Dr. Turner is from Northwest Georgia. She received her medical degree from Des Moines University in Iowa, then completed her pediatric residency training at LSU-HSC Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is passionate about preventative pediatrics, and her practice philosophy is grounded in evidence-based medicine. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her son, baking, and photography.
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Kyle D. Maxwell, MD
Dr. Maxwell was born and raised around the Chattanooga area, earned his medical degree at Marshall University in Huntington, WV, and completed his Pediatrics residency at Virginia Commonwealth University Children’s Hospital of Richmond in Richmond, VA, in 2023. He practices preventative medicine with an evidence-based approach with a focus on mental health.
Outside of the office, Dr. Maxwell enjoys video and tabletop gaming, cooking, and spending time with his wife, Erica, two children, Sydney and Jack, and their pets, Arwen, Stormy, and Ember.
Holly Cochran, FNP-C
Holly Cochran, FNP-C is an advanced practice provider at Hamilton Physician Group-General Surgery in Dalton, GA.
Edwin Rao, MD, FCCP
Edwin Rao, MD, FCCP, is a double board-certified pulmonologist/intensivist at Hamilton Physician Group-Specialty Care in Dalton, Georgia. Dr. Rao attended medical school at the University of the East College of Medicine in Manila, Philippines. He completed his residency training in internal medicine and his pulmonary medicine fellowship at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He also obtained a second fellowship in critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Rao treats patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, COVID conditions, pneumonia, acute and chronic pulmonary hypersensitivity conxditions, pulmonary hypertension, bronchiolitis, etc.
“I am committed to listening to my patients and investing in their health,” says Dr. Rao. “We determine a plan of treatment together. It is rewarding to determine the cause of their health issues, implement a treatment plan, and watch their quality of life improve.”
Oluwatomisin “Tomi” Williams, MD
Oluwatomisin “Tomi” Williams, MD, is a family medicine resident physician at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, GA.
Amr Alkasir, MD
Saresh M. Akmal, MD
Saresh Akmal, MD, is a family medicine primary care physician at Hamilton Physician Group-Convenient Care-Dalton, located inside the Medical Plaza in Dalton, Georgia. She also serves on the faculty of the Hamilton Family Medicine Program.
Dr. Akmal attended medical school at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, and completed her residency training at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“Family medicine allows me to evaluate and manage conditions involving all age groups,” says Dr. Akmal. “I enjoy building relationships and positively impacting people’s lives.
Victoria Gilbert, DO
Victoria Gilbert, DO, is an internal medicine physician at Hamilton Primary Care – Calhoun in Calhoun, GA, a part of Hamilton Health Care System.
Liliia Harris, MD
Liliia Harris, MD, is an internal medicine resident physician at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, GA.
Zaid Zahid, MD
Zaid Zahid, MD, is an internal medicine resident physician at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, GA.
Nishantkumar Sonani, MD
Nishantkumar Sonani, MD, is an internal medicine resident physician at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, GA.
Kevin Paul Sanu, MD
Kevin Paul Sanu, MD, is an internal medicine resident physician at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, GA.