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Dean Seehusen, MD, MPH

  • Chair & Professor
  • GAFP Joseph W. Tollison, MD Distinguished University Chair

706-721-3159

dseehusen@augusta.edu

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Julie Dahl-Smith, DO

  • Professor
  • Vice Chair of Education

706-721-4675

jdahl@augusta.edu

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N. Allie Doles, DO

  • Assistant Professor
  • Medical Director, Family & Community Medicine Clinic

706-721-4016

ndoles@augusta.edu

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Christy JW Ledford, PhD, FACH

  • Professor
  • Curtis G. Hames, MD, Distinguished Chair
  • Vice Chair, Research
  • Director, HamesNet

706-721-8018

chledford@augusta.edu

Faculty

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Brandon Bentley, MD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Director, Primary Care SM Fellowship

706-721-1461

BBENTLEY3@augusta.edu

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Anthony "Tony" Berardi, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-0870

aberardi@augusta.edu

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Jessica Britt-Thomas, PhD

  • Associate Professor
  • Director, Integrated Behavioral Health Service

706-721-6672

Jbrittthomas@augusta.edu

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Jennifer Brown, MD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Director, Medical Student Education

706-721-2003

jenbrown@augusta.edu

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Mary Carpenter, PharmD, BCACP

  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Coordinator, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program

706-721-7491

marcarpenter@augusta.edu

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Stephen Conner, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-2009

sconner@augusta.edu

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Jacqueline DuBose, MD

  • Rehired Retiree Associate Professor

706-721-3269

jdubose@augusta.edu

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Sumit Fogla, MD, MBA, FAAFP, ABOM

  • Associate Professor

706-721-6781

sfogla@augusta.edu

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J. Scott Earwood, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Program Director, Residency

706-721-8414

jearwood@augusta.edu

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Rebecca "Becky" J. Etheridge, EdD, RDMS

  • Associate Professor
  • Curriculum Specialist

706-721-4796

retheridge@augusta.edu

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J. Will Evans, DO

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-4510

jevans4@augusta.edu

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James Foster, MD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Medical Director, Occupational Health
  • Director, Student Health Services

706-721-2268

jfoster@augusta.edu

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Thomas Garigan, MD, MA (Bioethics)

  • Professor
  • Course Director, Enrichment
  • Patient Centered Learning

706-721-0934

tgarigan@augusta.edu

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Ralph Gillies, PhD

  • Professor
  • Director, Residency Scholarship

706-721-2353

rgillies@augusta.edu

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Wanda Jirau-Rosaly, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-3158

wjiraurosaly@augusta.edu

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Diana Johnson, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-0936

dijohnson@augusta.edu

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Samantha Jones, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-0312

sjones28@augusta.edu

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David Kriegel, MD

  • Professor
  • Director, Medical Student Education

706-721-4674

dkriegel@augusta.edu

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David Krupp, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-6507

dkrupp@augusta.edu

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Jason Lanham, MD, MA, MPH

  • Associate Professor
  • Program Director, Residency

706-721-4577

jlanham@augusta.edu

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Christopher Ledford, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Chief, Division of Sports Medicine
  • Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

706-721-2369

chrledford@augusta.edu

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Joshua Manuel, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-7589

jmanuel@augusta.edu

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Nicole K. Nelson, DO, FAAFP

  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Program Director, Residency

706-721-2438

ninelson@augusta.edu

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Richard W. Sams II, MD, MA

  • Professor
  • Medical Director, Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home

706-721-2820

risams@augusta.edu

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Ashley Saucier, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Assistant Dean, Evaluation, Accreditation, and CQI

706-721-2855

asaucier@augusta.edu

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Shirley Sharp, DO

  • Assistant Professor
  • Director, Osteopathic Education
  • Associate Program Director, Residency

706-721-3156

shsharp@augusta.edu

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Ebony Whisenant, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-8414

ewhisenant@augusta.edu

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Thad Wilkins, MD, MBA

  • Professor
  • Associate Chief Medical Officer, AU Health

706-721-8840

jwilkins@augusta.edu


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