Lung diseases like asthma or COPD make it hard to breathe easily. You need providers who give your respiratory condition the serious care and attention it deserves. You understand the need for serious and attentive care if you suffer from chronic lung disease. At Hamilton Physician Group – Specialty Care, our mission is to help you get back to the life you deserve.

Board-certified pulmonologist and critical care physician Angel Brown, MD, specialize in treating respiratory diseases, including asthma, bronchitis, COPD, occupational lung diseases, and lung cancer. Our multidisciplinary team uses advanced diagnostic techniques to treat these complex conditions with compassionate care customized to your needs.

About our provider:

Angel Brown, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and critical care physician. She completed fellowship training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. As part of Hamilton Physician Group-Specialty Care, Dr. Brown treats respiratory diseases, including asthma, bronchitis, COPD, occupational lung diseases, lung cancer, and pulmonary fibrosis.

M. Ali Al-Azem, MD, MSHA, FCCP, FACP, is a double board-certified pulmonologist. Dr. Al-Azem treats patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, COVID conditions, pneumonia, acute and chronic pulmonary hypersensitivity conditions, pulmonary hypertension, bronchiolitis, and more.

Timothy Ashburn, MD, FCCP, is a double board-certified pulmonologist. Dr. Ashburn treats patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, COVID conditions, pneumonia, acute and chronic hypersensitivity, pulmonary hypertension, bronchiolitis, obstructive sleep apnea, etc.

Hamilton Physician Group – Specialty Care focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and autoimmune diseases.

When your musculoskeletal system isn’t working properly, you may need to see a rheumatologist. Rheumatologists are physicians who diagnose and treat conditions and diseases of the muscles, joints, and bones.

Improving our patients’ quality of life is our goal. To help our patients deal with the often debilitating effects of musculoskeletal problems, arthritis, and autoimmune disorders, we offer a variety of treatments and procedures.

About our provider:

Dr. Adela Castro is a rheumatologist at Hamilton Physician Group-Specialty Care in Dalton, Georgia.

Dr. Castro attended medical school at the University of Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, completed her residency training in internal medicine at the University of Miami/JFK Medical Center Palm Beach in Palm Beach, Florida, and her fellowship in rheumatology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

In her spare time, Dr. Castro enjoys spending time with her husband (also a physician) and her friends. She likes to spend time outdoors and explore different types of foods and restaurants.

Dr. Castro treats patients with chronic rheumatic and autoimmune diseases like osteoarthritis, gout, fibromyalgia, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, myositis, vasculitis, etc. She chose rheumatology as her specialty because “it allows me the opportunity to serve and care for patients who have a variety of diseases and establish an ongoing relationship with them. I grew up in a family that taught me that you don’t need to do big things to help others. Even small things make a difference. I enjoy having a career as a rheumatologist because I get to make a difference in people’s lives.”