Healthcare and Medical News for Atlanta Physicians

N. Spencer Welch, MD

N. Spencer Welch, MD, was born and raised in Atlanta. He received his undergraduate degree at Princeton University and then came home to Emory University for medical school. He did his internship and residency at Emory, Grady Hospital and affiliated hospitals. He did a chief residency at Crawford Long Hospital before doing a Fellowship in Endocrinology at Emory where he did ... Continue Reading

Gary E. Myerson, M.D.

Dr. Myerson is a Founding Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology and is an active participant of the Arthritis Foundation. He also serves on the Medical Staff as Team Rheumatologist for the Atlanta Falcons Football Club. Dr. Meyerson practices with the Arthritis and Rheumatology of GA. Dr. Myerson wrote Understanding the Immune Response From ATLANTA Medicine, ... Continue Reading

Athan Tiliakos, D.O.

Dr. Athan Tiliakos graduated from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and did his postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine, where he also served as a Chief Medical Resident.  He underwent fellowship training at Emory University. Dr. Tiliakos is currently involved in clinical trials and epidemiologic research projects ... Continue Reading

Nikhil L. Shah DO, MPH

Dr. Nikhil L. Shah currently serves as the Chief of the Minimal Access and Robotic Surgery at Piedmont Health Care in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Shah has performed thousands of robotic procedures with specific expertise in prostatectomy, nephrectomy and upper tract reconstruction. In addition, his interest and expertise in MinimalAccess procedures allows patients the opportunity to ... Continue Reading

Rajesh G. Laungani, MD FACS

Dr. Rajesh G. Laungani is a Urologist and serves as the Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urology at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. He received his medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine and completed his surgical internship and urology residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, where he earned a fellowship in ... Continue Reading

W. Hayes Wilson, MD

W. Hayes Wilson, MD is the President of Piedmont Rheumatology Consultants. He is chief of the Division of Rheumatology at Piedmont Hospital, chairperson of the Medical and Scientific Committee of the Arthritis Foundation, , and serves on the Board of Directors of the Arthritis Foundation National, medical advisory board for the Lupus Foundation of America, Georgia Chapter. ... Continue Reading

WellStar Working to Prevent Maternal Deaths During Pregnancy and Birth

WellStar is joining a multi-year, three-pronged initiative launched by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) to improve the treatment of pregnancy related complications.  The first initiative focuses on improving the treatment of obstetric hemorrhage—one of the leading causes of death during labor and delivery. AWHONN’s Postpartum ... Continue Reading

Atlanta Medical Group Management Association

Atlanta Medical Group Managers Association (AMGMA) is the local Atlanta chapter of the Georgia MGMA. The mission of MGMA is to continually improve the performance of medical group practice professionals and the organizations they represent. www.atlantamgma.com ... Continue Reading

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