Inpatient Medical Group Team

For Consults and Admissions:
24/7, On-Call Pager

• GMC–Lawrenceville: 770-583-6804
• GMC–Duluth: 770-583-6810

For Questions and Information: 678-312-3294

Martin Austin, MD, FHM
Medical Director
Med School: New York University
Residency: Bellevue Hospital (NY)
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Bedri Yusuf, MD, FACP, SFHM, CPE
Associate Medical Director
Med School: Addis Ababa University, Gondar Medical College (Ethiopia)
Residency: Atlanta Medical Center
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Milton Alvarez, DO
Med School: Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center
Residency: Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Elizabeth Atkins, MD , FHM
Med School: West Virginia University
Residency: Emory University
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Pinkesh Bhuta, MD, FACP
Med School: University of Florida
Residency: Shands Hospital/University of Florida
Masters in Public Health
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Murtaza Cassoobhoy, MD, FACP
Med School: Wake Forest University
Residency: Emory University
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care

Neelima Dachuri, MD
Med School: Stanley Medical College (India)
Residency: MeHarry Medical College (TN)
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Rodica Ellis, MD
Med School: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Romania)
Residency: Emory University
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Tamar Gabelaya, MD
Med School: Aieti Medical School, Tbilisi, Georgia
Residency: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Cynthia Ham, MD
Med School: Medical College of Georgia
Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Andy Jaffal, MD, FACP
Med School: Jordan University School of Medicine
Residency: Grady Memorial Hospital
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Omar Jalil, MD
Med School: Saba University School of Medicine
Residency: Western Reserve Care Systems in Youngstown, Ohio
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Peter Kaplan, MD
Med School: Univ. of Texas Southwestern
Residency: Univ. of Texas Southwestern
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease

David Lee, MD
Med School: Medical College of Georgia
Residency: Atlanta Medical Center
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

James Lee, MD
Med School: Medical College of Georgia
Residency: George Washington University Medical Center
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

Paayal Mehta Vyas, MD
Med School: East Carolina University
Residency: Wake Forest University
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Gregory Miller, MD
Med School: University of Missouri
Residency: St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center of Central Massachusetts
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Adrian Mogos, MD
Med School: Georgetown University
Residency: Emory University
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Peter K. Nam, MD
Med School: Medical University of South Carolina
Residency: Atlanta Medical Center
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Madhuri Namuduri, MD
Med School: Kakatiya Medical College, India
Residency: Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Dana Neacsu, MD
Med School: University of Medicine “Carol Davilla” Romania
Residency: Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, a Mount Sinai Hospital, NY Affiliate
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Shashi Poddar, MD
Med School: Medical College of Georgia
Residency: Atlanta Medical Center
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Sudha Reddy, MD
Med School: Gandhi Medical College (India)
Residency: UMDNJ-Affiliated Mountainside Hospital, New Jersey
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease

Quinn Simien, MD
Med School: Louisiana State University
Residency: UNC-Chapel Hill University Medical Center
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Paul Skokanic, MD
Med School: University of Vienna
Residency: Emory University
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Herschel Smith III, MD
Med School: Howard University
Residency: St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center (CT)
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Neeta Sukthanker, MD
Med School: Goa Medical College (India)
Residency: St. Joseph Hospital
Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine: Northwestern University/Feinberg School of Medicine
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Sahil Tah, MD
Med School: Morehouse School of Medicine
Residency: Morehouse School of Medicine
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Tisha Tipnis, MD
Med School: Saba University School of Medicine
Residency: Western Reserve Care Systems in Youngstown, Ohio
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Nurse Practitioners

Susan Eldred, MSN, RN, NPC
Master of Science: Nursing, Georgia State University
Certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Susan Fleming, MSN, RN, NPC
Master of Science: Nursing, Vanderbilt University
Certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Sylvia Hung, MSN, NPC
Master of Science: Nursing, Adelphi University, School of Nursing
Certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Glory Jason, MSN, RN, NPC
Master of Science:  Nursing, Brenau University
Certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Laura Mitchell, MSN, RN, NPC
Master of Science: Nursing, Georgia State University
Certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Lisa Trubia-Shapiro, MSN, RN, NPC
Master of Science: Nursing, Brenau University
Certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Jennifer Wiegand, MSN, RN, NPC
Master of Science: Nursing, Emory University School of Nursing
Certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners