Our Physicians
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- Dr. Adeniji
- Dr. Atefi
- Dr. Ayinala
- Dr. Baldrich
- Dr. Bizzaro
- Dr. Brandenburg
- Dr. Brooks
- Dr. Brown
- Dr. Cameron
- Dr. Chokshi
- Dr. Davis
- Dr. Duphare
- Dr. Edge
- Dr. Eisenband
- Dr. Elliott
- Dr. Fox
- Dr. Friedman
- Dr. Galvez
- Dr. Garten
- Dr. Gilrane
- Dr. Gitlin
- Dr. Gordon-Moton
- Dr. Holly
- Dr. Johnson
- Dr. Karsan
- Dr. King
- Dr. Kramer
- Dr. Levine
- Dr. Levitt
- Dr. Longacre
- Dr. Lyday II
- Dr. Martínez
- Dr. Morris
- Dr. Nesmith
- Dr. Osborn
- Dr. Parikh
- Dr. Quinn
- Dr. Rosenberg
- Dr. Salzberg
- Dr. Satoor
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Olaitan A. Adeniji, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
A native of Nigeria, Dr. Adeniji received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from Ogun State University's Obafemi Awolowo College of Health, in Sagamu. He attended the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where he completed his internship and residency programs in internal medicine. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile, Alabama where he also served as a clinical instructor. He also served as an emergency room consultant for the Thomasville Infirmary in Thomasville, Alabama.
Dr. Adeniji is a member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Gastroenterological Association. In addition, he holds certifications from the American College of Surgeons' Advanced Trauma Life Support course and the American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Program.
Dr. Adeniji sees patients in the Lawrenceville, Johns Creek and Snellville locations.
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David A. Atefi, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Dr. Atefi completed his medical degree and first internship at the National University of Iran Medical School in Tehran, Iran. He then completed a second internship at MacNeal Memorial Hospital in Berwyn, Illinois. Following his residency at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, Dr. Atefi completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He has been in private practice in Atlanta since 1979.
Dr. Atefi is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterology Association and the Southern Medical Association.
He sees patients at the Roswell/Alpharetta and Cumming locations.
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Srinivasa (Srini) R. Ayinala, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Dr. Ayinala began his medical training in Tirupathi, AP, India at S.V. Medical College. After completing a rotating internship at S.V.R.R. Hospital in India, he completed his residency in internal medicine at Kings Brooks Jewish Medical Center at the State University of New York in Brooklyn, where he served as chief resident from 1998 to 1999. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.
Dr. Ayinala is trained in advanced endoscopic techniques such as ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound, and has a special interest in treating gastrointestinal cancers. A member of the American Gastroenterology Association, the American College of Gastroenterology and the American College of Physicians, he has been in practice since 2003 and joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2005.
Dr. Ayinala sees patients at the Lawrenceville, Cumming, and Johns Creek locations.
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David A. Baldrich, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Dr. Baldrich received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from Ohio State University. Following his residency at Southwestern Michigan Area Health Education Center in Kalamazoo, he completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Ohio State University.
He has been in private practice in Atlanta since1983 and also served as a hospitalist with 24 On Physicians during that time. He is a member of the Southern Medical Association and is fluent in Spanish.
Dr. Baldrich sees patients at the North Fulton and Cumming locations.
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William E. Bizzaro, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Dr. Bizzaro is a magna cum laude graduate of St. Johns University in Jamaica, N.Y., and also holds a PhD in physics from New York University. After receiving his medical degree from Downstate Medical School, State University of New York in Albany, he completed both his internship and residency at Bronx Municipal Hospital-Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, N.Y. He completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University in New York.
Dr. Bizzaro previously served as a both a teaching assistant and research fellow at New York University and has been in private practice in Atlanta since 1987. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Medical Association.
Dr. Bizzaro sees patients at the North Fulton and Cumming locations.
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David S. Brandenburg, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
Following completion of his undergraduate degree at Rutgers University, Dr. Brandenburg received his medical degree from Georgetown Medical School. He completed his internship and residency at Rhode Island Hospital, which is affiliated with Brown University. He also completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Emory University in Atlanta.
Upon completion of his fellowship, Dr. Brandenburg went into private practice in 1977 and joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 1997. He has been actively involved with the Georgia chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation since its inception. In addition, he is past president of the Georgia Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and served as Governor for the Georgia chapter of the American College of Gastroenterology.
Dr. Brandenburg is recognized for his expertise in the areas of digestive diseases and inflammatory bowel disease and has been honored by Atlanta magazine twice as one of the city's "top doctors."
He sees patients at the St. Joseph's (Sandy Springs) and Snellville locations.
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W. Scott Brooks, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American College of Physicians
- Master, American College of Gastroenterology
After graduating from Emory University, Dr. Brooks was accepted to Emory's School of Medicine, completing his degree in 1967. Following his internship and residency at the Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, he served in the U.S. Army for two years, then returned to Emory where he completed a fellowship in digestive diseases. He held a full-time faculty position at Emory University's School of Medicine until joining Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 1989.
A member of many professional associations, Brooks has held a number of leadership roles within these organizations. He is past president of the Georgia Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, past chairman of the Gastroenterology section of the Southern Medical Association and past trustee and secretary of the American College of Gastroenterology.
As a specialist in digestive and liver diseases and diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, Dr. Brooks has traveled internationally delivering lectures on gastroenterology and other medical issues. He also has written extensively for the medical community to advance the understanding of the digestive system and its response to disease.
In 2005, Dr. Brooks received one of only three Master Endoscopist awards from the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and received the Master of the American College of Gastroenterology award, one of only six physicians named annually. In 2007, Dr. Brooks received the "Mentor" award from the American Gastroenterology Association.
Dr. Brooks see patients at the Piedmont Hospital (Buckhead) and Blairsville locations.
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Christopher A. Brown, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Dr. Brown is a cum laude graduate of Pace University in New York, N.Y., where he received both the graduating Senior Scholastic Achievement Award and the Graduating Biology Service Achievement Award. He received his medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and completed his internship and residency at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
During his medical training, Dr. Brown received the Hale House Service Achievement Award, the Oustanding Second Year Medical Student Award and the National Medical Fellowship Award. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association, the American Gastroenterology Association, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American College of Gastroenterology.
Dr.Brown sees patients at the Stockbridge and Fayetteville locations.
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Edward C. (Chris) Cameron, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
A graduate of Harvard College, Dr. Cameron completed his medical degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After completing his residency in internal medicine at Baylor Hospitals in Houston, Texas, he began practicing in Houston at the MacGregor Clinic and then moved to Atlanta where he worked for Prucare.
In 1987, he completed his fellowship in digestive diseases at the University of Mississppi in Jackson, Miss., and returned to Atlanta to begin his gastroenterology practice. He has worked with several groups in the Atlanta area since then, including Kaiser Permanente, and joined Atlanta Gastroenterology in 2007.
Dr. Cameron's particular areas of expertise include EGD, colonoscopies, polypectomies, dilatation and biopsies. He sees patients at the Johns Creek and Cumming locations.
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Hitesh R. Chokshi, M.D.
- Board Certified, Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
Dr. Chokshi joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 1996 and is a specialist in all aspects of digestive disease, particularly pancreaticobiliary endoscopy. He also performs both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Chokshi continued his studies at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, receiving his medical degree in 1986. He completed his internship and residency in the Department of Medicine at the Robert Reese Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago. In 1989, Dr. Chokshi joined the laboratory of David H. Alpers at Washington University as a research associate in the Department of Medicine. He later completed a clinical fellowship in gastroenterology at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Chokshi was subsequently appointed interventional endoscopist in the section of pancreaticobiliary endoscopy and remained at the University until 1996.
Dr. Chokshi is a member of the American Gastroenterologic Association and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
He sees patients in both the Stockbridge and Fayetteville locations.
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R. Carter Davis, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
- Fellow, International Academy of Proctology
After completing his undergraduate degree at Emory University, Dr. Davis received his medical degree from the Emory University School of Medicine. Following his internship, residency and fellowship in medicine at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, he became a medical instructor at Albert Einstein Medical College in New York City. After completing post-graduate work in gastrointestinal endoscopy at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, he established a private practice in gastroenterology in 1972.
Active in many professional associations, Dr. Davis is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Society for Addiction Medicine, American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians. He previously served as chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Georgia State Health Planning Agency and served on the Georgia Health Strategies Council for three years.
Dr. Davis is a specialist in liver diseases and all aspects of gastrointestinal disease and performs both diagnostic and complex therapeutic endoscopy. He has been selected by his peers as the "Best Doctor in Gastroenterology and Liver Disease" in the Southeast twice and been named as one of Atlanta's "top doctors" by Atlanta magazine five times.
Dr. Davis sees patients in the Clayton, GA and Highlands, North Carolina locations.
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Harsh V. Duphare, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
After graduating from Hindu College Delhi University, Dr. Duphare received his medical degree from All India Institute of Medical Services in New Delhi. He also completed his internship and residency in internal medicine there, serving as Chief Resident, as well as a fellowship in gastroenterology.
Dr. Duphare then moved to the United States where he completed a residency in internal medicine at Michigan State University in East Lansing and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. In 1999, he went into private practice.
He is a member of the American Gastroenterologist Association and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He has had articles published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Lancet.
Dr. Duphare has a special interest and training in ERCP, EUS and video capsule endoscopy. He joined Atlanta Gastroenterology in 2006 and sees patients at the Kennestone (Marietta) location.
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Mark D. Edge, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine
- Board Certified, Gastroenterology
Dr. Edge, a National Merit Scholar and recipient of the Cambridge Scholarship, is a graduate of Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He also holds a masters degree in organic chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was awarded a Department of Energy Research Fellowship.
He received his medical degree from Emory University and completed his internship, residency and a fellowship in gastroenterology there as well.
Dr. Edge previously served as a research associate at the Atlanta VA Hospital and as a data abstractor at the AIDS Research Consortum of Atlanta. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology.
Dr. Edge sees patients at the Stockbridge and Fayetteville locations.
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Robert M. Eisenband, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
After graduating from Duke University, Dr. Eisenband received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine. Following his internship and residency at Emory-Grady Memorial Hospital, he completed fellowships in digestive diseases and gastrointestinal endoscopy at Emory and received the Lloyd Hyde Research Award. He holds positions as a clinical assistant professor of medicine at both Emory University and Grady Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Eisenband is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Gastroenterologic Association, the Georgia Gastroenterological Society, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American Medical Association, the Medical Association of Georgia, and the Medical Association of Atlanta
Dr. Eisenband joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 1996 and is considered one of the area's experts in endoscopy of the biliary tree.
He sees patients at the St. Joseph's (Sandy Springs) location.
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Norman L. Elliott, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
Dr. Elliott is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and served as a pilot for the U.S. Air Force for five years. Following active duty, Dr. Elliott received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine in l979, and completed both his internship and residency at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Dr. Elliott continued his medical training in gastroenterology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was appointed an instructor in digestive disease.
Dr. Elliott has been a team physician for the Atlanta Braves since 1992, and holds the rank of Brigadier General in the Alabama Air National Guard. He also holds clinical assistant professorships in medicine at Emory University and Morehouse Medical School.
Dr. Elliott is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterologic Association, the American Medical Association, the Medical Association of Georgia, the Medical Association of Atlanta, the Atlanta Medical Association, and the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Elliott joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 1986 and sees patients at the Emory Crawford Long and Blue Ridge locations. He also performs procedures at the Woodstock Endoscopy Center.
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Charles A. Fox, M.D.
- Board Certified, Gastroenterology
A native of Virginia, Dr. Fox is a graduate of the University of Maryland and Harvard Medical School. Following his internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, he completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville.
Dr. Fox treats patients with a wide variety of gastrointestinal diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease, chronic liver disease, and pancreaticobiliary disorders. He is trained in advanced endoscopic techniques such as ERCP, esophageal pH monitoring, resection of complex polyps, esophageal, gastric, duodenal, and colonic stents, as well as cutting-edge endoscopic treatment for GERD, Barrett's esophagus, gastroparesis and gastrointestinal bleeding. He has a special interest in malignant disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
He is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
In addition, Dr. Fox is an Assistant Clinical Professor for Emory University and serves as coordinator of fellowship education for Emory University GI Fellows at Emory Crawford Long Hospital, and as editor of Atlanta Gastoenterology's inpatient GI|Hepatology curriculum for Emory Crawford Long Hospital residents.
Dr. Fox sees patients at the Emory Crawford Long and Douglasville locations.
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Richard Friedman, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Friedman received his medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y. He completed his internship and residency at New York Medical College in New York City and his fellowship in gastroenterology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.
Dr. Friedman has been in private practice in Atlanta since 1979 and joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2004. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Medical Association of Georgia, the Medical Association of Atlanta, and the American Gastroenterology Association. In addition, he serves as a clinical instructor in physical diagnosis for Emory University Hospitals.
Dr. Friedman sees patients at the St. Joseph's (Sandy Springs) location.
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Luis M. Galvez, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
A native of Santiago, Chile, Dr. Galvez began his medical studies in Venezuela and received his medical degree from Central University of Venezuela School of Medicine in Caracas. In 1983, he served as a research fellow in the Department of Physiology at Harvard Medical School, then completed his internship and residency at Harvard Medical's New England Deaconess Hospital. Dr. Galvez completed two additional fellowships while at New England Deaconess Hospital, one in adolescent medicine and another in gastroenterology. He presently serves as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Emory University Medical School.
Dr. Galvez' professional honors include Best National Scientific Study in Medical Sciences Award by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Research in Caracas, Venezuela, and Outstanding General Medicine Staff Physician Award from the Caucagua Health Center, School of Medicine, Central University of Venezuela.
He is a member of the Georgia Gastroenterologic and Endoscopic Society, the Medical Association of Georgia, the Medical Association of Atlanta, the American College of Physicians, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the Massachusetts Medical Society.
Dr. Galvez joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 1999 and sees patients at the St. Joseph's (Sandy Springs) and Roswell locations.
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Jay H. Garten, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
A graduate of Dartmouth College, Dr. Garten received his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, VT. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine as well as fellowship in gastroenterology at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals in Atlanta.
Dr. Garten has been in private and group practices in the Atlanta area since 1986 and joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2005. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Gastroenterology Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, the Medical Association of Georgia, and the Cobb County Medical Society.
Dr. Garten sees patients in the Douglasville location.
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Timothy B. Gilrane, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
A graduate of Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, Dr. Gilrane received his medical degree from the University of Nordestana in the Dominican Republic. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the New Rochelle Hospital Medical Center and a fellowship in digestive disease at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Dorns Veterans Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. He then served as assistant professor of medicine at Dorns Veterans Hospital for six years.
Dr. Gilrane is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Pancreatic Association, the American Federation Clinical Research and the Medical Association of Atlanta.
He is a specialist in pancreatic diseases and joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 1992. Dr. Gilrane sees patients at the Stockbridge and Fayetteville locations.
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Norman Gitlin, M.D.
- Fellow, American College of Physicians
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
- Fellow, Royal College of Physicians - Edinburgh
- Fellow, Royal College of Physicians - London
Dr. Gitlin received his bachelors and medical degrees from the University of Cape Town and continued his medical studies in both London and Edinburgh. While studying in England, Dr. Gitlin was a student of world-renowned hepatologist Dame Professor Sheila Sherlock. After arriving in the United States in 1983, he held appointments at the University of California in San Francisco for six years. He was named chief of hepatology and professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Gitlin joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates as a hepatology consultant in 1999.
Dr. Gitlin has authored two textbooks on liver disease and written 75 original papers on the subject. He is the editor of "Clinics In Liver Disease of North America," and serves on the editorial boards of several national journals and medical societies. He is actively involved in a number of research studies, including the treatment of hepatitis C and B and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
He is a member of the American Association of the Study of the Liver, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Federation for Clinical Research, the American Gastroenterology Association, the American Medical Association, the British Medical Association, the Georgia Medical Association and the Georgia Gastroenterology Society.
Dr. Gitlin specializes in liver diseases, including transplantation and is an authority on drug-induced liver disease and herbal/traditional therapies used in the treatment of liver disease.
Dr. Gitlin sees patients at the Emory Crawford Long location.
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Nicole Gordon-Moton, M.D.
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
A native of New York, Dr. Gordon-Moton holds a bachelor’s degree from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She received her medical degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and completed her internship and residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, N.Y.
Dr. Gordon has been in private practice in Atlanta since 2003 and joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2005. She sees patients in the Emory Crawford Long and Camp Creek locations.
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Dale C. Holly, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
A native of Arkansas, Dr. Holly is a graduate of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas College of Medicine in Little Rock, where he received the Syntax Research Scholarship. Following his internship and residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Dr. Holly worked as a general internist at Kaiser Permanente in Atlanta and subsequently completed his fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at St. Louis University Health Sciences Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Holly was in private practice in Jackson, Tennessee for four years before joining Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2000. He presently serves as clinical assistant professor of medicine at Emory University school of Medicine.
Dr. Holly is a member of the American Gastroenterologic Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Leonidas Berry Society on Digestive Diseases, the National Medical Association, the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, and the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Holly sees patients at the Piedmont Hospital (Buckhead) and Camp Creek locations.
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Alice O. Johnson, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
After graduating from Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Virginia, Dr. Johnson attended Milton S. Hershey School of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where she received a Masters of Science in pharmacology. She received her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, as well as a fellowship in digestive diseases.
Johnson's previous academic appointments include an associate professorship at Duke University School of Medicine and assistant professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. She is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and has also received certification in advanced cardiac life support.
Dr. Johnson is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Atlanta Medical Association, the Georgia Gastroenterological and Endoscopic Society, the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America and the Atlanta Women's Medical Alliance.
Dr. Johnson sees patients at the Emory Crawford Long, Piedmont Hospital (Buckhead) and Snellville locations.
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Hetal A. Karsan, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
Dr. Karsan is a graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. He completed both his internship and residency at Boston University Medical Center and served as chief medical resident there in 1999.
Following his residency, he completed clinical fellowships in both gastroenterology and hepatology at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. While at UCLA, Dr. Karsan received additional specialized training in advanced endoscopic procedures, including ERCPs and interventional endoscopy, and liver transplantation. He also conducted clinical research in gastroenterology with several world-renowned physicians.
At UCLA, he was nominated for Teaching Fellow of the Year by the Department of Internal Medicine and received both the American Society of Transplantation Fellow Travel Award and the American Gastroenterology Association Gastroenterology Research Group Award.
Dr. Karsan has been the guest speaker at various medical conferences for more than a decade. In addition, he has been featured as a medical expert on WebMD, on television and radio interviews and in print by the Associated Press. He has also published several manuscripts in medical journals and has written book chapters relating to gastroenterology.
Dr. Karsan is an active member of several professional organizations and also serves as an Assistant Professor with Emory University School of Medicine.
He joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2003 and is actively involved in clinical research in gastroenterology. He sees patients at the Saint Joseph's (Sandy Springs) and North Fulton locations, and at Emory University.
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Kerry H. King, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American College of Physicians
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
A third generation physician, Dr. King graduated with honors from the University of Florida and received his medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Following his internship and residency at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, Dr. King completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Cincinnati. While there, he received the “Golden Apple” house staff teaching award.
Dr. King has been in private practice since 1985 and currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University Medical School. He is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, the American College of Physicians, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He has been elected as a fellow by the American College of Physicians and the American College of Gastroenterology. Dr. King has published a number of articles in medical journals and was voted by his peers as one of Gwinnett’s Best Doctors in 2006.
Dr. King treats patients with a wide variety of gastrointestinal diseases and is experienced in advanced therapeutic procedures. He volunteers for a number of community medical clinics and has served on numerous medical mission trips.
He sees patients at the Lawrenceville and Snellville locations.
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Russell H. Kramer, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American College of Physicians
An Atlanta native, Kramer received his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia in Athens and his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, as well as a fellowship in gastroenterology.
Dr. Kramer has been in private practice in Atlanta since l979 and previously served as chief of gastroenterology at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was one of the first physicians in the city to recognize the benefit of liver transplantation for end stage liver disease and was an early advocate of the use of lasers in medicine.
Dr. Kramer was a founding member and medical advisor of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Liver Foundation and a founder and medical advisor for the Hadassah Free Medical Clinic. He also serves on the medical advisory board of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation and is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Emory University.
He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Georgia Gastrointestinal Society, the Georgia Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, and the Wilderness Medical Society.
Dr. Kramer joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 1997 and sees patients at the Snellville and St. Joseph's (Sandy Springs) locations.
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Michael S. LeVine, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
Dr. LeVine is a graduate of Toledo University in Toledo, Ohio, and received his medical degree from Ohio State University. After his residency at Emory University Hospitals, he completed a residency and fellowship at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. He also completed fellowships in gastroenterology at Bethesda Naval Hospital and the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Dr. LeVine has practiced in the Marietta area since 1975, serving in several leadership roles with local hospitals, including Chief of Staff and Chief of Medicine at Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital and Chairman of the Board of Wellstar Hospital. Presently, he serves as a Member of the Board and Chief of Internal Medicine at Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital. He is an Emeritus Member of the Wellstar Board.
During his career, Dr. LeVine has been actively involved in clinical research, serving as principal investigator for more than 40 studies covering every facet of gastroenterological diseases. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians and the American Gastrointestinal Associates.
Dr. LeVine sees patients at the Windy Hill and Kennestone (Marietta) locations.
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Barry Levitt, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
A magna cum laude graduate of Yeshiva University, Dr. Levitt received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York. He completed both his internship and residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. Following a year as chief resident at Frankford-Torresdale Hospital of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, he returned to Temple University Hospital, where he completed his fellowship in gastroenterology.
During his fellowship, Dr. Levitt participated in a number of research projects and during his career, has had several papers published in gastroenterology journals.
He is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the American College of Gastroenterology.
Dr. Levitt joined the practice in 2007 and sees patients at the Decatur location.
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Anna V. Longacre, M.D.
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Following graduation from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Longacre attended medical school at the State University of New York HSC Brooklyn, where she graduated magna cum laude. She completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital, where she also served as Chief Resident.
While attending medical school, she received the Harold A. Lyons Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine and the Dr. Lowell E. Bellin Award for Excellence in Preventive Medicine and Community Health.
During her fellowship in digestive diseases at Yale New Haven Hospital, she co-authored several papers which were published in Hepatology, The American Journal of Gastroenterology and the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, and presented abstracts at national meetings. Dr. Longacre is a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the American Gastroenterological Association. She is Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine where she regularly lectures to medical residents. Her particular areas of interest include acute and chronic liver disease, colon cancer screening and management of women's gastroenterological issues.
Dr. Longacre sees patients at the Kennestone (Marietta) location.
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William D. Lyday II, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
After graduating from the University of Georgia in Athens, Dr. Lyday attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he received his medical degree. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Carolinas Medical Center at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, and completed his fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Nebraska in Omaha.
He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association and the John B. Graham Research Society at the University of North Carolina. He serves as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr. Lyday joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2001 and sees patients at the Woodstock and Kennestone (Marietta) locations.
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Enrique J. Martínez, M.D., FACP
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Dr. Martínez is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of South Florida, where he also received his medical degree. After completing his residency and internship in internal medicine, he went on to complete a fellowship in gastroenterology at USF. He then completed advanced training fellowships in hepatology and transplant hepatology at the University of Miami, Division of Hepatology under the guidance of Dr. Eugene R. Schiff, one of the world's foremost hepatologists.
His academic positions include Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of South Florida, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami, and Assistant Clinical Professor at Emory University. He also has served as Chief of the Gastroenterology Section at Tampa General Hospital, Medical Director of the Adult Liver Transplant Unit at Emory University Hospital, Associate Medical Director at the University of Miami | Jackson Memorial Hospital Liver Transplant, and Associate Medical Director for the University of Miami Hepatology Lab.
He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, and a member of the American Medical Association, the American Gastroenterology Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Southern Medical Association, and the American Association for Study of Liver Diseases.
Dr. Martínez has been widely published in both textbooks and peer reviewed journals and is a noted lecturer on liver disease, liver transplantation and hepatitis. He serves as director of Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates' Liver Center and sees patients at the Emory Crawford Long location.
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Steven J. Morris, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American College of Physicians
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the State University at Buffalo in New York, Dr. Morris also received his medical degree from the University. Following his internship and residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals in Atlanta, Dr. Morris completed a fellowship in digestive diseases at the University of Miami. He also holds a juris doctorate from the Georgia State University College of Law.
Dr. Morris is a member of numerous professional associations including the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association, the American Gastroenterology Association, the Medical Association of Atlanta, the Medical Association of Georgia, and the Georgia Gastrointestinal Society. He is past president of the Georgia Gastrointestinal Society and previously served as chief of staff at Emory Crawford Long Hospital.
Dr. Morris is a clinical associate professor with the Emory University School of Medicine and currently serves as CEO of Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates.
He sees patients at the Emory Crawford Long location.
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C. Gregory Nesmith, Jr., M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine
- Board Eligible, Gastroenterology
Dr. Nesmith received his B.S. in biology from the University of South Florida in Tampa and received his medical degree from the University of South Florida School of Medicine. He completed both his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in gastroenterology at the Emory University School of Medicine, where he served as Chief Fellow in gastroenterology.
He has made several presentations at conferences for both the American College of Gastroenterology and during Digestive Disease Week, and has co-authored research on screening colonoscopies and the liver.
Dr. Nesmith sees patients at the Kennestone location.
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Neal K. Osborn, M.D., M.Sc.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Dr. Osborn is a summa cum laude graduate of Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., where he also attended medical school. Following his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., he completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
While in Rochester, Dr. Osborn earned a master’s degree in clinical science and research with a specialty concentration in noninvasive methods of colon cancer screening in average risk patients and inflammatory bowel disease. He has additional special interest and training in familial colon cancer syndromes and genetic counseling.
In 2005, Dr. Osborn was named International Health Professional of the Year by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, for outstanding contributions to medicine. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Prior to joining Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2007, Dr. Osborn was a staff gastroenterologist in Omaha, Neb. He sees patients at the Douglasville and Hiram locations.
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Sanjay R. Parikh, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Dr. Parikh received his medical degree from Shah Medical College in Jamnagar, India, and completed his internship at BJ Medical College. He then completed a residency in pediatrics at Shah Medical College, where he was chief resident. He also served as chief resident during his residency in internal medicine at The Brooklyn Hospital Center at New York University School of Medicine, where he completed a fellowship in gastroenterology.
Dr. Parikh is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterology Association and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Dr. Parikh joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2000 and sees patients at the Lawrenceville and Snellville locations.
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David N. Quinn, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
A native of North Carolina, Dr. Quinn received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received the NIEHS Intramural Research Training Award and the Burroughs Wellcome Summer Research Fellowship. He completed his internship/residency in internal medicine and fellowship in gastroenterology at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.
After completing his fellowship, Dr. Quinn returned to Columbus, where he served as Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Endoscopy. During his appointments there, Dr. Quinn served on a number of collegiate/medical center committees. He was an invited lecturer on a variety of gastrointestinal topics.
Dr. Quinn is trained in both diagnostic and advanced therapeutic endoscopic techniques including ERCP.
He is a member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and the American Motility Society.
Dr. Quinn see patients at the Piedmont (Buckhead) and Clayton, GA locations.
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Marc D. Rosenberg, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Dr. Rosenberg is a graduate of Tufts University in Medford, Mass., where he received his bachelor's degree in biology. He later earned a master's degree in physiology from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. After receiving his medical degree from Finch University of Health Sciences at The Chicago Medical School, Dr. Rosenberg completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Boston Medical Center at Boston University. He then completed a fellowship in digestive diseases at Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr. Rosenberg previously served as a staff physician at East Boston Neighborhood Medical Center and at the Atlanta Veterans' Administration Medical Center.
Dr. Rosenberg is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Rosenberg joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2002 and sees patients at the Emory Crawford Long and Woodstock locations.
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Bruce A. Salzberg, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
Dr. Salzberg is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the State University of Buffalo in New York and began his medical training at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, N.Y. After completing his training in internal medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Fla., he completed fellowships in gastroenterology at Washington, D.C. Veterans Administration Hospital, George Washington University Hospital and at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Baltimore, MD.
With a special interest in inflammatory bowel disease, Dr. Salzberg has lectured internationally on the subject and has appeared as a medical expert on both national television and radio programs. In 1996, Dr. Salzberg was appointed to the Olympic medical support group for the Atlanta Games and served as a volunteer for the Para-Olympic Games later that year.
He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterology Association, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Liver Foundation. He also is a member of the Crohn's Colitis Foundation of America and has served on its board of trustees and medical advisory committee.
In addition to his regular practice, Dr. Salzberg serves as medical director of Southeastern Clinical Research, a division of Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, and one of the largest gastroenterological research divisions in the southeast.
Dr. Salzberg joined the practice in 1992 and sees patients at the Saint Joseph's (Sandy Springs) and North Fulton locations.
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Sumalatha Satoor, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
A native of India, Dr. Satoor earned a degree in biology from L.A.G.J. College in Machilipatnam, India and then received her medical degree from Guntur Medical College in Guntur, India. After an internship at Government General Hospital in Guntur, India, Dr. Satoor came to the U.S. and completed her medical residency at Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 2000, she completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.
Dr. Satoor is a member of the Indian Medical Council, the American College of Physicians and the American Gastroenterology Association.
Dr. Satoor joined the Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2002 and sees patients in the Stockbridge and Fayetteville locations.
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Christopher T. Shaw, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
A graduate of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Dr. Shaw received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He then began his military service, completing his internship and residency at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as well as his fellowship in gastroenterology. Dr. Shaw served as staff internist at the Frankfurt Army Regional Medical Center in Germany and chief of gastrointestinal diagnostic services at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado.
After completing his service in the Army, Dr. Shaw came to Atlanta where he has been in private practice since 1986. He served as the chief of gastroenterology at St. Joseph's Hospital and was chairman of St. Joseph's Hospital Department of Medicine for five years. He previously served as assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and presently serves in the same capacity at Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr. Shaw is the recipient of several honors, including the Army Commendation Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. He also has been named one of Atlanta's "Top Doctors" by Atlanta magazine. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American College of Gastroenterology and the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.
Dr. Shaw joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 1990 and sees patients at the St. Joseph's (Sandy Springs) and Clayton, GA locations.
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Alan G. Sunshine, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Dr. Sunshine holds both a B.S. and an M.S. in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He received a masters degree in physiology and biophysics from Georgetown Univeristy in Washington, D.C., before receiving his medical degree there. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
He is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Gastroenterology Association.
Dr. Sunshine joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 1986 and sees patients at the Piedmont Hospital (Buckhead) location.
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Jyotsna Talapaneni, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Dr. Talapaneni is a graduate of N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Kurnool (India) Medical College, where she received degrees in medicine and surgery. During medical school, she received the award for the best medical student in school health and was named the best student in her graduating class.
Prior to completing her residency in internal medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, she served as a research assistant in the Division of Gastroenterology at the Montefiore Medical Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Kansas Medical Center Program in Kansas City.
Dr. Talapaneni is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Gastroenterological Association and has had several abstracts published. She has a special interest in inflammatory bowel and biliary diseases, as well as management of women's gastrointestinal issues.
Dr. Talapaneni joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2007 and sees patients at the Lawrenceville and Snellville locations.
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Douglas C. Wolf, M.D.
- Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Dr. Wolf is a graduate of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He completed medical school, as well as his internship and residency at the West Virginia School of Medicine in Morgantown. Following completion of a fellowship in gastroenterology at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, Dr. Wolf joined the faculty at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta as senior associate of medicine in digestive diseases and was later named assistant professor of medicine for digestive diseases. He presently serves on the visiting faculty at the Annenberg Medical Center.
Dr. Wolf is an active member of many professional organizations and holds several leadership and committee appointments. He is a member of the American Gasroenterologic Association, the American Collge of Physicians, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American College of Gastroenterology, the Georgia Gastroenterologic and Endoscopic Society, the American Federation for Clinical Research, and the American Medical Association. He is past president of the Atlanta Gastroenterology Club and also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Georgia Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
Dr. Wolf joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 1994 and sees patients at the St. Joseph's (Sandy Springs) location.
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