Anesthesiology  

Mohammed A. Mohiuddin, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1980
315 W. Hickory Street
Sylacauga, Al 35150
256-401-4000

Gene Gordon, MD


Joined Medical Staff in 2001
Board Certified: American Board of Anesthesiology
315 W. Hickory Street
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-401-4000

Cardiology

Raashid Ashraf, M.D.

Joined Medical Staff in 2002
Consulting to Cardiovascular Associates
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 104
256.245.5833

James R. Boogaerts, M.D.

Joined Medical Staff in 1998
Consulting to Cardiovascular Associates
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 104
256.245.5833

Robert Brock, M.D.

Joined Medical Staff in 2002
Board Certified: Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease; American Board of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease to Board Certified
Consulting to Cardiovascular Associates
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 104
256.245.5833

Gregory D. Chapman, M.D.

Joined Medical Staff in 2005
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology
Consulting to Heart South Cardiovascular Group
122 S. Anniston Ave.
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-1855

Gregory D. Chapman, M.D.

Eric D. Cohen, M.D.

oined Medical Staff in 2005
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine and Interventional Cardiology
Consulting to Heart South Cardiovascular Group
122 S. Anniston Ave.
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-1855

Eric D. Cohen, M.D.

Larry Dye, M.D.

Joined Medical Staff in 2002
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology
Consulting to Cardiovascular Associates
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 104
256.245.5833

Munish K. Goyal M.D.

Joined Medical Staff in 2006
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Board Eligible: American Board of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease
Consulting to Heart South Cardiovascular Group
122 S. Anniston Ave.
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-1855

W. Randall Harrison, M.D.

Joined Medical Staff in 1992
Medical School: UAB
Internship and Residency: University of New Mexico Hospital
Fellowship: University of New Mexico Hospital
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Associates
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 104
256.245.5833

John D. McBrayer, M.D.

Joined Medical Staff in 2005
Medical School: University of Mississippi
Internship and Residency: UAB
Fellowship: University of TN
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology
Heart South Cardiovascular Group
Delete: Effective 5-26-05
122 S. Anniston Ave.
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-1855

John D. McBrayer, M.D.

Michael McKinney, M.D.

Joined Medical Staff in 2002
Medical School: Louisiana State University of Health Sciences
Internship and Residency: UAB
Fellowship: University of Kentucky Medical Center
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology
Cardiovascular Associates
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 104
256.245.5833

Mark L. Mullens, M.D.

Medical School: UAB School of Medicine 1989
Internship and Residency: University of Arkansas, 1993
Fellowship: University of Arkansas, 1996
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine and Subcertification in Interventional Cardiology
Heart South Cardiology Group
Delete -- Effective 5-26-05
122 S. Anniston Ave.
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-1855

Peter P. Scalise III, M.D.

Joined Medical Staff in 2005
Medical School: UAB
Internship and Residency: New York University Medical Center & Bellevue Hospital
Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center and Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine and Subcertification in Interventional Cardiology
Cardiovascular Associates
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 104
256.245.5833

Diagnostic Radiology
Ear, Nose & Throat

Charles Brentnall, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1979
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: University of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham
Board Certified: American Board of Otolaryngology
7 Brown Avenue
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-0358

Charles Brentnall, MD
Emergency Medicine

Ronald Pearson, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1999
Medical School: University of New Jersey
Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ
315 W. Hickory Street
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-401-4000

Deborah A. Stanford, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1998
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: University of Alabama Medical Center
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine
Medical Director, ED Coosa Valley Medical Center
315 W. Hickory Street
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-401-4000

Deborah A. Stanford, MD
Family & General Practice
Clifton Garris, M.D.

(Also see Obstetrics)
Joined Medical Staff in 2006
Medical School: University of Alabama
Internship and Residency: University of TN-Jackson
Fellowship: University of Alabama
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine
Sylacauga Family Health Center
208 W. Fort Williams
Sylacauga, AL 35150
Phone: 249.0943

Michael W. Swearingen, DO

(Also see Obstetrics)
Joined Medical Staff in 1996
Medical School: Southeastern University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham - Department of Family and Community Medicine
Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham - Fellowship in Obstetrics
Board Certified: American Board of Family Practice
208 West Fort Williams
Sylacauga, Alabama 35150
256-249-0943

Michael W. Swearingen, DO

Randall W. Weaver, M.D.

Joined Medical Staff in 2005
Medical School: Univeristy of South Alabama College of Medicine
Residency: University of Alabama College of Community Health Science
Board Certified: American Board of Family Practice
Rockford Family Medicine
256-377-4366

Randall W. Weaver, M.D.

Song Il Yu, M.D.

Joined Medical Staff in 2006
Medical School: Yonsei University Medical School, Seoul, Korea
Internship and Residency: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine
Childersburg Family Practice
33733 U. S. Highway 280
Childersburg, AL 35044
Phone: 378.3301

Gastroenterology

Bashar Hakim, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1995
Medical School: Aleppo University Medical School, Syria
Residency: Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oaklawn, IL
Master of Public Health: John Hopkins University
Fellowship: Louisiana State University, Shreveport
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
120 South Anniston Avenue
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-6050

Bashar Hakim, MD
Gynecology  

Patricia Sanders, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 2003
Medical School: University of South Alabama
Residency: Medical College of Virginia
Board Certified: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
100 S. Anniston Avenue
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-207-0200

Patricia Sanders, MD
Internal Medicine

Ammar S. Aldaher, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1994
Medical School: Aleppo University Medical School, Syria
Residency: Saint Barnabas Hospital Bronx, NY
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 200
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-245-5241

Ammar S. Aldaher, MD

Stephen Bowen, MD, PhD.

Joined Medical Staff in 1984
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: Carraway Methodist Medical Center – Internal Medicine
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 200
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-245-5241

Stephen Bowen, MD, PhD.

Laura Deichmann, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 2000
Medical School: Louisiana State University Medical School
Residency: Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans. LA
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine
209 W. Spring Street
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-245-5241

Laura Deichmann, MD

Ghayas Habash, MD, MPH

(Also see Nephrology)
Joined Medical Staff in 1994
Medical School: Damascus University School of Medicine, Syria,
Hartford Fellowship in Nephrology
Residency: University of Connecticut
Master of Public Health: John Hopkins University
Fellowship: University of Michigan
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine and Nephrology 209 W. Spring Street, Suite 301
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-0028

Ghayas Habash, MD, MPH

Walter P. Pinson, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1973
Medical School: University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Residency: University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 200
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-245-5241

Walter P. Pinson, MD

Adetokundo Ladipo-Sanusi, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 2004
Medical School: University of Ilorin
Residency: Harlem Hospital Center
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine
310 Ft. Williams West
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-245-9140

Abayomi Sanusi, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 2004
Medical School: University of Lagos, Nigeria
Residency: Harlem Hospital Center
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine
310 Ft. Williams West
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-245-9140

Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease

Racheed Atassi, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 2004
Medical School: Tishrin University Medical School, Syria
Residency: Mercury Hospital Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine

Racheed Atassi, MD
Nephrology

Ghayas Habash, MD, MPH

Joined Medical Staff in 1994
Medical School: Damascus University School of Medicine, Syria, Hartford Fellowship in Nephrology
Residency: University of Connecticut
Master of Public Health: John Hopkins University
Fellowship: University of Michigan
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine and Nephrology
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 301
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-0028

Ghayas Habash, MD, MPH
Neurology

Hisham Hakim, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1992
Medical School: Aleppo University of Syria
Residency: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Master of Public Health: University of Illinois, Chicago
Fellowship in Neurology: University of Wisconsin
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine and Neurology
110 South Anniston Avenue
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-5500

Wael Hamo, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1996
Medical School: Aleppo University of Syria
Residency: University of Cincinnati, Ohio
Board Certified: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
209 W Spring Street, Suite 305
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-0091

Obstetrics  
Clifton Garris, M.D.

Family Practice/Obstetrics
Joined Medical Staff in 2006
Medical School: University of Alabama
Internship and Residency: University of TN-Jackson
Fellowship: University of Alabama
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine
Sylacauga Family Health Center
208 W. Fort Williams
Sylacauga, AL 35150
Phone: 249.0943

Michael W. Swearingen, DO

Joined Medical Staff in 1996
Medical School: Southeastern University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham - Department of Family and Community Medicine
Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham - Fellowship in Obstetrics
208 West Fort Williams
Sylacauga, Alabama 35150
256-249-0943

Michael W. Swearingen, DO
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Jonathan F. Rehberg, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 2007
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Board Certified: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sylacauga Obstetrics and Gynecology
209 West Spring Street, Suite 100
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-6995

Oncology

Allen Yielding, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1990
Medical School: University of Alabama, Birmingham
Residency: Carraway Methodist Medical Center
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology
291 James Payton Blvd
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-401-0417

Ophthalmology
Waid Blackstone, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 2005
Medical School: UAB School of Medicine
Internship: Baptist Health System
Residency: UAB School of Medicine
Board Certified: American Board of Ophthalmology
210 W. Spring Street
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256.245.5203

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Phillip A. Mitchell, DMD

Joined Medical Staff in 2003
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency: University of Alabama Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Birmingham
Board Certified
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 102
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-245-1000

Orthopedic Surgery

Michael Martin, MD

Joined medical Staff in 2000
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: University of Alabama Medical Center
Fellowship: Winters Sports Medicine Clinic, Orlando
Board Certified: American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 302
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-2249

Michael Martin, MD
Pathology

Neal Miller, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1991
Medical School: Emory University
Residency: Medical College of South Caroline - Charleston
Board Certified: American Board of Pathology

Pediatrics

Rekha Chadalawada, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1998
Medical School: Rangaraya Medical College
Residency: Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Board Certified: American Board of Pediatrics
115 W. Clay Street
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-245-3267

Rekha Chadalawada, MD

Robert M. Gray, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1962
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: Lloyd Noland, Birmingham AL
Board Certified: American Board of Pediatrics
113 W. Clay Street
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-245-3267

David W. Hardy, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 2007
Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Residency: University of Arkansas
Coosa Valley Pediatrics
209 West Spring Street, Suite 304
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-208-0060

Pulmonologist
Surgery

Juan Campos, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 2002
Medical School: University of Panama
Residency: Baptist Medical Center, Birmingham
Board Certified: American Board of General Surgery General Surgery
110 S. Anniston Avenue
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-207-0200

Juan Campos, MD

James L. Crook, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1972
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine, Texas
Residency: Baylor University Affiliated Hospitals, Houston, TX
Board Certified: American Board of General Surgery
209 W. Spring Street, Suite 300
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-245-8100

James L. Crook, MD

David Marotta, D.O.


Joined Medical Staff in 2006
Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship and Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Fellowship: UAB – Cardiothoracic surgery
Sylacauga Surgical Associates
110 S. Anniston Avenue
Sylacauga, AL 35150
Phone: 207.0200

Urology

Mamoun R. Pacha, MD

Joined Medical Staff in 1979
Medical School: Damascus, Syria
Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH and Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
Board Certified: American Board of Urology
16 South Douglas Avenue
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-245-2269