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Shaheen Islam, MD, MPH

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sislam@augusta.edu

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Steven Allen, MD

  • Director, PCCM Fellowship Procedural Competency
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Amy R. Blanchard, MD

  • Director, Sleep Disorders Center
  • Professor of Medicine

ablanchard@augusta.edu

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Curran Dalal, MD

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cudalal@augusta.edu

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William B. Davis, MD

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wdavis2@augusta.edu

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Caralee J. Forseen, MD

  • Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center
  • Co-Director, Augusta CF Center
  • Associate Professor of Medicine

cforseen@augusta.edu

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Joyce N. Gonzales, MD

  • Professor of Medicine

jgonzales@augusta.edu

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James R. Gossage, MD

  • Director, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Professor of Medicine

jgossage@augusta.edu

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William J. Healy, MD

  • Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
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Paul Kirkpatrick, MD

  • Assistant Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
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Varsha S. Taskar, MD, MPH

  • Professor of Medicine

vtaskar@augusta.edu

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Israel Acosta-Sanchez , MD

  • Assistant Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
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iacostasanchez@augusta.edu

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Nicola Zetola, MD

  • Associate Professor of Medicine

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James K. Smith, MD

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