Dr. James M. Stevens

Vijaykumar Patel is a General Surgeon in East Point, Georgia. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epidermoid Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Parathyroid Hyperplasia, Epidermoid Cyst, Juvenile Angiofibroma, Parathyroidectomy, and Splenectomy. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

William Statton, M.D., earned his undergraduate degree from Kentucky Wesleyan College and his medical degree at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency at James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University. Dr. Statton is board certified in general surgery. Prior to joining Piedmont Physicians, Dr. Statton worked in private practice for over 10 years. He is a member of the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons, the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the Society of Surgeons of the Alimentary Tract and the Society of Surgical Oncology. As a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Statton's special interests include minimally invasive abdominal and thoracic surgery as well as robotic surgery. In his spare time, Dr. Statton enjoys reading, writing, being outdoors, travelling the world and spending time with his wife, Tiffany, and their six adopted children. He has gone on medical mission trips to Mexico, Jamaica and Kenya. Dr. Statton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epidermoid Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Hernia Surgery, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Franklin joined the medical staff at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in January 2011. He was previously in private practice in Gadsden, Alabama for over five years. He is board certified in general surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.His practice includes the full range of General Surgery - hernia, colon resection, gallbladder surgery, and other diseases of the intestines and abdominal organs. He also does surgery on the thyroid, parathyroids, and skin. He has had a distinguished career in laparoscopic and robotic surgery. While in Alabama, he was the first surgeon in the state to complete a gallbladder removal with the da Vinci robot. After moving back to Georgia, he is the first surgeon in the Piedmont health system to complete gallbladder removal with the da Vinci robot, and also the first ever utilizing a single incision in the umbilicus. He is one of a very few surgeons in the US utilizing this technique. He has been involved in laparoscopic surgery for 20 years and over 12 years robotically.He has published and given numerous presentations to include topics of advanced laparoscopic procedures, cellular behavior of cancers, trauma, multiple sclerosis, and intravascular ultrasound. He has most recently served as chairman of the department Surgery at Piedmont Fayette. He now serves on the medical executive committee and utilization review committee. He also is involved in research projects in the US and internationally.Dr. Franklin believes that to plan the best possible operation, the surgeon must understand and listen to the patient. He can then plan and educate the patient in regards to their forward progress. He understands that operations are not without risk, and the patient must understand those risks along with its benefits, and the alternatives to treatment. Dr. Franklin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epidermoid Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Hernia Surgery, and Small Bowel Resection.