Northside Hospital continues to grow, adding expert providers and expanding care options across Georgia. Here’s a look at the latest updates.
Primary and same-day care
Dr. Saresh Akmal, a board-certified family medicine physician, has joined Medical Associates of North Georgia. She sees patients at the Riverstone location, at 145 Riverstone Terrace, Suite 100, Canton. More: medassoc.com.
Dr. Curt Misko Jr. joined Northside Family Medicine. He is board certified in family medicine and sees patients at 610 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 130, Cumming. More: northside.com/familymedicine.
Dr. Andrew Reisman has joined Northside Hospital Diagnostic Clinic. He is board certified in family medicine and a past president of the Medical Association of Georgia. He sees patients at 1240 Jesse Jewell Parkway SE, Suite 600, Gainesville. More: northsidediagnosticclinic.com.
Northside Primary Care has added two physicians.
- Dr. Neisha Rougely has joined Northside Primary Care Snellville. She is a board-certified family medicine physician with special interests in diabetes, hypertension, preventive care and lifestyle medicine. More: northsidepcsnellville.com.
- Dr. Abiola Saibu joined Northside Primary Care Midtown. She is a board-certified family physician. More: northside.com/pcmidtown.
Specialty care
Northside continues to expand access to advanced specialty care across Georgia.
- Cardiology: Dr. David Zapata has joined Northside Hospital Heart Institute. Dr. Zapata is a board-certified cardiac surgeon with expertise in minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery. He sees patients at Northside Cardiac Surgery in Lawrenceville. More: northside.com/heart.
- Neurology: Dr. Henssey Ngo has joined Laureate Medical Group. She is board certified in neurology with specialized training in clinical neurophysiology, including neuromuscular disorders and epilepsy. She sees patients at 6135 Barfield Road, Suite 200, Sandy Springs. More: laureatemed.com.
- Oncology: Dr. Naixin Zhang has joined Georgia Gynecologic Oncology - Gwinnett, 771 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville. A board-eligible obstetrician and gynecologist specializing in gynecologic oncology, Dr. Zhang has expertise in robotic, abdominal and radical hysterectomy; cytoreductive surgery; lymphadenectomy; and vulvectomy. More: ggo-atl.com.
Surgical and trauma care
Dr. Taylor Norton, a board-certified surgeon specializing in robotic-assisted general surgery, rib fracture fixation and nerve cryoablation, has joined Northside Trauma Surgical Specialists in Lawrenceville. His interests include trauma surgery, surgical critical care and robotic acute care surgery. More: surgicalspecialistsofgwinnett.com.
Theresa Motley, N.P., has joined Northside Neonatal Surgery in Sandy Springs. A pediatric nurse practitioner specializing in acute and primary care, she has six years of pediatric surgery experience and has also provided care in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More: northsideneonatal.com.
Tony Herrington, PA-C, has joined Northside Cherokee Surgical Associates. He is a certified physician assistant specializing in general surgery. More: ncsurgicalassociates.com.
Orthopedics and sports medicine
Northside Hospital Orthopedics Sports Medicine Specialists has added two physicians.
- Dr. Andrew Riga is a board-eligible orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained in sports medicine. He sees patients at 2000 Howard Farm Drive, Suite 305, Cumming.
- Dr. Jason Schon is board-certified in sports medicine, physician medicine and rehabilitation. He sees patients at Northside Hospital Orthopedics Sports Medicine in Midtown and the new location of Northside Hospital Orthopedics – Smyrna at 4298 Atlanta Road SE, Suite 110.
More: northside.com/ortho.
Women's health and urogynecology
Alexandria Lawson, a board-certified physician assistant specializing in urogynecology, joined the Northside Center for Urogynecology on Sept. 11. She sees patients at 980 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 700, Atlanta. More: northsidecenterforurogyn.com.
Pulmonary and critical care
North Point Pulmonary Associates has opened a new office in Johns Creek, located at 3340 Paddocks Parkway, Suwanee.
- Dr. Syed Arif Mahmood and Paul HwangBo, P.A., see patients at the new location on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- More: northpointpulmonary.com.
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