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Systemic Sclerosis

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.”

Timothy M. Ashburn, MD, FCCP

Timothy Ashburn, MD, FCCP, is a double board-certified pulmonologist at Hamilton Physician Group-Specialty Care inside Hamilton Cardiovascular Institute in Ringgold, Georgia. Dr. Ashburn attended medical school at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, Tennessee, completed his residency training in internal medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and his fellowship in pulmonology and critical care medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, Tennessee.

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.

“I’m excited to provide high-quality pulmonology services in Catoosa County,” says Dr. Ashburn. “I enjoy talking to my patients and building relationships with them. I believe strongly in lung cancer screenings and I’m excited about the many new medication options in the field of pulmonology.”

M. Ali Al-Azem, MD, MSHA, FCCP, FACP

M. Ali Al-Azem, MD, MSHA, FCCP, FACP, is a double board-certified pulmonologist at Hamilton Physician Group-Specialty Care in Dalton, Georgia.
Dr. Al-Azem attended medical school at the Damascus University School of Medicine in Damascus, Syria, and completed his residency training in internal medicine at the Damascus University Hospital in Damascus, Syria, and St. Barnabas Hospital in New York, New York. He completed his pulmonology and critical care medicine fellowship at Mt. Sinai Medical Center/Queens Hospital in New York, New York.

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.

To schedule an appointment with Al-Azem, call Hamilton Physician Group-Specialty Care at 706-529-3072.

Adela Castro, MD

Dr. Adela Castro is a board-certified 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.”