June 27, 2025

Congratulations to our General Surgery residency graduates

(pictured L-R) Congratulations to our General Surgery residency graduates! After five years of rigorous training, they are moving on to competitive fellowships and starting their careers – with two staying here in Georgia! Please see below for their next steps! Alec Seaton, MD – Practicing General Surgery at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA […]

May 2, 2025

Meet General Surgery resident, Dr. Randall Duran

Tell us a little bit about yourself– where are you from and where did you go to medical school?  I was born in Fort Benning, Georgia and grew up in a military household – my Dad was in the Army. We moved to West Palm Beach, Florida during high school. I’m married, my wife is […]

September 25, 2024

Meet Our General Surgery Chief Residents!

We’re excited to introduce the Chief Residents for our General Surgery residency program, Dr. Ryan Anderson and Dr. Molly McNamee! Hear what it means for them personally to be Chiefs in our blog below. I am honored to be given this opportunity to be a Chief Resident at the General Surgery program. My goal as Chief […]

June 10, 2024

Congratulations to the Inaugural General Surgery Residency 2024 Graduates

After five years of hard work and dedication, the inaugural General Surgery Residency class of 2024 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) held their commencement ceremony this past Saturday. NGMC is excited to have one graduating resident stay in Gainesville to begin working with Longstreet Clinic, three surgeons have been accepted into competitive fellowship programs, […]

October 31, 2023

From the Front Line to the OR

Meet PGY-4 General Surgery resident and veteran Dr. Ryan Anderson and learn more about him below! You are one of several veteran residents here at NGMCGME. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, where you are from, what branch of service you served in, and when you served? I’m married to my wife, […]

August 30, 2023

A General Surgery Intern’s Perspective on Residency

Meet PGY-1 General Surgery resident Dr. Mariah Cawthon and learn about her experience as a first-year resident below! Tell us a little about yourself (where you are from and what medical school you went to) and what made you decide to be a surgeon. I am originally from Huntsville, Alabama (Roll Tide)! I went to […]

March 20, 2023

NGMC increases number of resident physicians

More physicians are on the way to care for people across the region, as Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) learned Friday who is joining the newest class of resident physicians this summer.   The organization’s fifth class spans seven specialties and increases the number of residents in each specialty to: NGMC also has 12 Cardiovascular Disease […]

August 12, 2022

Residents Connect through Food and Culture

Henry Colorado, MD, PGY-1, Internal Medicine Resident I was born in Bogota, Colombia and came to the U.S. when I was three years old. Growing up, food was an important aspect of our family dynamic; it was how we built a strong relationship within ourselves as well as with our Hispanic community. At an early […]

April 28, 2022

Resident Research Spotlight – Riaz Mahmood, DO

Congratulations to Dr. Riaz Mahmood, the new Chief Resident for Research. He will be starting in his new position on July 1. Here is a little bit more about Dr. Mahmood! Tell us about yourself! I was born in Pakistan and moved to the US when I was 11. I grew up in the small town […]

April 25, 2022

Resident Research Spotlight – Young Min Cho, MD

By Dheeraj Chilamakuri, MHA Please introduce us to your childhood and family. “Half-Korean and half-Argentinean” is the first thing that comes to mind when describing my childhood. I was born in Seoul, South Korea. However, due to the Asian financial crisis of 1997, my family had to seek better economic opportunities in Argentina. I was […]