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Office
1136 Cleveland Ave
Suite 661
East Point, GA 30344Phone+1 404-768-9350Fax+1 404-768-2530- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1977 - 1981
- Alameda Health System-Highland HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1976 - 1977
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1976
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1983 - 2025
- GA State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 1992 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 1994 - 2007
- MI State Medical License 1993 - 1998
- IA State Medical License 1985 - 1988
- IL State Medical License 1986 - 1987
- American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Fusion EHR, Practice Fusion, Inc., 2011-2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Fellow (FAAO-HNS) American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 47 citationsA fatal outcome from rhinocerebral mucormycosis after dental extractions: A case reportJone Kim, James K. Fortson, Harold E. Cook
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2001-06-01 - 14 citationsCecal epiploic appendagitis: a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma.Vijaykumar G. Patel, Arundathi Rao, Reginald Williams, Radha Srinivasan, James K. Fortson
The American Surgeon. 2007-08-01 - 43 citationsParathyroid cysts: a case report and review of the literature.James K. Fortson, Vijaykumar G. Patel, Vernon J. Henderson
The Laryngoscope. 2001-10-01
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Wellstar Atlanta Medical CenterAtlanta, Georgia
- Grady Health SystemAtlanta, Georgia
- Atlanta Medical Center SouthAtlanta, Georgia
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