Curriculum Vitae

Education
University of Puerto Rico, August 1970 – May 1973
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
B.S. – Magna cum laude
Major: Biology

Duke University School of Medicine, August 1973 – May 1977
Durham, North Carolina
Doctorate of Medicine

Residency
Duke University Medical Center, July 1977 – June 1980
Durham, North Carolina
Resident in Obstetrics & Gynecology

Duke University Medical Center, July 1980 – June 1981
Durham, North Carolina
Chief Resident
Charles B. Hammond, M.D., Chairman

Practice
Peachtree Women's Clinic, 1981-Present

Hospital Affiliations
Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
Active Staff Member
St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
Courtesy
Emory-Dunwoody Medical Center, Roswell, Georgia
Courtesy
Atlanta Outpatient Surgery Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Active

Activities and Honors
Dean’s Honor Scholarship, 1970 – 1973
Listed in Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges & Universities, 1972
Official Translator, 1970 – 1973
Social Security Bureau of Hearings and Appeals
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Instructor at Invertebrate Zoology, Summer 1973
Extern, John Upstead Hospital, June – August 1975
Butner, North Carolina
Research Associate, January 1976 – August 1976
Department of Microbiology
Division of Immunology
Duke University School of Medicine
Recipient, Thomas C. Bost Scholarship, 1975 – 1977
Duke University School of Medicine
Recipient, Research Fellowship, 1976
South Atlantic Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists

Professional Appointments
Medical Advisory Board, 1988 - 1995
Healthdyne Perinatal Services
Marietta, Georgia

Chairman, 1991 –1993
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Northside Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

Professional Societies
Northside Hospital Long Range Planning Committee
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Medical Association
Medical Association of Atlanta
Medical Association of Georgia
American Fertility Society
Bayard Carter Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Georgia Obstetrics – Gynecology Society
Atlanta Obstetrics – Gynecology Society

Licensure
Certified – American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
State of North Carolina
State of Georgia

Publications
Garcia, J.A., Klein, J.L., Kutch, W.H., Dawson, J.R., and Gall, S.A.: Amer. J. of Obst. Gynec. 129:281-284, Immunicological Studies on the Cystic Effusions of Ovarian Epithelial Neoplasms, 1977

Soules, M.R., Hughes. C.L., Garcia. J.A., Livengood, C.H., Prystowsky, M.R., and Alexander, E.: Obs & Gynecol. 55(6):696-700, Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy: Role of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and 17-OH-Progesterone, 1980

Nagey, D.A., Garcia, J.A. and Welt, S.I.: Amer. J. of Obst. & Gynec. 141(4): 403-407, Isovolumetric Partial Exchange Transfusion in the Management of Sickle Cell Disease in Pregnancy, 1981

Social
Member – Holy Spirit Catholic Church
Member – Atlanta Athletic Club