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Gwinnett Dermatology Celebrates 40 Years By Tiffany Brix GwinnettCitizen.com
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In the late 1970s, 80s, and into the 90s, Gwinnett County went through incredible growth. Businesses of all kinds flooded into the area. There have been many who have not made it for various reasons, especially with the ebb and flow of economic factors. A few, however, have flourished through the decades since the initial boom. Gwinnett Dermatology is one of those long-standing pillars in the fabric of Gwinnett County. This year, they celebrate a significant 40th anniversary! Dr. Shavin, the senior physician at Gwinnett Dermatology, graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1969 and completed a 3-year residency in pediatrics. He achieved board certification and started Northlake Pediatrics in Tucker. After practicing there for 3 1/2 years, in 1976 with the unwavering support of his wife, Brenda, he decided to change his specialty to dermatology. With two small children and a new home, this was no small undertaking. Shavin completed a dermatology residency at the Medical College of Georgia in 1978. At that time, a group of doctors just starting their careers had the vision to build a robust medical community. They asked Dr. Shavin to join them. He accepted, Photo by Emmett Clower excited about their concept. Now, 40 years later, it feels Standing L-R: Dr. Keith Wright, Dr. Kirk Saddler, Dr. Jonathan Weiss, Dr. Joel Shavin; Seated L-R: Dr. Alia Brown, Dr. Jessica Mercer.
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Relocating Seniors can be done with a Smooth Mooove
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Adrienne Simpson-Peppler, owner of Smooth Mooove, with her Crew Supervisor, Patrick.
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S.M.I.L.E. Gwinnett participants visiting the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s with State Court Judge Pam South, Magistrate Judge Kim Gallant, Assistant Solicitor Dana Pagan, and South Gwinnett teacher Rebecca Streetman.
By Will Ortiz These are just a few of the questions posed by 19 high school students visiting the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office as a part of the Gwinnett County State Court S.M.I.L.E. Program. While the students didn’t see any bodies, Dr. Carol Terry, Gwinnett County’s
Chief Medical Examiner, along with Investigator Eddie Reeves, gave personal accounts of their death investigations and use of forensic pathology at Gwinnett County’s morgue. This is just one of the many opportunities that S.M.I.L.E. Gwinnett participants will experience this
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By Angela Greene GwinnettCitizen.com It’s been said that “necessity is the mother of invention” and for Adrienne Simpson-Peppler, the owner of Smooth Mooove Senior Relocation Services, that is certainly true. She got the idea to start her own moving company after witnessing her mother struggle with getting organized for a cross-country move in 2002. Simpson-Peppler quickly realized that moving was not a one-woman
job so she searched the Yellow Pages, a now defunct book of business advertisements for an A-Z moving company, which did not exist, that is until Smooth Mooove was born. “My many years in corporate America helped me realize that [my dilemma] was a fragmented customer delivery process,” said Simpson-Peppler. What she needed was a moving company that specialized in addressing the needs of seniors because seniors do not typically move because
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