Clinical trials: should you volunteer?
A clinical trial is a research study in which volunteers receive investigational treatments under the supervision of a physician and trained research professionals. These treatments are developed by pharmaceutical companies who select qualified physicians to be their Investigators.
Gwinnett Medical Group expands spinal neurosurgery expertise
Robert Ayer joins the Brain & Spine Institute
Lawrenceville –Gwinnett Medical Group recently announced neurosurgeon Robert Ayer, MD, has joined the Brain & Spine Institute at Gwinnett Medical Center.
Extended care facility garden recognized by Audubon group
Garden provides residents with fulfilling hobby
Lawrenceville, Ga. – Gwinnett Extended Care Center (GECC) at Gwinnett Medical Center-Lawrenceville has received certification from the Atlanta Audubon Society as a Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary. GECC is one of only two retirement communities/nursing homes in metropolitan Atlanta to achieve this recognition.
Lawrenceville – The Cancer Institute at Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC) was recently recognized by the Lung Cancer Alliance as a Center of Excellence for their lung screening program. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths and the second leading cause of all deaths in the United States.
Opportunities grow for medical residents in Georgia
Gwinnett Medical hires internal medicine resident program director
Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC) has announced the hiring of Kimberly Carter Bates, MD, as director of the internal medicine residency for the Graduate Medical Education Program. Dr. Bates will be responsible for developing a residency program that allows medical school graduates to further their knowledge and skills to become board certified internal medicine physicians.
First travel-associated human case of Chikungunya confirmed in Georgia patient recently travelled to Caribbean Nation
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), today, confirmed the state’s first human case of chikungunya this year.