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Family Medicine

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.

Nicole Hardeman, DO

Dr. Nicole Hardeman is a family medicine physician at Hamilton Family Medicine Clinic, located inside Hamilton Physician Group-Murray Campus in Chatsworth, Georgia. She attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, Georgia, and completed her residency training in family medicine at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She is married to Dr. Will Hardeman, a general surgeon at Hamilton Physician Group-General Surgery. They have two young sons.

Dr. Hardeman chose to work in family medicine because she “loves getting to know people, hearing their stories, and sharing ways they can optimize their health. I believe a great physician is a great listener.”

Dr. Hardeman chose to work at Hamilton because “it provided me with an opportunity to not only serve the community through direct medical care but also to work directly with the next generation of new physicians training in the Hamilton Family Medicine Residency program.”

Dustin Johnston, DO

Dr. Dustin Johnston is an internal medicine physician at Hamilton Physician Group-Primary Care-Dalton, located inside the Medical Plaza in Dalton, Georgia. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, Georgia, and completed his residency training at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, Georgia.

Dr. Johnston has the goal of helping his patients live healthy lifestyles. He aims to discover the root cause of health issues and treat the whole body. As an osteopathic physician, he uses hands-on osteopathic techniques to address multiple medical conditions.

In his spare time, Dr. Johnston enjoys playing guitar and camping outdoors with his family.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Dustin Johnston, call 706-226-9355.

 

Taylor Stone, FNP-C

Taylor Stone is a board-certified family nurse practitioner at Hamilton Primary Care – Calhoun in Calhoun, GA. Taylor completed her undergraduate degree at Dalton State College and earned her master’s degree in Nursing at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, GA.

Chelsea Forrester, DO

Hamilton Physician Group-Murray Campus and Hamilton Family Medicine Clinic in Chatsworth, GA welcome Chelsea Forrester, DO, to our medical staff. She completed her residency training in family medicine at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia Campus in Suwanee, Georgia, and her fellowship in family medicine at the Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. Dr. Forrester grew up in Dalton and was born at Hamilton Medical Center.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Forrester at Hamilton Physician Group-Murray Campus, call 706.695.1992.

Harshvir Masson, MD

Harshvir Masson, MD is a family medicine resident physician at Hamilton Family Medicine Clinic in Chatsworth, GA.