Three New Doctors Join Parkridge Medical Staff

Monday, July 26, 2010

Parkridge Health System is announced that Dr. Tiku Bhutwala, Dr. William Horton and Dr. Terri Jones have joined the Parkridge medical staff. All three physicians are board certified in internal medicine and specialize in acute and critical care for adults.

Dr. Bhutwala is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Ga. and performed his internship and residency at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He has been in practice for 12 years, all of which have been spent in the Fort Oglethorpe community.

Dr. William Horton is a graduate of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV and performed his internship and residency at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Oh. He is a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists and is a member of the Georgia Osteopathic Medical Association. He has been in practice for 18 years and has been practicing in Fort Oglethorpe for the past 13 years.

Dr. Terri Jones is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, and performed her internship and residency at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. She has been in practice for 12 years, all of which have been spent in the Fort Oglethorpe community.

Dr. Bhutwala, Dr. Horton and Dr. Jones are internal medicine specialists at Battlefield Internal Medicine in Fort Oglethorpe, which is affiliated with Parkridge Medical Group. For more information call MedLine at 800 242-5662.


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