Three New Doctors Join Erlanger's Cardiology And Gastroenterology Practices

Friday, August 10, 2012

Erlanger Health System announced the additions of L. Kendrick Mills, M.D., Arslan Kahloon, M.D., and Laurie-Anne Swaby, M.D. to its cardiology and gastroenterology practices. 

Dr. L. Kendrick Mills is the newest cardiologists to join UT Erlanger Cardiology and will be practicing at the UT Erlanger Cardiology location at Erlanger at Hutcheson.

 

Board certified in internal medicine with a subspecialty in cardiovascular disease, Dr. Mills earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and his residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. He continued his training, completing a fellowship in cardiology at Yale School of Medicine. 

 Prior to joining UT Erlanger Cardiology, Dr. Mills worked in a single-specialty group inHendersonvilleTenn., practicing interventional cardiology.  He specializes in inpatient procedures and also offers full range diagnostic services. 

UT Erlanger Cardiology, one of the fastest growing academic cardiology practices in the region, consists of 11 cardiologists who specialize in interventional procedures, electrophysiology, nuclear imaging and cardiovascular disease in the Erlanger Baroness Campus Medical Mall, Erlanger at Hutcheson and Corporate Image East offices. 

UT Erlanger Cardiology at Erlanger at Hutcheson is located at 102 Gross CrescentCircle in Fort OglethorpeGa.  For more information or to make an appointment, call 706/858-3700

Academic Gastroenterology welcomes Drs. Arslan Kahloon and Laurie-Anne Swaby to their practice. 

Board-certified in gastroenterology with a specialty in diseases of the liver, Dr. Kahloon earned his medical degree at The Aga Khan University in KarachiPakistan, and his residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He continued his training completing his fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology from Indiana University School of Medicine.  

Dr. Swaby, who is board-certified in internal medicine, received her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and completed her residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. Prior to joining Academic Gastroenterology, she completed a fellowship in Gastroenterology at University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill

 Academic Gastroenterology brings patients in the tri-state region a new level of expertise and care when it comes to the diagnosis and treatment of digestive tract diseases.  The specialists aim to work in partnership with physician practices to provide the highest quality of care, as well as the highest level of technical and endoscopic expertise.

 Academic Gastroenterology is located in the Erlanger Baroness Campus Medical Mall. For more information or to make an appointment, call 778-4830.


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