Collaboratives & Additional Referrals

The CEC has the privilege of working with world-class colleagues, all specialists in their own fields, with whom we join from time to time to offer expert, multi-disciplinary care to our patients. These include (but are not limited to):

Thoracic surgeon, Dr. John Gouldman
http://www.atlantathoracicsurgery.com/dr-gouldman.php

Laparoscopic general/bowel surgeon, Dr. Paul Macik
http://www.northsidebariatrics.com

Similarly, we are honored to receive referrals from several leading fertility groups, including those from Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine, Emory Reproductive Center, Georgia Reproductive Specialists, and Reproductive Biology Associates.

http://www.ivf.com
http://www.atlantainfertility.com
http://rba-online.com/ivf/index.php
http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/reproductive-center/index.html

For pelvic physiotherapy, we routinely refer our patients to the American Physical Therapy Association website, and there is a very helpful “find a PT” menu. Our local physiotherapists are Dr. Amanda Holt, DPT, MTC, Clinic Director of Physiotherapy Associates – Lake Hearn, 1100 LAKE HEARN DRIVE NE, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30342, PH 404-303-0355; Dr. Sara Bolden; Dr. Elizabeth Kemper; and Dr. Jenny Hunt. For our patients in the NorthEast, we refer to  Dr. Sallie Sarrel. Find others located elsewhere here: http://www.apta.org/

Other resources of interest (does not imply endorsement by, recommendation of or affiliation with the CEC):

If you are searching for additional information on a specialty center near you, visit the Endometriosis Research Center and Endometriosis.org.

Nutrition

Dian Shepperson Mills, Cert Ed, BA, Dip ION, MA
Best known for her extensive work investigating the link between endometriosis and diet, Dian is the Founder & Lead Nutritionist of the Endometriosis Fertility Clinic in the United Kingdom.  Her book, Endometriosis: Healing through Nutrition, is largely considered the best resource for information on diet as it relates to the disease.

You may also be interested in information about The Zone Diet, the Paleo Diet, and the Naturopathic approach.  Find even more resources related to diet and endometriosis here.

Dyspareunia

Healing Painful Sex: a Woman’s Guide to Confronting, Diagnosing and Treating Sexual Pain
Deborah Coady, MD & Nancy Fish, MSW, MPH
http://www.healingpainfulsex.com/

Urology:

Bruce Green, MD

Vascular Surgeons:

The Vascular Institute of GA at St. Joseph’s Hospital

Vulvodynia:

Jacqueline Castagno, MD

Rheumatology/Lupus/Fibromyalgia

Gary Myerson, MD

Psychiatry

Dr. Richard Winer of North Fulton Psychiatric Care, P.C.

Pulmonary

Robert Albin, MD

Pain Clinics/Pain Management

Allen Hord, MD

R. Charles Brownlow, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

Stephanie Yap, MD

Neurology/Neurosurgeons

Mark Harris,  MD

Daniel Moore, MD

Nerve Entrapment, Pudendal Neuralgia & Peripheral Nerve Conditions

Arnold Lee Dellon, MD

General OBGYN

Michael Echemendia, MD

Gerry Sotormayor, MD

Jacqueline Walters, MD

Nephrology

Atlanta Nephrology Associates, PC
5671 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Northeast  Atlanta, GA 30342
404-255-1030

Hematology/Cancer Care

Ronald Steis, MD

Immunology, Homeopathy, Acupuncture

Seneca Anderson, DOM, ND, L.Ac

Lewinter Acupuncture

Howard Silk, MD

Gastroenterology

Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, PC