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DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE
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Faculty Profiles
Linda Boyd, D.O., Professor
Associate Dean for Regional Campus Coordination, School of Medicine
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Medical School: UMDNJ- School of Osteopathic Medicine,
Stafford, NJ - Residency Training: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Family Practice Residency, Patterson, NJ
- Topics of Expertise: Medical Education, Evidence-based Medicine, Cancer Prevention, Smoking Cessation
- LBoyd@mail.mcg.edu
Traesa A Brown, M.D., Assistant Professor
- Medical School: Ross University of Medicine
- Residency Training: Medical College of Georgia (Family Medicine)
- Topics of Expertise: Women's Health and Pediatrics
- TBrown@mail.mcg.edu
Ann M. Butler, M.D., Assistant Professor
- Administrative Title: Associate Director, Residency Educational Programs
- Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
- Residency Training: Medical College of Georgia
- Topics of Expertise: Pharmacy, Drug Interactions
- AButler@mail.mcg.edu
Janis S. Coffin, D.O., Assistant Professor,
- Administrative Title: Director, Family
Medicine Center
- Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences
- Residency Training: University of Missouri - Columbia
- Topics of Expertise: Women's Health, Preventive Medicine, Endoscopy and Colonoscopy
- JCoffin@mail.mcg.edu
Julie L. Dahl-Smith, D.O.,
Associate Professor
- Administrative Title: Associate Director, Residency Educational Programs and Director, Medical Education for Osteopathic Internship and Residency Programs
- Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Residency Training: Medical School of Georgia (Family Medicine)
- Topics of Expertise: Osteopathic Manipulation Techniques, Acupuncture and Bio-identical Hormone Replacement
- JDahl@mail.mcg.ed
Daron G.
Ferris, M.D., Professor 
- Administrative Title: Director, Gynecologic Cancer Prevention Center
- Medical School: Bowman Gray School of Medicine
- Residency Training: East Carolina University, Pitt County Memorial Hospital
- Topics of Expertise: Lower genital tract neoplasias, human papillomavirus, colposcopy, vaginitis, diagnostic tests and equipment, vaccines, telemedicine, women's health, pharmacologic and surgical therapies.
- DFerris@mail.mcg.edu
Paul D.
Forney, M.D., Associate Professor
- Administrative Title: Vice Chairman, Family Medicine; Director, Residency Educational Programs
- Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Residency Training: University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore
- Topics of Expertise: New Developments in Therapy for Cardiac Arrhythmias
- PForney@mail.mcg.edu
James A.
Foster, M.D., Assistant Professor 
- Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Residency Training: Medical College of Georgia (Family Medicine)
- Topics of Expertise: Fiberoptic Procedures, Dermatological Diseases
- JFoster@mail.mcg.edu
Ralph
A. Gillies, Ph.D, Associate Professor
- Graduate School: University of Missouri-Columbia
- Residency Training: Augusta Veteran's Administration/Medical College of Georgia Consortium
- Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia (Family and Marital Therapy)
- Topics of Expertise: Anxiety Management, Behavioral Medicine, Program Development
- RGillies@mail.mcg.edu
Nidhi
K. Gulati, M.D., Assistant Professor
- Administrative Title: Medical Director, Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home
- Medical School: Wayne State University
- Residency Training: Medical College of Georgia
- Topics of Expertise: Geriatrics, Long Term Care, Infection Control
- NGulati@mail.mcg.edu
Steven A. Greer, M.D., Assistant Professor
- Administrative Title: Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine
- Medical School: St. George's University
- Residency Training: Moses Cone Health System
- Fellowship: Primary Care Sports Medicine, Moses Cone Health System (Greensboro, NC)
- Topics of Expertise: Sports Medicine, Medical problems in athletes, musculoskeletal medicine
- StGreer@mail.mcg.edu
Joseph
Hobbs, M.D., Professor
- Administrative Title: GAFPs' J.W. Tollison, M.D., Distinguished Chair
- Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
- Residency Training: Medical College of Georgia (Family Medicine)
- Topics of Expertise: Acid-Base, Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders, Management-Case Studies, Hypertension and Complications, Hematology Renal Disease
- JHobbs@mail.mcg.edu
Sharon
C. Kuhn, M.D., Associate Professor
- Medical School: Pennsylvania State University
- Residency Training: Pennsylvania State University (Community Medicine), Medical College of Georgia (Family Medicine)
- Topics of Expertise: Family Medicine
- SKuhn@mail.mcg.edu
Alison A. Lauber, M.D., Associate Professor
- Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
- Residency Training: Baptist Medical
- Fellowship: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
- Topics of Expertise: Complimentary Medicine and Acupuncture, Pain Management, Female Sexual Dysfunction, Medical Writing and Editing, ALSO
- ALauber@mail.mcg.edu
Bruce M.
LeClair, M.D. M.P.H., Associate Professor
- Medical School: University of California, Davis
- Residency Training: Fort Ord, California
- Fellowship: Faculty Development, Madigan Army Medical Center
- Topics of Expertise: Faculty Development, Community Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology, Family Medicine
- BLeClair@mail.mcg.edu
Anna
Mammen, M.D., Assistant Professor
- Medical School: Christian Medical College, India
- Residency Training: Medical College of Georgia
- Topics of Expertise: Dermatology, Family Medicine
- AMammen@mail.mcg.edu
Maria McKnight, D.O., Assistant Professor
- Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Residency Training: Medical College of Georgia
- Topics of Expertise: Osteopathic Manipulation Techniques, Women's Health
- MaMcKnight@mail.mcg.edu
Jill
Miller, M.D., Assistant Professor
- Medical School: University of New Mexico
- Residency Training: University of New Mexico (Family Medicine)
- Topics of Expertise: Women's Health, Colposcopy, Student Health
- JMiller@mail.mcg.edu
George A. Nixon, M.D., Associate Professor
- Administrative Title: Director, Predoctoral Program
- Medical School: Meharry Medical College
- Residency Training: Womack Army Hospital, North Carolina
- Topics of Expertise: Epidemiology of Aging, Anaerobic Infections in Primary Care
- GNixon@mail.mcg.edu
Ramon O. Parrish, M.D., Associate Professor
- Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency Training: Eglin Air Force Base
- Topics of Expertise: Headache, Allergy, Maternity Care, Dermatology Procedures, Geriatric Psychopharmacology, Databases, Pediatric Asthma, Alternative Medicine, Alcoholism, Medical Quality
- RParrish@mail.mcg.edu
William
G. Phillips, M.D., Assistant Professor
- Medical School: University of Florida
- Residency Training: Halifax Hospital, Daytona Beach, FL
- Topics of Expertise: Preventive Medicine, Diabetes
- WPhillip@mail.mcg.edu
Peggy J.
Wagner, Ph.D., Professor
- Administrative Title: Director, Research Department of Family Medicine; Associate Director, Center for Educational Excellence, School of Medicine
- Graduate School: University of Florida (Social Psychology)
- Topics of Expertise: Research Development, Patient/Physician Communication, Behavioral Medicine
- PWagner@mail.mcg.edu
J. Thadford Wilkins, M.D.,
Associate Professor
- Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
- Residency Training: Eglin Air Force Base
- Topics of Expertise: Endoscopy, Computers/PDA's in Medicine
- TWilkins@mail.mcg.edu
Sara E.Young, M.D., Assistant Professor
- Medical School: Boston University
- Residency Training: Trident Family Medicine Residency
- Fellowship: Faculty Development, Medical University of South Carolina
- Topics of Expertise: Research; Modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia, Secondary Data Analysis
- SaYoung@mail.mcg.edu