Latest News from NGPG

FREE Weight Loss Surgery Seminar
09/18/2010  -  10/25/2010

GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Join NGPG Surgical Associates for a FREE informational seminar about morbid obesity's impact on overall individual health and a discussion of contemporary surgical treatment options.
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Dr. Absar Mirza Joins NGPG Critical Care

08/26/2010

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Ahmed Abdussalam, MD; Steven Accarino, MD; James Bailey, PhD, MD;  Joe Clements, MD; Gordon Turner, MD; and the staff at Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Critical Care welcome Absar A. Mirza, MD, to their group.
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Dr. James Murphey joins NGPG Cleveland

08/25/2010

CLEVELAND, Ga. – Becky Loomis, MD, Stacey Parker, MD, and the staff of Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Cleveland welcome James Murphey, MD, to their practice.
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Dr. Michael Gaffud Joins NGPG Surgical Associates Vascular Center

08/17/2010

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – J. Timothy Fulenwider, MD, FACS; J. Clifton Hastings, III, MD, FACS; Michael H. Lebow, MD; and the staff at Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Surgical Associates Vascular Center welcome Michael J. Gaffud, MD, to the practice.
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Dr. Nikki Huges Joins NGPG Buford

08/13/2010

BUFORD, Ga. – Margaret Schutte, MD, Brent Carroll, DO; and the staff at Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Buford welcome Nikki Hughes, MD, who joined the practice August 2, 2010.
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NGPG Surgical Associates' Vascular Center Now Offers the Newest Treatment Option for Spider Veins and Telangiectasia

08/03/2010

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Surgical Associates Vascular Center, now offers the area’s only Veinwave treatment system for treatment of spider veins and telangiectasia (clusters of red, blue or purple veins that spider-web across the cheeks, thighs, calves, ankles and knees).
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Dr. Kevin Trapnell Receives National Recognition for Diabetes Care

07/21/2010

CUMMING, Ga. – Kevin Trapnell, MD, a family medicine physician with Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Cumming, recently received recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for providing quality care to his patients with diabetes.
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Dr. Palmer Now Offers Diabetes and Sports/Exercise Clinic

07/06/2010

Chad Palmer, MD, is now offering a Diabetes and Sports/Exercise clinic on Friday mornings at NGPG Sports Medicine in Braselton.  Working with the patient’s primary care physician and/or endocrinologist, Dr. Palmer offers a host of services to the Type I and Type II Diabetic.
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Dr. Blevins Now Accepting Neurology Patients at NGPG Dawsonville

06/25/2010

Dawsonville, Ga. – Family medicine physicians Ernst Nieuwoudt, MD, and Paul Behrmann, MD, and the staff of Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Dawsonville are pleased to announce that Shaena Blevins, MD, a neurologist with NGPG Neurology, is now accepting patients at their practice on Tuesdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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NGPG Urology Offering a Painless, No-Needle Vasectomy

05/17/2010

GAINESVILLE, Ga.- In the United States each year, about 500,000 men choose to have a vasectomy for permanent birth control.  A new surgical approach offers men a less invasive procedure as compared to the traditional needle vasectomy.
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Dr. Edwin Tirado Joins Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Medical Park 1, Suite 110

April 27, 2010

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Antonio Rios, MD, and the staff of Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Medical Park 1, Suite 110, welcome Edwin Tirado, MD, to the practice

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The Medical Center Foundation and NGPG Cardiology Donate Life-Saving Equipment to Union County Schools
01/25/2010

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. – Students, faculty and staff of the Union County School System who suffer sudden heart attacks may be saved by new equipment donated by Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Cardiology and The Medical Center Foundation of Northeast Georgia Health System.
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Dr. Allison Turk Now Seeing Patients at Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Dahlonega
09/01/2009

DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Mark Moers, MD, and the staff at Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Dahlonega welcome Allison Turk, MD, who joined the practice August 31, 2009.
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Dr. Idopise Umana Now Seeing Patients At Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Braselton Clinic
08/11/09

HOCHSTON, Ga. – Gary Dalley, MD; James Jackson, MD; Vincent Knight, MD; Christina Rich, MD; Lorie Campbell, PA-C; Dawn Itzie, PA-C; and the staff at Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Braselton Clinic welcome Idopise Umana, MD to the practice.
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Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Welcomes New Physicians
07/10/09

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Darlene Lobel, MD, and John Gorecki, MD, have joined Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Neurosurgery. The pair began seeing patients July 1.
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Dr. Inchol Yun Now Seeing Patients at Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Thompson Bridge
02/17/2009

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Christy Wagner, MD, and the staff at Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Thompson Bridge welcome Inchol Yun, MD, who joined the practice January 5.
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Dr. Brent Carroll Now Seeing Patients at Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Buford
02/16/2009

BUFORD, Ga. – Margaret Schutte, MD, and the staff at Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Buford welcome Brent Carroll, DO, who joined the practice December 8, 2008.
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Dr. Robert Kelly Now Seeing Patients at Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Oakwood
02/09/2008

OAKWOOD, Ga. – Timothy Flynn, MD, and the staff at Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Oakwood welcome Robert Kelly, MD, who joined the practice November 17, 2008.
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