New Medical Staff Officers Take the Lead at North Fulton Hospital

            The New Year at North Fulton Hospital brings more than just confetti and champagne glass ‘clinks’…the Roswell hospital is proud to welcome the new 2011-2012 Medical Staff Leadership Team.  The new medical staff officers will succeed the past Chief of Staff, Herschel Beker, MD, North Fulton Hospital Orthopedic Surgeon.

            The following physicians will serve the hospital through their dedication, their expertise, and their commitment to delivering the highest quality care they are able to provide:

2011-2012 Medical Staff Officers

§         Jim Velimesis, MD – Chief of Staff

§         Mike Jurgens, MD – Vice Chief of Staff

§         Shelley Dunson-Allen, MD – Secretary-Treasurer

2011-2012 Department Chairs

§         Anesthesia

o        Ken Joel, MD – Chair

o        Ravi Dammanna, MD – Vice Chair

§         Emergency Medicine

o        Michael Lipscomb, MD – Chair

o        Ed Malcolm – Vice Chair

§         Medicine

o        Thomas Smith – Chair

o        Rajendra Patel, MD – Vice Chair+

§         Women & Children

o        Hughan Frederick, MD – Chair

o        Vaishali Kute, MD – Vice Chair

§         Radiology

o        Charles Sykes, MD – Chair

o        Boyd Byrd, MD – Vice Chair

§         Surgery

o        Asaf Yalif, MD – Chair

o        Charles Weaver, MD – Vice Chair

North Fulton hospital is thankful for the service of each and every physician currently serving on the medical staff and in leadership roles within the medical staff.  Without their efforts, the hospital would be unable to perform at such a high standard of care.

For more information about the medical staff of North Fulton Hospital or to locate a physician, please call 770-751-2600 or visit www.NFultonHospital.com/physician.

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North Fulton Hospital (NFH), part of Tenet Georgia, is a 202-bed, acute-care hospital located on Highway 9, Alpharetta Highway, in Roswell.  Opened in 1983, NFH serves North Fulton and surrounding counties through its team of over 1000 employees, 400 staff physicians and 200 volunteers.  NFH is a state-designated Level II trauma center and provides a continuum of services through its centers and programs, including neurosciences, orthopedics, rehabilitation, surgical services, gastroenterology and oncology.  The hospital is fully accredited and also is certified as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.