BRUNSWICK, Georgia: Jan. 21, 2008 – Southeast Georgia Health System
will present “A Healthy Start for the New Year” as part of
the Health System’s ongoing series of free community lectures. This
presentation is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 29, at 6 p.m., at the Brantley
Family Medicine Center, 21300 Hwy. 82, Suite C, Waynesville. The speaker
for the event is Janise Whitesell, MD. Whitesell, a native of South Georgia,
is a board-certified family medicine physician and earned her medical
degree from Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia, and
completed her internship and residency in family medicine at the Medical
Center of Central Georgia in Macon. She also holds two undergraduate degrees—a
bachelor’s of science in biology from Valdosta State and a degree
in general studies from the University of Florida.
From 1993 to 1994, Whitesell taught biology and anatomy/physiology and
coached girls junior varsity basketball and softball at Brantley County
High School before going on to medical school. She previously was in private
practice in Montgomery, Alabama, while her husband, Thomas Whitesell,
MD a physician with Southeast Georgia Physician Associates – Internal
Medicine office in St. Marys, was completing his internal medicine residency.
They moved to Folkston, Georgia, in 2003 where she served as Chief of
Staff at Charlton Memorial Hospital from 2005 to 2006 and was Medical
Director for the Charlton County Board of Health from 2003 to 2007 when
she joined Brantley Family Medicine Center.
Whitesell will discuss recommendations for screenings and tips on how to
keep yourself and your family healthy. Following her lecture, she will
take questions from the audience and light refreshments will be served.
To reserve a seat for this free community lecture or any other lectures
in the series, please call 912-466-5160 or register online at www.sghs.com
and click on the Calendar of Events.
Brantley Family Medicine Center is operated by Cooperative Healthcare Services,
Inc. (CHSI), a strategic affiliate of Southeast Georgia Health System.
The Center provides comprehensive healthcare, including preventive medicine
and treatment for existing problems. Laboratory and X-ray services are
also available on-site. The Center’s healthcare providers are specially
trained and are supported by a staff that understands family medicine
and is patient-friendly. For more information, call 912-778-3556 visit
www.sghs.com.