More physicians are on the way to care for patients in high-demand specialties, as Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) learned on Wednesday who is joining the Cardiovascular Disease and Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship programs. Six Cardiovascular Disease fellows have matched with NGMC, bringing the total to 12 fellows training in heart health. With the […]
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Congratulations to Dr. Newton and Dr. Le Church, who were honored with two of the highest honors given by the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) on October 22, 2022 at their annual House of Delegates in Savannah. MAG honors four physicians and one non-physician for their contributions to the state and medicine annually. Dr. Newton […]
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Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is so proud of NGMC Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, Dr. Jim Kruer as the recipient of the American College of Physicians (ACP) Georgia Chapter’s 2022 Mark Silverman Award! The Mark Silverman Award honors a member, Fellow, or Master in the Chapter who exemplifies devotion to his or her patients, […]
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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 […]
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Check out the awards given out at the inaugural Internal Medicine Residency Graduation! Faculty Awards Outstanding Research Mentor – Dr. Gagan Kumar Outstanding Inpatient Faculty Member – Dr. Franklin Fontem Outstanding Ambulatory Faculty member – Drs. Idopise Umana and Bradley Pierce Outstanding Subspecialty Faculty Member – Dr. Evegenia Korytnaya Teacher of the Year – Dr. […]
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By Dheeraj Chilamakuri, MHADr. Abidoye was recognized as the Overall Resident Researcher for the 2021-2022 Academic Year. What was your childhood and family like? I was originally born in the United Kingdom, but I was brought up in Nigeria and come from a family of five children. I am the fourth born and the youngest […]
Read More »Dr. Shelley Nuss, the campus dean at the Augusta University-University of Georgia Medical Partnership Campus in Athens, recently presented the Family Medicine residency program at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) in Gainesville, Georgia, this year’s Best of the Best in medical student education for the Athens campus. “The Family Medicine program is committed to training […]
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By Dheeraj Chilamakrui, MHA **Dr. Sheena Bhushan was named “Most Promising Intern Researcher” at the 2021-22 academic year Awards Banquet** Please introduce us to your childhood and family! I was born in California in a typical modern Punjabi-Indian family, where there was a lot of emphasis on academics and community service. Growing up, I wanted […]
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Residents, faculty, staff, and their guests gathered at Scott’s Downtown for the 2nd annual GME Awards banquet. This event is held to recognize the scholarly and personal accomplishments of residents and faculty and to celebrate the end of another successful academic year. Awards were presented to the following recipients: Research Day Poster Winners: Research Category:Herrera […]
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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 […]
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