Dr. Lori Bolgla, assistant professor of physical therapy, has a special interest in sports medicine.

Sharon Chestnut, assistant professor of biomedical and radiological technologies, earned associate and bachelor’s degrees from MCG.

Dr. Miriam Cortez-Cooper, assistant professor of physical therapy, will explore research and clinical interests of exercise to prevent cardiovascular disease and pediatric obesity.

Vivian Dicks, instructor of biomedical and radiological technologies, earned her degree from the University of South Carolina.

Dabney Eidson, part-time instructor of respiratory therapy, earned her bachelors degree from MCG.

Layton Fillion, an MCG alumna and assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene, teaches junior/senior clinical sessions and dental materials.

Kimberly Hall, assistant professor of dental hygiene, is an MCG graduate and teaches dental hygiene theory/practice and practice management.

Michael Jensen has joined the Schools of Allied Health Sciences and Medicine as an adjunct faculty member, serving as medical illustrator for neurosurgery. Prior to joining the faculty, the MCG graduate lived in the Boston area animating Curious George.

School of Dentistry

Dr. Barry Hammond, assistant professor of oral rehabilitation, comes to MCG from private practice in Greenville, S.C. He is a member of the American Dental Society, the Academy of General Dentistry and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

Dr. Sajitha Kalathingal, formerly at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is an assistant professor of oral diagnosis. He is a member of the International Association of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology and the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.

Dr. David Lazarchik, associate professor of oral rehabilitation, comes to MCG from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry and American Association of Hospital Dentists.
 

School of Medicine

Drs. Paul A. Bilodeau, Teresa A. Coleman and Thomas A. Samuel have joined the Division of Hematology/Oncology to develop focused treatment and clinical research programs in areas including breast and prostate cancer. The researchers emphasize multidisciplinary collaboration and treatments that specifically target cancer cells with minimal side effects.

Dr. Brian Kirkpatrick, professor and vice chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, is a psychiatric specializing in schizophrenia. He comes to MCG from the University of Maryland Psychiatric Research Center.

Dr. Kavita Natarajan has joined the Section of Hematology/Oncology after completing a fellowship in the specialty. Dr. Natarajan, a graduate of Baroda Medical College in India, specializes in bleeding and clotting disorders.

Dr. Gregory Postma, a pioneer in outpatient esophagus and unsedated larynx surgery, has come to MCG from Wake Forest University as a faculty member in the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and director of MCG Health System’s Voice and Swallowing Center.

Dr. Saroj Sharma, assistant professor of general internal medicine, specializes in preventive medicine, hypertension and osteoporosis.

MCG Health System

David Karangu has been appointed by Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to a three-year term on the MCG Health, Inc. Board of Directors. Mr. Karangu, president and chief operating officer of Mercedes Benz of Augusta and Fairway Ford of Augusta, replaces Dr. Shirley Lewis, president of Paine College, who served on the board since MCG Health, Inc.’s activation in July 2000.

Campuswide

Bryan Mitchell, Health Careers Opportunity Program project coordinator, helps expand pipeline programs to increase the number of under-represented minority and disadvantaged health care providers in the state.

School of Nursing

Jacques H. Amole, instructor of biobehavioral nursing, earned his degree from East Stroudsburg University.

Julia Lowe Behr, part-time assistant professor of biobehavioral nursing, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from MCG.

Christine Barrett Berding, assistant professor of biobehavioral nursing, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from MCG.

Judy K. Glaser, part-time instructor of biobehavioral nursing, earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from MCG and a master’s degree from Georgia State University.

Donna A. Levitt, part-time associate professor of physiological and technological nursing, earned a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. from Berne University.

Frances R. Martin, assistant professor of biobehavioral nursing, earned a master’s degree from the University of Rochester and a Ph.D. from Florida State University.

Jo-Ellen M. McDonough, assistant professor of health environments and systems in the School of Nursing, earned a master’s degree from Case Western Reserve University and a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina.

Shirley Ann Quarles, part-time associate professor of health environments and systems in the School of Nursing, holds two master’s degrees, as well as an Ed.D. from North Carolina State University.

Autumn Schumacher, assistant professor of physiological and technological nursing, earned a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago.

Steven M. Whitney, instructor of physiological and technological nursing, earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Georgia State University and a master’s degree in nursing from Georgia College and State University.