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Specialties
Family Medicine
Primary care of the entire family. Focusing on a wide variety
of illnesses and treatment options.
Physicians:
Sidney R. Shah, M.D.-Tarrant
Travis Miller, D.O.-Guin
Lea C. Clayton, M.D. - Warrior |
Infectious Diseases
The medical specialty devoted to diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms; such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi. Though some infectious diseases are not contagious, others may be transmitted from animal to person or from person to person.
Physician:
Michael E. Coghlan, M.D.-Brookwood
Eima Zaidi, M.D. - Brookwood
William I. Lapidus, M.D.-Brookwood, Trinity
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Internal Medicine
Health care and prescriptive interventions for the medical management of health, illness and disease. Internal Medicine physicians are responsible for gathering a patient’s medical history and conducting a physical assessment, as well as diagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions. Internists also help patients stay well by providing preventative care and recommending wellness programs.
Physicians:
J. Mark Adams, M.D.-Brookwood
L. Douglas Alford, M.D.-Fultondale
Kelli F. Grinder, M.D.-Fultondale
G. Bryan Dewees III, M.D.-Brookwood
Walter M. Dunn, M.D.-Brookwood
A. Fred Patton, M.D.-Gardendale
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Nephrology
Health care and interventions for the medical management
and treatment of conditions and diseases of the kidney.
Physicians:
James Reed, M.D.,PhD-St. Vincent's-Birmingham
Richard T. Lyerly, M.D.-St. Vincent's-Birmingham |
Neurological and Spine Surgery
Surgical treatment of conditions of the nervous system structures, particularly the spine and brain.
Physicians:
Walter Haynes, III, M.D.-Brookwood
Robert D. Robinson, M.D.-Brookwood
H. Evan Zeiger, Jr., M.D.-Brookwood |
Occupational Medicine
The medical specialty devoted to prevention and management of occupational injury, illness and disability, and promotion of health and productivity of workers.
Physician:
Sidney R. Shah, M.D.-Tarrant |
Ophthalmology
The branch of medicine devoted to the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye and supporting structures.
Specializing in small incision cataract and intraocular lens implant surgery; general and pediatric ophthalmology.
Physician:
John S. Owen Jr., M.D.-Homewood |
Pathology
Study of the essential nature of diseases by using medical
and surgical specimen samples gathered by physicians, clinical staff or technicians.
Physicians:
Brian G. Ragland, M.D.-Hoover
Kevin S. Giadrosich, M.D.-Hoover
Monette S. Baker, M.D.-Hoover
James L. Newsome, M.D.-Hoover |
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Plastic surgery deals with the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk, external genitalia or cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body.
Physician:
Al B. Cohn, M.D.-Brookwood - cohnplasticsurgery.com |
Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Pulmonary medicine, sometimes called pulmonology, is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases affecting the lungs. Sleep medicine is a medical subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders.
Physicians:
Richard M. Champion, M.D., FCCP-Brookwood
Jeffery W. Hawkins, M.D.-Brookwood
Paul S. Stephen, M.D., D, ABSM. FCCD-Brookwood |
Rheumatology
Health care and interventions for the medical management and treatment of conditions or diseases of the muscles, bones and joints specializing in treatment of arthritis-related conditions.
Physician:
G. Bryan Dewees, III, M.D.-Brookwood |
Surgery
Evaluation and operative treatment of diseases of the neck, chest, breast and abdomen including trauma, cancer, hernia and blood vessel diseases.
Physician:
Raleigh B. Kent, III, M.D.-Brookwood |
Urology
Treatment of conditions or diseases related to the urinary or urogenital tract.
Physician:
Hank C. Hudson, M.D.-Brookwood |
Wound Care & Hyperbarics
A multispecialty service dedicated to the treatment of difficult,
complex, and hard-to-heal wounds.
Physicians:
Richard M. Champion, M.D.-Brookwood
Al B. Cohn, M.D.-Brookwood
Raleigh B. Kent III, M.D.-Brookwood |
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