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Cancer Care Team

Cancer Care Team

The Tanner Cancer Care Team includes experienced surgery, oncology, hematology and radiology professionals. They strive to see every new patient within three days of diagnosis, utilizing state-of-the-art technologies and treatments to help patients conquer cancer.

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Behavioral Health Care Team

Behavioral Health Care Team

The Behavioral Health Care Team is comprised of Willowbrooke at Tanner psychiatrists and licensed professional counselors, who provide a full range of inpatient and outpatient mental health services to Willowbrooke at Tanner patients, helping them stay emotionally and behaviorally healthy while receiving treatment close to home.

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Joint and Spine Health Team

Joint and Spine Health Team

The Joint and Spine Health Team is comprised of skilled the orthopedic specialists at Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic who work with the medical professionals at Tanner Ortho and Spine Center to assess, treat and rehabilitate patients with musculoskeletal injuries.

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Children's Health Team

Children's Health Team

Children's Health Team

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Chesley Large, CWWS, SET

Chesley Large, CWWS, SET

Chesley Large, CWWS, SET, has more than five years of health coaching experience.

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Patricia Mitchell

Patricia Mitchell

Mitchell is a community outreach coordinator at Tanner Health System.

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Loy Howard

Loy Howard

Loy Howard, president and CEO of Tanner Health System, is only the fifth administrator/CEO since Tanner was founded in 1949.

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Phyllis Head

Phyllis Head

Head is a community outreach coordinator at Tanner Health System.

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Brian Gibson, LPC

Brian Gibson, LPC

Gibson is a licensed professional counselor who has worked for Tanner Health System since 2000.

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Claudia Weekes, MS, RD, LD

Claudia Weekes, MS, RD, LD

Weekes is a registered and licensed dietitian with Tanner Health System.

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Team

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Team

The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Team is comprised of orthopedic facial surgeons who treat a wide variety of dental problems, including the removal of impacted teeth and reconstructive facial surgery.

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Tiffany Landry

Tiffany Landry

Landry is a nutrition program coordinator at Tanner Health System's Get Healthy, Live Well.

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Peggy Cooper, BSN, RN, CDE

Peggy Cooper, BSN, RN, CDE

Cooper is a registered nurse and certified diabetes educator with Tanner Health System.

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Missie Robertson, RN

Missie Robertson, RN, RN

Vice President of Institutional Performance and Patient Safety

Robertson is vice president of institutional performance and patient safety and works closely with nursing.

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Katie Gutierrez, Ms

Infection Preventionist at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton

Infection Preventionist

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Kim Rowell

Kim Rowell

Rowell is a certified health and exercise coach with Tanner Health System.

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Patrick Henderson, MS, LPC

Patrick Henderson, MS, LPC

Patrick Henderson, MS, LPC, earned a bachelor’s in psychology and a minor in criminal justice from Georgia State University. He enjoyed the field so much, he stayed another two years, earning his master’s in rehabilitation counseling. Henderson is a west Georgia native who grew up in Franklin. He has worked in a variety of mental health settings, including inpatient, CORE, intensive family intervention and private practice. His areas of focus are in the treatment of borderline personality disorders, attachment, and trauma.

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Joshua  Grubb, MA, Ed.S., LPC

Joshua Grubb, MA, Ed.S., LPC

Grubb earned a master’s in psychology and a specialist in education (Ed.S.) in professional counseling from the University of West Georgia.

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Anna  Cowan, MA, LAPC

Anna Cowan, MA, LAPC

Cowan earned a bachelor’s in counseling psychology from Toccoa Falls College and a master’s in professional counseling from Liberty University.

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Heather Ford

Heather Ford

Heather Ford, MD

Dr. Ford completed her residency in psychiatry at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina, where she also completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry.

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Jessica Mack, MS, RD, LD

Jessica Mack, MS, RD, LD

Mack is a registered and licensed dietitian with Tanner Health System.

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Millie Adams

Millie Adams

Adams is a community outreach coordinator at Tanner Health System.

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Michael Osborne, CADC-II, MATS, SAP

Michael Osborne, CADC-II, MATS, SAP

Osborne is a certified level-two addiction counselor with four years of experience in the substance use field.

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Sharrisse Amrani, MA, LPC

Sharrisse Amrani, MA, LPC

Sharrisse Amrani, MA, LPC, earned her Bachelors of Arts of Psychology from the University of West Georgia and Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Argosy University.

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Bonnie McClure, RPYT

Bonnie McClure, RPYT

McClure is a certified prenatal yoga instructor with the Yoga Alliance.

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Mary Chitwood, RDN, LD

Mary Chitwood, RDN, LD

Chitwood is a licensed and registered dietitian with Tanner Health System.

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Erin Durham, LPC

Durham is a licensed professional counselor at Willowbrooke Counseling Center.

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The Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Team

The Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Team is comprised of Tanner Health System experts, including specially-trained physicians — all working together to provide information to help community members live longer, healthier and more active lives.

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Gail  Downing

Gail Downing

Downing is the nutrition program coordinator and a health coach at Tanner Health System.

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Alison L. O’Shields, BSN, RN, CCM

Alison L. O’Shields, BSN, RN, CCM

O’Shields is a registered nurse and chronic disease educator with Tanner Health System.

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West Georgia Ambulance Team

West Georgia Ambulance has served Carroll County as its trusted emergency services provider since 1977.

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Plastic Surgery Team

The West Georgia Center for Plastic Surgery offers a full range of invasive and minimally-invasive surgeries and non-invasive treatments to help you look your best with a focus on patient safety and confidentiality.

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Urgent Care Team

Urgent Care Team

Urgent Care Team

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Hospice Care Team

Our hospice care team provides medical, emotional and spiritual support for people who are nearing life’s end.

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Brittany Lilly, LPC

Brittany Lilly, LPC

LPC

Brittany Lilly, LPC, is the school and community-based program manager at Willowbrooke Counseling Center.

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Barbara Braun, LCSW, CEAP

Barbara Braun, LCSW, CEAP

LCSW, CEAP

Barbara Braun, LCSW, CEAP, is a licensed master’s level clinical social worker with Tanner Health's Engage EAP.

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