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Office
1831 5th Avenue
Columbus, GA 31904Phone+1 706-320-8780Fax+1 706-320-8782- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1999 - 2002
- Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
- University of South Alabama College of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- IN State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2022 - 2024
- GA State Medical License 2014 - 2024
- TX State Medical License 2002 - 2005
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsMucosa-associated lymhpoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the jejunum and Helicobacter pylori--chance association?Yi-Kong Keung, Vetta Higgs, David A. Albertson, James O. Cappellari> ;Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2003 Aug 1
- 8 citationsSchedule-selective biochemical modulation of 5-fluorouracil in advanced colorectal cancer – a phase II studyShannon K Tomlinson, Susan A. Melin, Vetta Higgs, Douglas R. White, Paul D. Savage, Douglas Case, A. William Blackstock> ;BMC Cancer. 2002 May 2
- 89 citationsAnticoagulant Patient Information Material Is Written at High Readability LevelsCarlos A. Estrada, Mary Martin Hryniewicz, Vetta Barnes Higgs, Cathy Collins, James C. Byrd> ;Stroke. 2000 Dec 1
Hospital Affiliations
- Good Samaritan HospitalVincennes, Indiana
- Moses H. Cone Memorial HospitalGreensboro, North Carolina
- Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam, New York
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