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Northside Hospital and Georgia Perinatal Consultants announce expanded access to highly specialized care for high-risk pregnancies through the Northside Hospital Center for Advanced Fetal Intervention, in partnership with Georgia Perinatal Consultants.

Dr. Shamie Das with his wife Mansi Das Dr. Shamie Das, an emergency physician, educator, and policy leader, was installed as President of the Medical Association of Atlanta (MAA) for 2026 – 2027 at the MAA Summer Gala at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Dr. Das received a Bachelor of Science from Emory University, a Master of Public Health from Rollins School of Public Health, and both his MD and MBA through the Boonshoft Physician Leadership Development Program at Wright State University.

Cathy Tatum RN, Dr. Godfrey, Carolyn Godfrey (translator), Dr. Kress Greg Parker of Zimmer Biomet, Dr. Seng, Dr. Bradbury On June 26, 2026, a team of sixty-five Atlanta area medical professionals traveled to Antigua, Guatemala in conjunction with “Operation Walk,” a volunteer medical humanitarian organization that provides joint replacement surgeries to impoverished patients in the U.S. and developing countries. The team was led by doctors George N. Guild, III and Thomas L.

Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) and Flow Therapy have established a joint venture to expand access to advanced noninvasive cardiovascular care in Gainesville and the surrounding region.

Matthew Schuchert, MD, specializes in minimally invasive surgery to treat early-stage lung cancer. The lung cancer treatment program at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) has added renowned expert thoracic surgeon Matthew Schuchert, MD, who recently joined Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery to see patients in Gainesville.

Morgan Medical Center now offers advanced cardiology services led by board-certified cardiologist Dr. John Layher and his team. With nearly 30 years of cardiovascular expertise, Dr. Layher has practiced in Georgia’s Piedmont region since 1999. He is perhaps best known for co-establishing the Oconee Heart & Vascular Center in 2008, which was founded in partnership with St. Mary’s Health Care System.

Wellstar Health System and Mountain Lakes Medical Center (MLMC) announced that they have finalized an agreement for Wellstar to acquire the northeast Georgia-based hospital. The transaction is expected to close August 1, pending the conclusion of regulatory requirements and customary closing conditions. Mountain Lakes Medical Center is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving Rabun County and surrounding northeast Georgia communities.

Christian P. Larsen, MD, DPhil, FACS, an Emory kidney and pancreas transplant surgeon and immunologist, internationally recognized for transforming organ rejection prevention, is the recipient of this year’s American College of Surgeons Jacobson Innovation Award. The award honors living surgeons who have innovated a new development or technique in any field of surgery. “It’s a tremendous honor to win this award,” says Larsen.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta reached a historic milestone with its 2,000th pediatric solid organ transplant, underscoring more than four decades of life-saving care for children throughout Georgia and the Southeast. Two-year-old John Miller became Children’s 2,000th solid organ transplant recipient on June 3 when he received a kidney transplant.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta today opens a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial to study the safety and tolerability of a microneedle stamp applied to the skin, with the eventual goal of determining whether it might prevent peanut allergy reactions through desensitization in future studies.