Fellow Georgia physician, I would like to appeal to you to participate in the Medical Association of Georgia’s new ‘Let’s help take this pandemic down’ campaign, which is designed to mobilize and leverage our profession to increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate in the state – which is one of the lowest in the U.S. This includes… 1. Having your practice staff ask your ... Continue Reading

Northside Hospital and Cardiovascular Group LLC (CVG) announced the signing of a Practice Services Agreement, signifying a leap forward in cardiovascular patient care and clinical leadership in the Atlanta region. Northside Hospital and CVG finalized the partnership earlier this month. Key contributors to the culmination of the deal were Debbie Mitcham, President and CEO of ... Continue Reading

Natalie Godbee, DO, a board-certified and fellowship-trained gynecologic oncologist, is the latest addition to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) Atlanta physician roster. Dr. Godbee earned her medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, Georgia, and completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital ... Continue Reading

V.K. Puppala, M.D., Founder & Chairman of Comprehensive Spine & Pain, has opened new locations for the interventional pain practice in Riverdale, Marietta, and Duluth. The practice, founded in 2016, has existing state-licensed pain clinics in Sandy Springs, Decatur, Lithia Springs and Villa Rica, and two state-of-the-art licensed ambulatory surgery centers in Sandy ... Continue Reading

Drs. Manu Sancheti and Alejandro Sardi at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital are using a new state-of-the-art robot to diagnose lung cancers earlier and less invasively. With its ultra-thin and maneuverable catheter, the Ion robot, made by Intuitive, is capable of reaching deep into the peripheral areas of the lung, where the robot enables doctors to biopsy suspicious ... Continue Reading

  Wellstar Health System and Sharecare announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on enhancing the healthcare experience for consumers and team members. “People are at the center of everything we do,” said Candice L. Saunders, president and CEO, Wellstar Health System. “Our partnership with Sharecare was forged to deliver an innovative experience that will ... Continue Reading

Dr. Elan Golan of Northside Orthopedic Specialists in Snellville now offers Matrix-induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (MACI) as an alternative treatment option for patients with knee pain. MACI is an alternative to other surgical treatments for knee cartilage damage. The procedure involves harvesting a patient’s own cartilage cells and regrowing them in a Food and ... Continue Reading

The Peachtree City location of Alliance Spine and Pain Centers now offers patients interventional pain management. Alliance Spine and Pain Centers will perform minimally invasive procedures in the updated Peachtree City Location. As with all Alliance Spine and Pain Centers, the new location will specialize in interventional treatments. The practice provides a balanced ... Continue Reading

  Correction: a previous version of this article mistakenly announced that Dr. Emily Blum is Georgia's only practicing board-certified female urologist joined Georgia Urology. This is not accurate. The distinction is that Dr. Blum is a board-certified pediatric urologist at Georgia Urology. We apologize for the inaccuracy. Georgia Urology is home to ... Continue Reading

New research from Emory University shows exposures to people with COVID-19 outside the workplace and Black race were the strongest predictors of positive COVID-19 antibody tests, also known as seropositivity, in health care workers. The study was published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine on Jan. 29, 2021. The researchers also determined living in a zip code with ... Continue Reading

Avail Dermatology, with offices throughout Georgia in Newnan, Peachtree City (Fayetteville), and Carrollton, has acquired a new location in Stockbridge. The Stockbridge location formerly operated as Tara Dermatology Center under the leadership of Dr. Vincent Peng since 1974. Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Wallace Nozile will serve as the head of Avail Dermatology’s new ... Continue Reading

The drug abatacept was shown to significantly reduce the risk of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) among children and adults undergoing unrelated donor blood and marrow transplant for hematologic cancer during a seven-year, multisite trial. Led by Benjamin K. Watkins, MD, and Muna Qayed, MD, hematologists and oncologists at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of ... Continue Reading

Barry Silverman and Saul Adler's new book, Manners, Morals, and Medical Care is a reference for medical students, residents, and allied healthcare workers who are just entering the medical field. It outlines what one should expect and what is expected of an individual when embarking on a career at a clinic or hospital. Organized into two sections, the book defines student ... Continue Reading