David Feliciano, MD, a leader in general surgery and trauma care, has joined Atlanta Medical Center, Georgia’s most recently designated Level 1 trauma center. “Dr. Feliciano is a nationally renowned trauma surgeon who brings a wealth of experience to our trauma team,†said Vernon Henderson, MD, FACS, Medical Director of Trauma and Critical Care at Atlanta Medical ... Continue Reading
Archives for December 2011
New Procedure Provides Relief to Severe Asthma Sufferers
Interventional pulmonologists at Emory University Hospital are now offering Bronchial Thermoplasty, a new procedure that shrinks excessive airway smooth muscle (ASM) that lines the bronchial airways using controlled thermal heat. Removing some of the airway smooth muscle decreases the ability of the airways to constrict, leading to a reduction in the amount and severity of ... Continue Reading
MAA Annual Legislative Dinner
December 8, 2011 at Maggiano's, Atlanta. For more information, visit Medical Association of Atlanta ... Continue Reading
Nanette Wenger, MD, an Emory Cardiologist, Receives American Heart Association’s Highest Honor
The American Heart Association’s Council on Clinical Cardiology has honored renowned Emory cardiologist Nanette Wenger, MD, with its highest accolade, the James B. Herrick Award, for her profound impact on clinical cardiology practice. Wenger is a professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, and former chief of cardiology at Grady ... Continue Reading
Childs Selected as Morehouse Department of Surgery Chairman
Morehouse School of Medicine has named Ed W. Childs, M.D., chairman of its department of surgery. Childs will lead the revitalization of the department of surgery by playing a leadership role at Grady Health Systems, recruiting faculty and actively supporting faculty development as chairman. “A well-established research specialist, sought after speaker and published ... Continue Reading
WellStar Kennestone Hospital Joins Georgia Trauma Care Network
The Georgia Department of Public Health designated WellStar Kennestone Hospital as a Level II Trauma Center, making it the only designated Trauma Center in WellStar Health System’s five county primary service area (Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas and Paulding Counties). The designation comes after nearly two years of planning, implementation of a formal model for trauma care ... Continue Reading
Manfred Sandler, MD, Leads Open Heart Program at Gwinnett
Gwinnett Medical Center's (GMC) Strickland Heart Center, a 40,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility featuring the latest in life-saving technology, is slated to open in January 2012. Manfred Sandler, M.D., medical director of cardiology at GMC, led the successful campaign to obtain the required Certificate of Need for open heart services and helped raise more than $9 ... Continue Reading
North Georgia Medical Managers Association Annual Holiday Event
December 8, 2011 at Farm Golf Club, 

Rocky Face, GA. For more information, visit NGMMA 2011 Holiday Event ... Continue Reading
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Receives Accreditation for Vascular Ultrasound
Emory Johns Creek Hospital has received accreditation from the American College of Radiology (ACR) for its Vascular Ultrasound imaging services. The accreditation means that: •   The hospital has voluntarily gone through a rigorous review process to be sure it meets nationally accepted standards with respect to vascular ultrasound. •   The hospital’s personnel ... Continue Reading
