Christy Thomas, MD

Dr. Thomas has lived in Georgia for most of her life. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at Samford University and held a leadership role in Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society. She graduated summa cum laude and went on to complete medical school at the Medical College of Georgia, where she met and married her […]

Sihwa Lee, MSN, FNP-C

Ms. Sihwa, FNP-C completed her undergraduate degree at Kennesaw State and MSN / FNP training at Georgia State University. Her interests include general primary care and management of chronic disease. Ms. Sihwa brings to her FNP practice several years of experience at Emory St. Joseph’s hospital as a nurse on the GI / Bariatric surgery […]

Anup Patel, DO

Dr. Anup Patel is a native Georgian and graduated with honors from UGA. He attended Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine before training in the family medicine residency program at Medical College of Georgia. He graduated this summer and recently moved back home to Gwinnett! Please join us in welcoming Dr. Patel!

Jamie Green, MSN, FNP-BC

Ms. Jamie grew up in Miami, FL. She received a Bachelor’s of Social Work from Appalachian State University before going on to graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis, where she completed master’s degrees in public health and social work. Ms. Jamie then worked for ten years managing global health research projects around the […]

Lora Stepp, NP-C, AQH, CDP

Ms. Lora Stepp is originally from New Jersey. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, she spent over five years working as a registered nurse (RN) in Gainesville, GA. She also served as adjunct nursing faculty at Brenau University during the fall semester of 2013. While working as an RN, Ms. Lora obtained her degree as […]

Mitesh Bhakta, Pharm.D.

Dr. Bhakta earned his Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD.). and B.S. degrees from the University of Tennessee – Memphis. After developing his clinical and management skills in various pharmacy settings, he opened the Gwinnett Clinic Pharmacy at Lawrenceville (Main) to help provide our patients with comprehensive care. Among his other innovative contributions to overall patient care […]

Ned Armstrong, MD

Dr. Ned Armstrong graduated from Duke University Orthopedic Surgery Residency. He completed a specialized fellowship in Hand Surgery at Duke University in 1983. He is an active member of the American Medical Association Piedmont Society and Duke Hand Society. He also enjoys teaching and serving as a clinical faculty instructor for residents-in-training at Grady Memorial […]

Mark Hazel, MD

Dr. Mark Hazel is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine physician who obtained his medical degree from Lousiana State University and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Texas Tech University Health System in Lubbock, Texas. He then completed his sports medicine and arthroscopy fellowship at the University of California San Diego. He is a board-certified […]

J.J. Shah, MD

Dinesh Raju, MD, PhD

Dr. Dinesh Raju graduated from Brookwood High School in Snellville, GA. Dr. Raju has focused his education on Neurology and the science of the brain since college. He graduated from Emory College with highest honors in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology. He was then accepted into the National Institute of Health’s highly competitive Medical Scientist Training […]

Byol Shin, DO

Dr. Byol Shin works as an allergist and has been with Gwinnett Clinic since 2008. His practice is in Lawrenceville and Duluth. Dr. Shin graduated medical school from Stony Brook University, NY, Summa Cum Laude, and New York College of Osteopathic Medicine with the highest honor. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine […]

Antonios Pothoulakis, MD

Dr. Antonios Pothoulakis completed medical school and his residency in Greece and before moving to the United States in 1990. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Wright State University in Ohio and then his Cardiology Fellowships in General and Interventional Cardiology at the Medical College of Ohio (now: University of Toledo, College of […]

Kayla Rosenberg, FNP-BC

Ms. Kayla grew up in Florida with a passion for improving patients’ health. She received her bachelor’s in health science at Boston University. Ms. Kayla then moved to Atlanta, where she excelled at Emory’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. Her rotations grew her interest in primary care, and she is excited to join the […]

Jessica Etzkorn, FNP-C

Ms. Jessica grew up outside of Chicago, Illinois. She went to the University of Illinois where she received a Bachelor of Science in Community Health. She quickly realized she wanted to make a more direct impact on individuals in her community, which led her to a career in medicine. She was accepted to Vanderbilt University, […]

Angela Meeks, FNP-BC

Ms. Angela has lived in Monroe, Georgia since 1988. After graduating high school, she briefly served in the US Air Force. She left duty with an honorable discharge to start her family and then went to nursing school. She then served as an RN at Athens Regional for 12 years on the Cardiovascular Stepdown Unit. […]

Shveta Raju, MD, MBA

Dr. Shveta Raju was born in Augusta, GA and grew up in Gwinnett County. She graduated valedictorian of her high school class at Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross, GA and went on to attend Emory College in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Raju was a National Merit Scholar and a part of the Emory Scholars program. […]

Raja Ram, MD

Rachel Shah, MD

Dr. Rachel was born and raised in Atlanta, GA. She attended high school at Pace Academy. She then attended the University of Georgia as a Foundation Fellow. Upon graduation, she worked at Google in Human Resources. She had a great time working there and living in San Francisco, but ultimately decided her heart was in […]

Meena Shah, MD

Joo Won Lee, MD

Dr. Joo Won Lee was born in the Ivory Coast and grew up in Egypt until the age of 13. He then went to South Korea, where he attended and graduated from Inha University, College of Medicine. After medical school, he decided to come to the USA for his post-graduate training. He completed his internship […]

Jincy Thomas, MD

Dr. Thomas was born in Bahrain and lived there for 16 years before moving to Long Island, NY. She also briefly lived and studied in Dublin, Ireland. While at Stony Brook University, she graduated with honors in Biology and enrolled in the MBA program. However, she decided that she wanted to fully pursue medicine and began […]

Deep Shah, MD, MSc

Dr. Deep Shah was born in Atlanta, GA and grew up in the metro area. He graduated valedictorian and student body co-president of Greater Atlanta Christian (GAC) in Norcross. Dr. Deep then attended the University of Georgia (UGA), where he graduated summa cum laude. At UGA, he won a Rhodes Scholarships to study at Oxford. […]

Daniela Tanase, MD

Dr. Tanase was born in Bucharest, Romania. She graduated from The National College of Mathematics and Physics Gheorghe Lazar Bucharest. She received her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davilla” Bucharest in 1992. Dr. Tanase focused her medical education in primary care and preventive medicine with a special interest in oncology. […]

Caitlin Suilmann, MD

Dr. Caitlin Suilmann was born and raised in Georgia. Initially, she planned to pursue a career as a medical research scientist but enjoyed working with people and patients too much, so she decided to become a doctor in the senior year of college. She then went to medical school in Atlanta and completed her Family […]

Richard Goodjoin, MD, MPH

Dr. Goodjoin was born in New York City and grew up in the Bronx, NY. His love of science and math led him to the Bronx School of Science, where he developed an interest in medicine. Dr. Goodjoin earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard University and his medical degree from the University of California San […]

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