: Radiology; Internal Medicine Fellowship: Nuclear Medicine

Languages Spoken: English, French, German, Spanish

Clinical Interests: Body Imaging Pediatric Radiology Nuclear Medicine

Research Interests: PET Molecular Imaging

Gilberto D. Sostre, MD

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Vascular Radiology Associates 1125 Troupe Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-3746

Radiology: Board Certified, American Board of Radiology, 1996 Pediatric Radiology

Medical School: East Carolina School of Medicine, 1991 Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, Medical College of Georgia, 1996 Fellowship: Angiography/Interventional Radiology, Medical College of Georgia, 1997

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

William B. Tannehill, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Radiology Pediatric Radiology

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Suzanne Thigpen, MD

MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Vascular Radiology Associates II 630 13th Street 250 Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: 706-724-2500

Vascular/Interventional Radiology: Board Certified, American Board of Diagnostic Radiology/Nuclear Radiology Pediatric Radiology

Medical School: University of Florida, Gainesville Internship: University of Florida, Gainesville, Shands HospitalResidency: University of Florida, Gainesville, Shands Hospital Fellowship: University of California, San Diego

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Radiology

Karl Weingarten, MD

Brown and Radiology Associates 1125 Troupe Street Augusta, GA 30904

RadiologyPediatric Radiology

Languages Spoken: English

Larry J. Wells, DO

Section Chief Associate Professor of Radiology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-9729

Radiology: Board Certified, American Board of Nuclear Medicine Pediatric Radiology

Medical School: University of South Alabama, 1981 Non-Medical School: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1976 Residency: Wadsworth VA Medical Center & University of California Los Angeles Fellowship: Wadsworth VA Medical Center & University of California Los Angeles

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Positron Emission Tomography Molecular Imaging Nuclear Medicine

Research Interests: Molecular Imaging

Hadyn T. Williams, MD

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Director, Pediatric Arthritis Program Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA Phone: 706-721-3791

Pediatric Rheumatology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric RheumatologyPediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 2002

Medical School: Manchester Medical School, United Kingdom, 1977 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 1983 Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Pediatric Rheumatology, 1989

Languages Spoken: English, Hindi

Clinical Interests: Childhood Rheumatic Diseases

Research Interests: Patient & Parent Education Vasulitis Takayau arteritis

Rita S. Jerath, MBChB

Chief of Rheumatology Associate Professor of Medicine MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Clinic - 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-1450

Rheumatology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, 1977 Internal Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1974 Pediatric Rheumatology

Medical School: Georgetown University, 1977 Residency: Walter Reed, Internal Medicine, 1980 Fellowship: Walter Reed, Rheumatology, 1983

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Soft Tissue RheumaticDisorders, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Walter J. Moore, MD

MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1400

Rheumatology: Board Eligible, American Board of Internal MedicinePediatric Rheumatology

Medical School: University of AlabamaInternship: University of Cincinnati Residency: University of Cincinnati Fellowship: Duke University

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Inflammatory arthritis - rheumatoid arthritis gout psoriatic arthritis

Research Interests: Clinical trials for drug development

Alyce Oliver, MD

Pediatric Trauma

Assistant Professor MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Critical Care Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Surgery/Surgical Critical Care Pediatric Trauma

Medical School: Bowman Gray, Wake Forest University, 1991 Residency: University of Florida, Jacksonville, General Surgery 1991 Fellowship: University of Florida, Jacksonville, Surgical Critical Care, 2007

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Management of the open abdomen Massive transfusion in trauma

Research Interests: Management of the open abdomen

Linda Atteberry, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2273

TraumaPediatric Trauma

Languages Spoken: English

Colville H. B. Ferdinand, MD

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Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3042

Pediatric Urology: Board Certified, American Board of Urology

Medical School: New York Medical College, 1997 Non-Medical School: City University of New York, 1992 Internship: SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY Residency: SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY Fellowship: Vanderbilt University

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Minimally invasive surgery Urinary tract reconstruction Urinary obstruction Bladder reflux Voiding dysfunction Undescended testes and hypospadias

Research Interests: Posterior urethral valves Voiding dysfunction Varicoceles Vesicoureteral reflux

Jeffrey M. Donohoe, MD

Veteran Affairs Medical Center One Freedom Way Augusta, GA 30904 Phone: 706-823-3909

Pediatric Urology: Board Certified, American Board of Urology

Languages Spoken: English

Bobbilynn H. Lee, MD

Professor of Surgery Veteran Affairs Medical Center 1 Freedom Way #229 Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3042

UrologyPediatric Urology

Medical School: New York Medical College, 1959 Residency: Tripler Army Medical Center, 1964

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Urologic Malignancies

Kenneth W. Lennox, MD

Section Chief of Urology Professor of Surgery MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 4th floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-3042

Urology: Board Certified, American Board of Urology, 1976Pediatric Urology

Medical School: Tulane University, 1968Residency: Urology, Naval Regional Medical Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, 1974

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Andrology - Male Infertility Erectile Dysfunction Penile Abnormalities Microsurgery Cancer of the Genital Urinary Tract Female and Male Incontinence - Urodynamics

Research Interests: Male Infertility Malignant and Benign Prostate Disease Male Sexual Function

Ronald W. Lewis, MD

Professor of Surgery MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 4th floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-3042

Urology: Board Certified, American Board of Urology, 1975 Pediatric Urology

Medical School: University of Maryland, 1963 Residency: Urology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1971 Fellowship: Urological Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1972

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General Urology with Emphasis on Urologic Oncology, Urinary Calculus Disease, and Pediatric Urology

Research Interests: Afloat Casualty Care aboard ships of the U.S. Navy

Arthur M. Smith, MD

Interim Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center Professor of Surgery MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 4th floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-3042

Urology: Board Certified, American Board of UrologyPediatric Urology

Medical School: University of MississippiNon-Medical School: Mississippi State University Residency: Stanford University Fellowship: Stanford University

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Urologic Oncology including prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer and testicular cancer

Research Interests: Prostate cancer diagnosis and staging Prostate cancer risk factors Bladder cancer risk factors

Martha K. Terris, MD

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Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center - 3rd floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Alexandria, Egypt, 1979 Residency: Pediatrics, University of Alexandria Hospitals, Egypt, 1984 Residency: Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, 1994

Languages Spoken: Arabic, English

Clinical Interests: ADHD, Adolescent Gynecology, Bronchial Asthma

Research Interests: obesity, teaching Housestaff

Reda W. Bassali, MD

Associate Professor MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico Residency: University Pediatric Hospital, Puerto Rico

Languages Spoken: English

Lynnette B. Bauza, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Residency: University of South Carolina Fellowship: University of Texas, Houston

Languages Spoken: English

J.L. Becton, Jr., MD

Vice Chair, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine; Clinical Service Chief, CMC Anesthesia Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-7246

Pediatric Anesthesiology: Board Certified, Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology, 1973 Pediatrics

Medical School: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 1968 Residency: Anesthesiology, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, 1969-1972 Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1971

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Anesthesiology

Eugene Kohler Betts, MD

Section Chief Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center - 2nd Floor 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-0650

Pediatric Neonatology: Board Certified, American Board of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, 1983 Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1981

Medical School: Armed Forces Medical College, India, 1975 Residency: Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, 1979 Fellowship: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine and Nutrition, University of Iowa, 1982

Languages Spoken: English, Hindi, Punjabi

Clinical Interests: New Therapies and Outcome Nutrition and the Small Premature Infant Parenteral Nutrition

Research Interests: Parenteral Nutrition Oxidant Damage Hepatic Dysfunction

Jatinder J.S. Bhatia, MBBS

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center - 2nd Floor 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-0650

Pediatric Neonatology: Board Certified, American Board of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, 1989 Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1989

Medical School: University of Florida, 1978Residency: Pediatrics, Southern Illinois University, 1987 Fellowship: Neonatology, Medical College of Georgia, 1989

Languages Spoken: English

R. Frederick Boedy, MD

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Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center - 2nd Floor 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-0650

Pediatric Neonatology: Board Certified, American Board of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, 1979Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1978

Medical School: Mahidol University, Thailand, 1973 Residency: Pediatrics, Albany Medical Center, 1976 Fellowship: Neonatology, Medical College of Georgia, 1979

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Neonatology, High-Risk Follow-Up

Research Interests: Neonatal Follow-Up

Chantrapa Bunyapen, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1981 Non-Medical School: undergraduate: Duke University Residency: Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia Internship: Flexible Internship, Emory University Hospitals Fellowship: American Academy of Pediatrics, 1989

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General Pediatrics, Newborn Issues

Alice Little Caldwell, MD

CSRA Pediatrics 811 13th Street #10 Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: 706-724-7533

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William Cannady, MD

Vice-Chairperson, Department of Neurology Chief, Child Neurology Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Pediatric Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/Child Neurology, 1977 Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1974

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1969 Residency: Louisville Children's Hospital, Pediatrics, 1971 Fellowship: University of Colorado Medical Center, Pediatric Neurology, 1976 Fellowship: Washington University, Neuromuscular Diseases, 1977 Fellowship: Research, Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1978

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General child neurology Neuromuscular disorders Metabolic diseases Cerebral palsy

Research Interests: Adult stem cell transplantation in hypoxic-ischemic injury Muscle biochemistry Gene regulation in stroke

James Carroll, MD

Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-7246

Anesthesiology: Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine/Critical Care Medicine Pediatric Anesthesiology Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Barcelona Residency: University Health Center of Pittsburgh Fellowship: University of Rochester

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Interests: Mechanical Ventilation Tee in Cardiac Surgery

Research Interests: Acute lung injury Cirtically ill Nutrition

Manuel R. Castresana, MD

MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-3871

Anesthesiology: Board Certified, American Board of AnesthesiologyPediatric AnesthesiologyPediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1992Internship: Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, 1993 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Anesthesiology, 1996

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Anesthesiology for oral/maxillofacial surgery, ear nose and throat, obstetric and major vascular surgery

Caren C. Chaknis, MD

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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of PediatricsPediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1984Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 1988

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Child Abuse

Research Interests: Child Abuse

Maureen O'brien Claiborne, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912

Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1997 Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1993

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1990 Residency: Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, 1993 Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, MCG, 1996

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Shock in Pediatric Patients Congenital Heart Disease Post Operative Care

Research Interests: Continuous Blood Gas Monitoring in Pediatric Patients

Lynne W. Coule, MD

MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Languages Spoken: English

Lisa Didion, MD

Director, Allergy-Immunology Laboratory Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2390

Allergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of Allergy and Immunology, 1987 Pediatric Allergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1987 Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, 1977 Non-Medical School: Rhodes College, Memphis, TN Residency: Pediatrics, Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco, California, 1982 Fellowship: Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, 1986

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Upper Airway Disorders Asthma

Research Interests: Diagnostic Allergy Testing Allergen Characterization Chronic Sinusitis

William K. Dolen, MD

Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA Phone: (706) 721-4402

Pediatric Critical Care: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1997 Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine, 1988 Residency: Pediatrics, Carolinas Medical Center, 1991 Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, 1994

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Control of the Pulmonary Vasculature, Pediatric Respiratory Failure,

Lyle Euguene (Gene) Fisher, Jr., MD

MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912

Pediatric AnesthesiologyPediatrics

Languages Spoken: English

Ivan Florentino-Pineda, MD

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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Languages Spoken: English

Davidson Freeman, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 60 Physicians Drive Aiken, SC 29801 Phone: 803-641-5437

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Medical School: Emory University, 2003 Internship: Emory University, 2004 Residency: Emory University, 2006

Languages Spoken: English

Susan K. Goldberg, MD

Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1921

Pediatric Anesthesiology: Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatrics

Medical School: The University of Louisville Shool of Medicine Internship: Tulane University, Charity Hospital of New Orleans Residency: Emory University

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Post herpetic neuralgia Shingles pain Painful diabetic neuropathy Pain after surgery Pain after traumatic injuries

Research Interests: The epidemiology of pain

William D. Hammonds, MD, MPH

Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Funcation Laboratory and Bronchoscopy Service; Pediatric Residency Pro Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System Ambulatory Care Center - 3rd Floor 1477 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2390

Pediatric Pulmonology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Pulmonology, 1994 Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1989

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1985Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Pediatrics, 1985 Fellowship: University of Minnesota, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1992

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Recurrent Pneumonia, Congenital Malformations of the Respiratory Tract

Research Interests: Lung Disease in Children with Sickle Cell Disease, Medical Education

Valera L. Hudson, MD

Director, Pediatric Arthritis Program Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA Phone: 706-721-3791

Pediatric Rheumatology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Rheumatology Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 2002

Medical School: Manchester Medical School, United Kingdom, 1977 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 1983 Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Pediatric Rheumatology, 1989

Languages Spoken: English, Hindi

Clinical Interests: Childhood Rheumatic Diseases

Research Interests: Patient & Parent Education Vasulitis Takayau arteritis

Rita S. Jerath, MBChB

MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Medical School: Marshall University Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

T.R. Kinsey, MD

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Director Pediatric Student Education Associate Professor MCGHealth Children's Medical Center Ambulatory Care Center 1447 Harper Street 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

PediatricsPediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Internship: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Medical Student Education Behavior Problems Well Child Care

Research Interests: Medical Student Education

Lisa E. Leggio, MD

Associate Dean Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center-3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1963 Residency: Pediatrics, Fitzsimmons General Hospital, 1966 Fellowship: Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease, Medical College of Georgia, 1971

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General Pediatrics

Charles W Linder, MD

Savannah Children's Heart Center 4750 Waters Ave Suite #512 Savannah, GA 31404 Phone: (912) 350-8085

Pediatric Cardiology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Cardiology Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Pediatrics) Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center (Pediatric Cardiology)

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: electrophysiology general pediatric cardiology

Joseph Blakely Long, MD

Pediatric Hospitalist Assistant Professor MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of PediatricsPediatrics

Medical School: University of Texas - Houston Medical School Internship: University of Colorado, The Children's Hospital - Denver, CO Residency: University of Colorado, The Children's Hospital - Denver, CO

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Inpatient pediatric hospital medicine

Margaret Lueg, MD

Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 6th Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-8522

Pediatric Cardiology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Cardiology Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1986

Medical School: Vanderbilt University, 1981 Non-Medical School: Ph.D. Degree: Vanderbilt University, 1984 Residency: Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Pediatrics, 1984 Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Pediatric Cardiology, 1986

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiography Fetal Cardiography

Research Interests: Computer Image Processing Muscle Development Fetal Cardiac Growth & Development Fetal Hemodynamics

William A. Lutin, MD, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center - 2nd Floor 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-0650

Pediatric Neonatology: Board Certified, American Board of Neonatal and Perinatal MedicinePediatrics: Board Certified, American Academy of Pediatrics

Medical School: Jipmer, Pondicherry, India Residency: University of Missouri Medical Center, Columbia MO Fellowship: St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, ST. Louis, MO

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Apnea Respiratory control SIDS

Research Interests: Airway afferents Respiratory control

Oommen P. Mathew, MBBS

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PediatricsPediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine

Kathryn McCusker, MD

Chief of Newborn Nursery Professor of Pediatrics MCGHealth Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1998 Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1995 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 1998

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Breastfeeding and newborn medicine

Research Interests: Breastfeeding and newborn medicine

Kathryn McLeod, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-4402

Pediatric Critical Care: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Medical School: Rajendra Medical School, Ranchi, India Residency: University Of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, GA

Languages Spoken: English

Renuka Mehta, MBBS

Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1997Pediatrics

Medical School: State University of New York, Syracuse, 1993 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 1996

Languages Spoken: English

Research Interests: Cardiovascular risk factors in children

Donna B. Moore, MD, FAAP

Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Associate Medical Director, CMC Performance Improvement Professor MCG Health System MCG Ambulatory Care Center 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2390

Pediatric Infectious Disease: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: University of MichiganResidency: Children's of Northern California Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Childhood immunizations viral infections of children infections in child care settings public policy of infectious diseases & immunizations

Research Interests: childhood immunization safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity infections in child care settings prevention of RSV in high risk children influenza disease and prevention in children with chronic medical problems

Dennis Lynn Murray, MD

Santo Nino Pediatric Clinic, PC 1722 Central Ave Augusta, GA 30904 Phone: 706-855-7414

Pediatric General and Adolescent MedicinePediatrics

Languages Spoken: English

Cynthia A. Nafarrete, MC

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Section Chief of Allergy & Immunology Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2390

Allergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of Allergy and Immunology Pediatric Allergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of PediatricsPediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Ohio Residency: Duke University Fellowship: Duke University

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Asthma Food Allergies Anaphylaxis Insect Allergies

Research Interests: Environmental effects on development of allergies and asthma.

Dennis R. Ownby, MD

Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Program Associate Director Georgia Sleep Center Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics MCGHealth 1447 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Pediatric Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Neurology/Child Neurology, 1998 Sleep Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Sleep Medicine, 1992 Clinical Neurophysiology: Board Certified, American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, 1976 Residency: Pediatrics, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, 1985 Fellowship: Pediatric Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1988 Fellowship: Neurophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, 1990 : Academy of Pain Research, Acupuncture, San Francisco, CA - 2005

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Evaluation of pediatric epilepsy surgery Childhood seizure disorders Sleep disorders in children and narcolepsy

Research Interests: Outcomes of pediatric epilepsy surgery Functional neuroimaging in children with epilepsy Narcolepsy in children Antiepileptic drug trials Seizure prediction Cortical stimulation for treatment of intractable epilepsy

Yong D. Park, MD

Section Chief, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1446 Harper Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-4402

Pediatric Critical Care: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1985

Medical School: University of Cincinnati, 1979 Non-Medical School: Wesleyan University, BA; Armstrong Atlantic State University, MHSA Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1986

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Pediatric Transport Medicine Pediatric Sedation

Anthony L. Pearson-Shaver, MD, MHSA

Director, Adolescent Medicine Associate Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine, 1999 Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1988

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1983 Non-Medical School: M.P.H. , Johns Hopkins University, 1988 Residency: Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, 1986 Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, 1987 Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1988

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Adolescent Primary Care, Mind-Body Medicine, Clinical Hypnosis, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Nutrition, Prevention and Wellness Promotion.

Research Interests: Determinants of Early Adolescent Initiation of Substance Abuse

Robert A. Pendergrast, Jr., MD, MPH

Adult Allergy Immunology Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street BI 5083 Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1450 MCG Medical Associates Lake Oconee Village 2011 Westend Drive Greensboro, GA 30642 Phone: 706-453-9803

Allergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of AnesthesiologyPediatric Allergy/Immunology: Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Allergy and ImmunologyPediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 2000Internship: Medical College of Georgia, 2000-2001 Residency: Medical College of Georgia, 2001-2003 Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, 2004-2006

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Asthma Food Allergies Allergic skin diseases Allergic rhinitis

Research Interests: Effects of pregnancy on allergic diseases

Jason R. Perry, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics MCG Medical Associates - Lake Oconee Village 2011 Westend Drive Greensboro, GA 30642 Phone: 706-453-9803 Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon - Fri

Pediatric General and Adolescent MedicinePediatrics

Languages Spoken: English

Michael Roberts, MD

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Grant Scarborough, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Child Neurology MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-4581

Pediatric Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1994 Electrodiagnostic Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1996 American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1996 Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 1990 Neurology: Board Certified, American Board of Neuropsychology, 1997

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 1986 Residency: Children's Hospital of Alabama, Neurology - 1989 Fellowship: Child Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1992 Fellowship: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - 1994 Internship: Children's Hospital of Alabama - 1987

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Tremors Spasticity EMG Pediatric Epilepsy

Research Interests: Neuromuscular Diseases

Elizabeth Sekul, MD

Assistant Professor MCG Health System MCG Children's Medical Center 1446 Harper Street 2nd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatrics: Board Certified, American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine

Medical School: Government Medical College, Jabalpur, India Internship: SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, New York Residency: SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, New York

Languages Spoken: English, Hindi

Clinical Interests: Adolescent medicine and gynecology

Nirupma Sharma, MD

Assistant Professor MCGHealth 1120 15th Street Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-1450

Allergy/ImmunologyPediatric Allergy/ImmunologyPediatrics

Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Asthma Chronic rhino-sinusitis and medication sensitivity Adverse medication reactions NSID related respiratory disease

Research Interests: Chronic rhinosinusitis Aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease

Philip Howard Smith, MD

Pediatric Primary Care Associates 905 15th Street Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: 706-312-5437

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Non-Medical School: Rice University Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: General Pediatrics

Clay Stallworth, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1447 Harper Street Ambulatory Care Center- 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: 706-721-2191

Pediatric General and Adolescent MedicinePediatrics

Medical School: Medical College of GeorgiaResidency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Leila Stallworth, MD

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Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 2004Internship: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Languages Spoken: English

Holly Van de Voort, MD

Pediatric General and Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics

Paige C. Ward, MD

Section Chief of Pediatric Cardiology Professor of Pediatrics MCG Health System 1120 15th Street Medical Center - 6th Floor Augusta, GA 30809 Phone: (706) 721-8522

Pediatric Cardiology: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric CardiologyPediatrics: Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina Non-Medical School: University of VirginiaResidency: University of Virginia Hospital Fellowship: Texas Children's Hospital

Languages Spoken: English

Clinical Interests: Non-invasive imaging MRI Heart failure cardiomyopathy transplantation

Research Interests: Cardiomyopathy myocarditis

Henry B. Wiles, MD

MCG Health System MCG Ambulatory Care Center 1447 Harper Street 3rd Floor Augusta, GA 30912 Phone: (706) 721-2390

Allergy/Immunology Pediatric Allergy/Immunology Pediatrics

Languages Spoken: English

Betty Wray, MD

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Adair, Steven M., DDS 8

Adams, Robert F., MD 26

Agarwal, Gautam, MD 6

Alleyne, Cargill H., Jr., MD 44

Almodovar-Reteguis, Samuel E., MD 46

Ameri, Afshin, MD 47

Antisdel, Jastin, MD 54

Araque, Julio M., MD 62

Arthur, Mary E. , MD 2

Ashcraft, Deborah A. , DMD 8

Atteberry, Linda, MD 66

Atteberry, Suzanne, DO 12

Bailey, Thomas E., Jr., MD 51

Bassali, Reda W., MD 26, 68

Bates, William B. , MD 62

Bauza, Lynnette B., MD 26, 68

Beall, Sharon, MD 26

Becton, Elizabeth C. , MD 27

Becton, J.L., Jr., MD 27, 68

Bell, Lorna E., MD 12

Berman, Adam E., MD 5

Bernard, Paul J., MD 18

Bertrand, S. Leslie, MD 51

Betts, Eugene Kohler, MD 2, 68

Bhatia, Jatinder J.S. , MBBS 40, 68

Billingsley, Gary Michael, MD 27

Binet, Eugene, MD 62

Blanchard, Amy R., MD 60

Boedy, R. Frederick, MD 40, 68

Bogorad, David D., MD, F.A.C.S. 48

Bollinger, Kathryn, MD 48

Borden, Neil, MD 62

Borders, Jack, Jr., MD 54

Boyd, Linda, DO 19

Bozorgnia, Shahram, MD 52

Braun, Kelli M., MD 35

Brooks, Steven, MD 48

Brown, Jimmy, DDS, MD, FACS 55

Brown, Traesa A, MD 19

Bunyapen, Chantrapa, MD 41, 69

Burch, Kenneth, MD 5

Burnett, William Thomas, MD 12

Caldwell, Alice Little, MD 27, 69

Cannady, William, MD 69

Carroll, James, MD 42, 69

Cartie, Richard, MD 7

Castresana, Manuel R., MD 2, 69

Caudell, Michael J., MD 12

Cearley, David, MD 52

Chaknis, Caren C., MD 2, 69

Chamberlain, Sherman M., MD 24

Chaudhary, Ayaz J., MBBS 24

Chen, Achih H., MD 55

Chin, Edward, MD 18

Choudhri, Haroon F., MD 44

Chutkan, Norman B., MD 52

Ciamillo, Louis, MD 13

Claiborne, Maureen O'brien, MD 27, 70

Coffin, Janis S., DO 20

Corpe, Raymond S., MD 52

Coule, Lynne W., MD 13, 70

Coule, Phillip, MD 13

Cox, Frederick, MD 39

Craft, James H., MD 62

Crosby, Lynn A., MD 52

Currier, Heather, MD 6

Dahl-Smith, Julie L., DO 20

Davis, Loretta S., MD 11

Deleon, Eladio, Jr. , DMD, MS 8

Dement, Mary C., MD 13

Dennison, Andrew C., MD 57

Devoe, Lawrence D., MD 38

Didion, Lisa, MD 27, 70

Dillard, Thomas A., MD 60

Dinsmore, Robert, MD 57

Dolen, William K., MD 1, 70

Donohoe, Jeffrey M., MD 67

Drake, Jennifer L., MD 28

Drake, Kelly, MD 61

Dubin, Stevin A. , MD 2

Duke, Angela, MD, MPH 35

Duncan, Jewell B., MD 52

Edwards, Michael A., MD 34

Emmi, Adelina M., MD 38

Ewart, Christopher, MD 57

Fall, Pamela Jane, MD 41

Ferdinand, Colville H. B. , MD 66

Ferguson, Catherine L., MD 61

Ferguson, Henry W. , DMD 50

Fernando, Marylou David, MD 28

Ferris, Daron G., MD 20

Figueroa, Ramon E. , MD 62

Fischer, Paul B., MD 20

Fisher, John F. , MD 39

Fisher, Lyle Euguene (Gene), Jr., MD 7, 70

Flannery, David, MD 35

Florentino-Pineda, Ivan, MD 2, 70

Floyd, David T., MD 45

Fly, Christopher, MD 13

Forney, Paul D., MD 20

Foster, James A., MD 20

Foushee, Karen, MD 28

Francis, Sean L., MD 39

Franco, Arie, MD 63

Freeman, Davidson, MD 28, 71

Fulcher, S. Marcus, MD 53

Fullerton, Leroy, MD 53

Gamboa, Mabel, MD 57

Getter, Lee, DDS 8

Getts, Alan, MD 28

Ghamande, Sharad A., MD 37

Giller, Cole, MD, PhD, MBA 45

Gilman, Priscilla A., MD 59

Given, Kenna, MD 57

Goei, Stephanie L., MD 48

Goldberg, Susan K., MD 28, 71

Goldsmith, Tiffany, MD 36

Goodrich, Jacob, MD 53

Gossage, James R., MD 60

Greer, Steven A., MD 21

Gross, Hartmut, MD 13

Guill, Margaret F., MD 60

Guill, Marshall A., III, MD 11

Gupta, Pankaj C., MD 48

Hammonds, William D., MD, MPH 3, 71

Handel, Heidi S. , DO 3

Hanes, Carole, DMD 9

Hanes, Philip J. , DDS, MS 9

Hanna, Aaron W., MD 29

Hassan, Zaheed S.M.A., MD 58

Hatley, Robyn, MD 34

Hawkins, Michael L. , MD 26

Head, C. Alvin, MD 3

Helfgott, Andrew W., MD 38

Herbert, Jennifer P., MD 21

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Herman, Wayne W. , DDS 9

Hess, David C., MD 42

Hobbs, Joseph, MD 21

Holsten, Erin Z., MD 36

Holzhauer, Ann, DDS 50

Houk, Christopher P., MD 18

Howell, Charles G., MD 34

Howington, Jerry W., MD 61

Hsu, Jonathan Tsung, MD 21

Hudson, Valera L., MD 60, 71

Hudson, W. Howard, MD 53

Hughes, Charles A., MD 55

Hull, David S., MD 48

Hunter, Monte, MD 53

Isales, Carlos M. , MD 18

Jackson, Lana, MD 55

Jagadeesan, Muralidharan, MBBS 41

Janiak, Bruce D., MD 14

Jerath, Rita S., MBChB 66, 71

Jester, David M., MD 21

Jester, Kimberly, MD 29

Jillella, Anand P., MBBS 47

Joe, Clarence, DMD, MD 63

Johnson, Maria A., DO 21

Johnston, Santa J., MD 7

Jones, Steven, MD 29

Kanluen, Tony, MD 14

Kao, Solon T., DDS 50

Kappes, Carl , MD 29

Karimi, Mohsen, MD 7

Karmin, Paul, MD 63

Killingsworth, Daniel W., MD 49

Kinsey, T.R., MD 29, 71

Kountakis, Stilianos E. , MD, PhD 55

Kruse, Edward J., DO 46

Kuhn, Sharon C., MD 22

Kuhn, Walter, MD 14

Kutlar, Abdullah, MD 47

Lambert, Jerry A., MD 22

Lane, Natalie, MD 14

Lauber, Alison A., MD 22

Lawson, Wayne K. , MD 3

Layman, Lawrence C., MD 38

Leclair, Bruce M., MD 22

Lee, Bobbilynn H., MD 67

Leggio, Lisa E., MD 29, 72

Lennox, Kenneth W. , MD 67

Lesher, Jack L. , Jr. , MD 11

Levy-Bercowski, Daniel, DDS 9

Lewis, Ronald W., MD 67

Lewkowiez, Eric, MD 59

Lind, David Scott, MD 46

Linder, Charles W, MD 30, 72

Lipetskaia, Lioudmila, MD 36

Loebl, Anne Maledon, MD 11

Loftis, Brooke, DDS 9

Londino, Donna L., MD 59

Long, Joseph Blakely, MD 5, 72

Lopez, Mark Daniel, MD 14, 15

Lue, John, MD 36

Lueg, Margaret, MD 30, 72

Lukacik, Marek, MD 24

Lutin, William A., MD, PhD 5, 72

Luxenberg, Malcolm N. , MD 49

Lyon, Matthew, MD, RDMS 15

MacFadyen, Bruce V., Jr., MD 34

Macfee, Michael S., MD 37

Macomson, S. Dion, MD 45

Mammen, Annamma T., MBBS, MD 22

Manaker, Lawrence W., MD 15

Mani, Chitra, MD 40

Manoharan, Anup, MBBS 42

Maria, Bernard L., MD 43, 44

Marnell, Eugene R., MD 63

Martell, John R., Jr., MD 53

Martin, William Dean, MD 61

Martone, Jane Frances, DDS 9

Massey, Jennifer D. , MD 30

Mathew, Oommen P., MBBS 41, 72

Mathews, Wayne S., Jr., MD 3

Mayfield, James B., MD 3

McCusker, Kathryn, MD 30, 73

McDonough, Colleen H., MD 30

McDonough, Jean-Paul, MD 36

McDonough, Michel, MD 36

McDonough, Paul G., MD 39

McKie, Kathleen T., MD 30, 47

McKinnon, Brian J., MD, MBA 55

McLeod, Kathryn, MD 31, 73

McLeod, Kyle B., MD, MPH 15

McLoughlin, James M., MD 46

Mehta, Renuka, MBBS 7, 73

Mellick, Larry B., MS, MD, FAAP, FACEP 15

Mellinger, John D., MD 34

Menckhoff, Carl, MD 15

Merchen, Todd D., MD 26

Mietling, Samuel W. , MD 63

Miller, Jerry, MD 31

Miller, Jill Ann, Jr., MD 22

Minter, David B., MD 54

Misra, Sudipta, MBBS, MD, DM 24

Moore, Donna B., MD, FAAP 31, 73

Moore, Steven Lyons, MD 31

Moore, Walter J., MD 66

Moses, Tina P. 10

Mulloy, Anthony L., DO 19

Mulloy, Laura L., DO 42

Munn, David H. , MD 47

Munroe, Janet A., MD 63

Murdison, Kenneth A., MD 5

Murphy, Ana, MD 39

Murray, Brian J. 37

Murray, Dennis Lynn, MD 40, 73

Murro, Anthony M., MD 43

Nafarrete, Cynthia A., MC 31, 73

Neal, Ruth E. , MD 64

Nesbit, Douglas, MD 31

Newton, S. Clark, Jr., MD 32

Nguyen, Kim-Doan Katrina, MD 25

Nieves, Nestor L., MD 64

Nixon, George A., MD 23

Nussbaum, Julian J., MD 49

Nwobi, Obioma, MD 42

Okpala, Vincent O., MBBS 16

Oliver, Alyce, MD 66

Ortiz, Luis, MD 32

Owen, Ralph Glen, Jr, MD 56

Ownby, Dennis R., MD 1, 74

Parish, Anjali P., MD 41

Park, Yong D., MD 43, 74

Parrish, Ramon O., Jr., MD 23

Pastorek, John S., MD 5

Patel, Vijay S. , MD 7

Paulson, William D., MD 42

Pawl, Richard, MD 16

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Pearson-Shaver, Anthony L., MD, MHSA 8, 74

Pedersen-White, Jennifer W., DO 19

Peeples, Dale A., MD 59

Pelletier, Allen L., MD 23

Pendergrast, Robert A., Jr., MD, MPH 32, 74

Penney, Don W., MD 16

Perry, Jason R., MD 1, 74

Phillips, William G., MD 23

Piazza, Gina M., MD 16

Pipkin, Walter L., MD 34

Postma, Greg, MD 56

Pruett, Michael, DMD 10

Pruitt, J. Ned, II, MD 43

Puchalski, Amy Lauren, MD 16

Qadeer, Ahsan, MD 4

Rawson, James V., MD 64

Ray, Chadburn B., MD 37

Redd-Hobbs, Shirlie A. , MD 4

Renew, Margaret M. , MD 32

Reynolds, Bradford, MD 16

Richwine, Samuel W., Jr., MD 58

Riffle, John E. , MD 49

Riggans, David H. , MD 64

Rissing, J. Peter, MD 40

Ritter, Edmond F. , MD 58

Rivner, Michael H., MD 43

Roberts, Michael, MD 32, 74

Rockman, Roy, DDS 10

Rojas, Ledy C., MD 23

Roman, Horatius, MD 4

Rosenblum, William D., MD 54

Salazar, Pamela B. , MD 57

Salgueiro, Martin, DDS 50

Scarborough, Grant, MD 75

Schade, Robert R., MD 25

Schafer, Tara, DMD, MS 10

Schnuck, Lloyd, Jr., MD 64

Schwartz, Richard, MD 17

Sekul, Elizabeth, MD 43, 75

Sexson, Sandra G., MD 59

Seybt, Melanie, MD 56

Sharma, Nirupma, MD 32, 75

Shaw, Melissa J., DMD 10

Sheehan, Daniel J., MD 12

Sheils, Chris, MD 61

Sheram, Mary L., MD 8

Shiver, Stephens, M.D. 17

Sinex, James, MD 17

Singh, Harinderjit, MD 49

Smith, Arthur M., MD 67

Smith, Joseph, MD 45

Smith, Philip Howard, MD 1, 75

Solares, C. Arturo, MD 56

Solursh, Lionel P., MD 59

Sorrentino, Robert A., MD 6

Sostre, Gilberto D. , MD 64

Sowell, John C. , DDS 51

Sridhar, Subbaramiah, MBBS 25

Stachura, Maximillian E. , MD 19

Stallworth, Clay, MD 33, 75

Stallworth, Leila, MD 33, 75

Stevens, Mark R., DMD 51

Strickland, Suzanne M., MD 44

Strong, William B. , MD 6, 33

Suter, Robert, DO 17

Switzer, Jeffrey A., DO 44

Talledo, O., MD 39

Tannehill, William B., MD 65

Terris, David J., MD 56

Terris, Martha K., MD 67

Thigpen, Suzanne, MD 65

Thomas, Dilip A, MD 49

Torres, Rolando, MD 17

Treadway, Antwan L., DMD 51

Tucker, Jennifer E., MD 17

Turner, Jennifer B., DMD 10

Tuttle, Jonathan, MD 45

Ulrich, Lane D., MD 50

Van de Voort, Holly, MD 33, 76

Vega, Roger A., MD, FAAP 47

Vender, John R., MD 45

Wambsgans, Sal, MD 18

Ward, Paige C., MD 33, 76

Ware, Debra J. , MD 38

Weatherred, Ted W., MD 4

Weingarten, Karl, MD 65

Wells, Larry J. , DO 65

Wheaton, Myra, MD 4

White, Christopher, MD 33, 40

Whitehouse, Alan B. , MD 56

Wilde, James A, MD 18

Wiles, Henry B. , MD 6, 76

Wilkins, Talmadge D., DMD 11

Wilkins, Thad, MD 23

Williams, George W. , MD 37

Williams, Hadyn T., MD 65

Winburn, Virginia B. , MD 35

Wray, Betty, MD 1, 76

Wray, Robert C. , Jr. , MD 58

Wynn, James J., MD 25

Yeh, Karen A., MD 46

Young, Sara E., MD 24

Young, Timothy R. , DO 54

Yount, Avis B. , MD 12

Yu, Jack, DMD, MD 58