116 Results for Internal Medicine near Columbus, GA

Dr. Emokpare's Biography — Dr. Jude Emokpare, Hospitalist at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA), Atlanta, brings a broad range of medical expertise to his work at CTCA®. He works with patients by coordinating care and trying to ensure their needs are met. Originally from Nigeria, Dr. Emokpare has a great value for medical care and the role that the doctor-patient relationship plays providing effective treatment. Board Certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine, Dr. Emokpare is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Medical Association. After earning his Bachelor of Science in Microbiology at the University of Benin in 1999, Dr. Emokpare worked as a research assistant for a large company providing biodegradable products to be used by developing communities and large cities in Nigeria. He then returned to school, completing his Doctor of Medicine at Saba University School of Medicine, located in the Netherlands–Antilles, in 2006. Dr. Emokpare completed a three-year residency at Columbus Regional Health Systems. In this large family practice, Dr. Emokpare trained in intensive care, emergency room medicine, internal medicine, and high-risk obstetrics. He also provided medical care for nursing home patients. He then joined the Adjunct Family Practice Faculty to assist with teaching and training new medical residents. He spent six years as a Hospitalist Physician, providing clinical care for a wide range of patients. Most recently he served as Medical Director of a large health system, providing medical leadership for an acute care facility among other units. Currently Dr. Emokpare serves as an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine – Columbus campus. He is also involved in the training of medical students there. Dr. Emokpare also coordinates several programs with the Lazarus Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing education, financial support and mentoring to at-risk youth. He has also served as a delegate with the Nigerian AIDS Foundation to provide training for healthcare providers in his home country.

Dr. Schuler's Biography — Dr. John Schuler, MD is an Internist who practices in Newnan, GA. He is 63 years old and has been practicing for 30 years.

Laura Martin's Biography — Dr. Laura Martin’s background in medicine spans private practice, clinical care, teaching and editing. She joined Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA), Atlanta, as an Internal Medicine Physician in June 2013. “As an internist, I work closely with oncology specialists in providing innovative care,” Dr. Martin says. “There has been much innovation recently in treatments involving gene and biologic therapy.” Most recently, Dr. Martin worked as a medical editor at WebMD between 2010 and 2013, reviewing more than 2,000 news stories, features and reference articles. She also was an assistant professor of medicine at Emory University in Atlanta and was in private practice in Florida before joining CTCA®. Dr. Martin earned her Doctor of Medicine from Louisiana State University in New Orleans in 1988. Her residency at Emory University in Atlanta focused on internal medicine. She completed a Palliative Care Education Program course at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2007. Dr. Martin also has a Master of Public Health from Tulane University in New Orleans, which she completed in 1984. The American Board of Internal Medicine has certified Dr. Martin in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. While serving on the faculty at Emory, Dr. Martin was an attending physician at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta from 1997 to 2010. She was an Associate Director of Palliative Care at the hospital between 2006 and 2010. Dr. Martin worked as a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Internal Medicine from 2005 to 2006. She was co-editor of Ambulatory Medicine Case Book , published in 2002, and wrote several chapters for that text book. She also wrote chapters in The Clinics Atlas of Office Procedures , published in 2000, and Comprehensive Hospital Medicine , published in 2007. Dr. Martin is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Martin is married and has two daughters, two dogs and a cat. She spends her free time attending her children’s sports events, playing the piano and hiking.