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7 Doctors Graduate From Atrium Health Floyd Family Medicine Residency Program

06.26.2023

Dr. Greg Rusiecki to Practice at Floyd

ROME, Ga., JUNE 26, 2023 Seven physicians have graduated from the Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Family Medicine Residency program.

The graduates are Dr. Adriana Delmonico, Dr. Lawson Held, Dr. Nate Henry, Dr. Nzota Koyagialo, Dr. Kristopher Nelson, Dr. Greg Rusiecki and Dr. Yassmin Shariff.

Delmonico and Rusiecki served as chief residents of the graduating class.

Rusiecki will join Atrium Health Floyd Primary Care Three Rivers Drive in Rome. He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, Florida. 

Delmonico earned a Doctor of Medicine from Ross University School of Medicine in Bridgetown, Barbados. She will join the faculty at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida.

Held earned a Doctor of Medicine from Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. He will join CaroMont Health Family Medicine in Lake Wiley, North Carolina.

Henry earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Carolinas Campus in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He will join Family Medicine Center in Orlando, Florida.

Koyagialo earned a Doctor of Medicine from Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. She will join Aylo Health Primary Care in Canton, Georgia.

Nelson earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn Campus in Auburn, Alabama. He will join Emory Healthcare Primary Care in LaGrange, Georgia.

Shariff earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, Georgia. She will join Northside Hospital Primary Care in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.

“Our program provides physicians with robust training in all areas of family medicine. This year all our graduates are serving in the outpatient primary care workforce where they are greatly needed. We are proud of them and know they will go on to provide excellent care for their patients," said Dr. Kelly Culbertson, Program Director/Designated Institutional Official of Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Family Medicine Residency.

About Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program

The Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Family Medicine Residency program trains physicians in the specialty of family medicine. The program, established in 1976, provides three years of academic and clinical post-doctoral education to medical school graduates and offers hands-on experience to residents in preparation for full-time medical careers.

About Atrium Health Floyd

The Atrium Health Floyd family of health care services is a leading medical provider and economic force in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Floyd employs more than 3,5 00 teammates who provide care in over 40 medical specialties at three hospitals: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center – a 304-bed full-service, acute care hospital and regional referral center in Rome, Georgia; Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia; and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Alabama; as well as Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Behavioral Health – a freestanding 53-bed behavioral health facility in Rome – and also primary care and urgent care network locations throughout northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama.

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States – created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health serves nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs nearly 150,000 team members across 67 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.