OB/GYN Faculty

Meet our Faculty

Administration

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Robert Higgins, MD

  • Interim Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Professor, Gynecologic Oncology, OB/GYN

Office:762-375-3591 Appointments:706-721-6744

Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Jennifer T. Allen, MD, FACOG, NCMP

  • Associate Professor, OB/GYN
  • Residency Program Director, OB/GYN
  • Interim Section Chief, OBGYN

Office:762-375-2542 Appointments:706-721-4959

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Kelli M. Braun, MD, FACOG

  • Professor, OB/GYN
  • Associate Dean, Admissions, MCG
  • Director, Quality Assurance, OB/GYN
  • Director, Simulation & Virtual Education, OB/GYN

Office:762-375-2542 Appointments:706-721-4959

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Kristen L. Daugherty, MD

  • Assistant Professor, OBGYN

Office:762-375-2542 Appointments:706-721-4959

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Erin Z. Latif, MD, FACOG

  • Associate Professor, OB/GYN
  • MCG 3+ PGY-1 Pathway UME Director

Office:762-375-2542 Appointments:706-721-4959

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Grace Jacobs, MD

  • Assistant Professor

Office:762-375-2542 Appointments:706-721-4959

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John R. Lue, MD, MPH, FACOG

  • Associate Professor, OB/GYN
  • Division Director, General OB/GYN

Office:762-375-2542 Appointments:706-721-4959

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Morgan Murillo, MD

  • Assistant Professor, OB/GYN
  • Associate Residency Program Director, OB/GYN

Office:762-375-2542 Appointments:706-721-4959

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Chadburn B. Ray, MD, RPh, FACOG

  • Professor, OB/GYN
  • Director, Global Women's Health Program
  • Director, GA Center for Obstetrics Re-Entry Program

Office:762-375-2542 Appointments:706-721-4959

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Hamer Titus, MD, FACOG

  • Associate Professor

Office:762-375-2542 Appointments:706-721-4959

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William Toussaint, MD, FACOG

  • Assistant Professor

Office:762-375-2542 Appointments:706-721-4959

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Jesse W. Wayson, MD

  • Assistant Professor,
  • Associate Clerkship Program Director, OB/GYN

Office:762-375-2542 Appointments:706-721-4959

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Carolyn Zahler-Miller, MD, FACOG, NCMP

  • Associate Professor,
  • Assistant Dean Curriculum, Clinical Integration

Office:762-375-2542 Appointments:706-721-4959

 

Certified Nurse Midwives & Nurse Practitioners

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Gabrielle M. Helfgott, DNP, CNM

  • Certified Nurse Midwife

Office: 706-721-2688

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Linda C. Randolph, CNM

  • Certified Nurse Midwife

Office: 706-721-2688

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Elisa R. Jenks, CNM

  • Certified Nurse Midwife

Office: 706-721-2688

Morgan Howell, CNM

  • Certified Nurse Midwife

Office: 706-721-2688

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Natalie Smith, FNP-C

  • Advanced Practice Nurse Practioner

Office: 706-721-4959

Gynecology & Oncology

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Bunja J. Rungruang, MD, FACOG

  • Program Director, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship
  • Professor, Gynecologic Oncology, OB/GYN

Office: 706-721-3992 Appointments:706-721-6744

photo of Robert V. Higgins, MD, FACOG

Robert V. Higgins, MD, FACOG

  • Professor, Gynecologic Oncology, OB/GYN
  • Vice Chair of Education, OBGYN

Office: 706-721-3992 Appointments:706-721-6744

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M. Symmes Johnson, MD, FACOG

  • Section Chief, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
  • Associate Professor, Gynecologic Oncology, OB/GYN

Office: 706-721-3992 Appointments: 706-721-6744

 

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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Debra Ware, MD, FACOG

  • Associate Professor, OB/GYN

Office: 706-721-0126 Appointments: 706-721-4959

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Padmashree Woodham, MD, FACOG

  • Section Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Professor. Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Director, Perinatal Services

Office: 706-721-0126 Appointments:706-721-4959

Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility & Genetics

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Lawrence C. Layman, MD

  • Robert B. Greenblatt, MD, PhD, Chair & Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Section Chief, Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility, & Genetics

Office: 706-721-3832 Appointments:706-722-4434

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Michael P. Diamond, MD

  • Professor, OB/GYN
  • William H. Brooks, MD, Distinguished Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Senior VP, Research, AU

Office:706-721-9101

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Larisa Gavrilova-Jordan, MD

  • Professor, OB/GYN
  • Director of IVF service & Fertility Preservation Program

Office: 706-721-3832 Appointments: 706-722-4434

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Soumia Brakta, MD

  • Assistant Professor,
  • OB/GYN
  • Clerkship Director, OBGYN

Office: 706-721-3832 Appointments: 706-722-4434

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Hyung Goo Kim, PhD

  • Associate Professor, OB/GYN

Office: 706-721-3832 Lab: 706-721-7591

Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS)

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Ivrose Joseph, MD

  • Assistant Professor

Clinical Appointments: 706-446-5901 Administrative Office: 706-721-3833

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Melania Velasquez, PA

  • Physician Assistant

Office: 706-446-5901

 

Center for Biotechnology & Genomic Medicine

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Richard McIndoe, PhD

  • Director, CBGM
  • Professor, OB/GYN
  • Associate Director, CBGM

Office: 706-721-3542

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Sharad Purohit, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, OB/GYN

Office: 706-721-3403

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Wenbo Zhi,PhD

  • Assistant Professor,
  • OB/GYN

Office: 706-721-3403

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