Valario Johnson, DO is a board-eligible obstetrician-gynecologist dedicated to providing comprehensive, patient-centered care for women at every stage of life. He specializes in high-risk obstetrics, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, and preventive women’s health. Dr. Johnson is passionate about helping patients navigate complex medical conditions with personalized, evidence-based treatment plans. He has led initiatives focused on improving maternal outcomes, including efforts... Read More about Valario Johnson, Jr., DO

Jefferson Jones, Sr., M.D., earned his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. He then completed a family medicine residency at the Greenville Hospital System in Greenville, SC and then the Family Medicine Residency Program at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA. Dr. Jones is board certified in family medicine by the American Board... Read More about Jefferson Jones, Sr., MD

Deepti Kantamani, MD is board certified in Hematology and board eligible for Medical Oncology. She has extensive experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with hematologic and oncologic diseases and has participated in multidisciplinary tumor boards to develop and implement patient-specific treatment plans. When she is not busy with her patients, she enjoys spending time cooking in her... Read More about Deepti Kantamani, MD

Blake Bowden Barnes, MD is Board Certified by The American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care and is a member of the American College of Surgeons. Her clinical interests include emergency and elective general surgery, trauma surgery, robotic surgery, and surgical critical care. Dr. Barnes' publications, presentations, and previous research topics include Cost-Effective Management of Hospital... Read More about Blake Barnes, MD

Trey Pritchett, MD is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He is a native of Columbus, GA and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Columbus State University. Dr. Pritchett comes to us from St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR where he worked as a Hospitalist. He was also the Medical Director at Lawrence Hall... Read More about Trey Pritchett, MD

A native of Georgia, Benjamin "Ben" Muller, MD is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and eligible in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. His primary clinical interests include medical complications of pregnancy, prenatal diagnosis, pre-term birth and fetal growth restriction. He is a member of The Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine and The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Muller is dedicated... Read More about Benjamin Muller, MD

Jeremy Bryner, DO, DABOM is a board-certified general surgeon and a fellowship-trained bariatric and foregut surgeon. His practice focuses on the surgical treatment of the disease of obesity and its many related comorbidities. He performs a complete workup and evaluation including office consultations, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies, and surgical management. The surgical procedures he performs include, but are not limited... Read More about Jeremy Bryner, DO

Dr. Kiara Phelps is board certified in family medicine and a member of the AMA and the American Academy of Family Physicians. She received her medical degree from University of Medicine & Health Sciences, St. Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis. She did her PGY1-PGY3 residency at LSU Rural Family Medicine where she trained in minimally invasive procedures (I&D, sutures, skin... Read More about Kiara Phelps, MD

Kenneth Copperwheat, DO, FASMBS, DABOM is a board-certified general surgeon, and a fellowship-trained bariatric surgeon. His practice focuses on the surgical treatment of the disease of obesity, and its many related comorbidities. He is able to perform a complete workup and evaluation from office consultations, to both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, as well as surgical management. The surgical procedures he... Read More about Kenneth Copperwheat, DO

Elizabeth Wendel, M.D. completed her Urology residency at Emory, earned her medical degree from Harvard Medical School, and has a B.S. in Biology with Honors from Stanford University. Dr. Wendel has conducted research on the Prostate Health Index, the Personal Patient Profile in Black and Hispanic men with Prostate Cancer, and radical cystectomy in elderly patients. Her clinical and public... Read More about Elizabeth Wendel, MD

As Director of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Oncology, Dr. Daniel Gwan-Nulla offers leading edge care to our patients at Piedmont Columbus Regional and the John B. Amos Cancer Center. Dr. Gwan-Nulla has particular interest in the management of lung and esophageal cancer and leads our multidisciplinary thoracic oncology team. He has significant expertise in minimally invasive thoracic surgery, including robotic... Read More about Daniel Gwan-Nulla, MD

Kendall Handy, M.D., is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and has been practicing for over 30 years. He currently serves at the Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Piedmont Columbus Regional's Midtown Campus. He graduated from the University of Alabama At Birmingham in 1985 and completed his internship and residency at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Handy has... Read More about Kendall Handy, MD

Andrew Pippas, M.D., obtained his Doctor of Medicine in 1986, from the University of Utah School Of Medicine. He trained at Duke University Medical Center as an intern resident and fellow, completing his fellowship in 1993, in hematology/oncology. He had a Physician Scientist Award and served as a faculty member at Duke Hospital until 1996. He then joined the Watson... Read More about Andrew Pippas, MD

Peter Jiang, M.D., PhD, is a medical oncologist and hematologist at the John B. Amos Cancer Center. He completed his PhD from the University of Maryland at Baltimore's Department of Pathology and Medical degree from the Shanghai First Medical College in China, where he was a faculty member in the Department of Clinical Medicine. Dr. Jiang is a member of... Read More about Peter Jiang, MD

R. Scott Hannay, MD, FACS, is the Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at the Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Campus. Dr. Hannay joined Piedmont Physicians Surgical Specialists in August 2001. He has held a wide variety of Medical Staff leadership positions including Trauma Medical Director, Chief of Surgical Critical Care, Chairman of Surgery, Chief of Surgery, and Chief of... Read More about Richard Hannay, MD

Timothy Villegas, M.D., FACOG is board certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his Doctorate at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Villegas completed his residency at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium and is credentialed in minimally-invasive and robot-assisted surgical techniques. He provides full-service prenatal care to include... Read More about Timothy Villegas, MD

Mukesh Kumar, M.D., is a board certified medical oncologist and hematologist with 11 years of professional experience. He is a member of the Georgia Society of Oncology and the American Societies of Hematology and Oncology. He has expertise in breast cancer, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, leukemia, as well as bleeding and clotting problems. Dr. Kumar has completed a... Read More about Mukesh Kumar, MD

Meagan Mahoney, M.D., is a general surgeon with critical care and surgical trauma expertise. She earned bachelor degrees in biochemistry and molecular biology from Mississippi State University and her Doctor of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center where she also completed her general surgery residency and a surgical critical care fellowship. Dr. Mahoney is certified in both Fundamentals... Read More about Meagan Mahoney, MD

Suresh Nukala, M.D., is a board certified hematologist and oncologist at the John B. Amos Cancer Center with over 15 years of professional experience. He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from Osmanai Medical College in India. He also completed an internship, residency and fellowship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Nukala has completed dozens... Read More about Suresh Nukala, MD

Shania Joselle Seibles, DO, JD, FAACOG is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners. She completed her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 2010. She completed her Maternal Fetal Medicine fellowship in 2018 at the Michigan State University... Read More about Shania Seibles, DO

Lisette D. Tanner MD, MPH, FACOG is double board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Her primary clinical interests include medical complications of pregnancy, prenatal diagnosis, preterm birth and fetal growth restriction. Dr. Tanner is very involved in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and mentoring the underrepresented, as well as social justice. Outside of work, Dr. Tanner enjoys... Read More about Lisette Tanner, MD

Dr. Samuel Nwaobi is board-certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine and board-eligible in Addiction Medicine. He was honored as a Ruth Fox Addiction Medicine Scholar and awarded the AAFP Award of Excellence in Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Nwaobi is committed to providing general medical and specialized addiction treatment across all age groups in outpatient and... Read More about Samuel Nwaobi, MD

Dr. Zainab Amin, MD is a board-certified Family Medicine Physician hailing from Lahore, Pakistan. She pursued her medical education at Washington University of Health and Sciences in Belize and completed her residency at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, AZ. Having conducted her core clinical rotations in Atlanta, GA, she is drawn back to the region due to her deep... Read More about Zainab Amin, MD

Jefferson Jones II, M.D., is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and has been practicing for 8 years. He completed his doctorate at Mercer University School of Medicine and his residency at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. He currently serves as the Associate Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Piedmont Columbus Regional's Midtown Campus. He also serves as... Read More about Jefferson Jones, II, MD