Family Medicine in Marietta, GA - Find a Doctor
Primary Care • Marietta, GA
Clinic Type
Primary Care
Address
144 South Avenue Southeast, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone
404-445-0551
jmchris@emory.edu
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Website
https://providers.emoryhealthcare.org/specialty/Family%20Medicine/near/Marietta%2C%20GA?page=1
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Healthgrades (Dr. David Clifford): 4.5/5 (52)
- Birdeye (Primaryways Health Associates at Kennestone Family Medicine): 4.7/5 (219)
- Piedmont Healthcare (Dr. Adil Mahmood Ansari): 4.9/5
- Healthgrades (Dr. Julie Patel): 3.1/5 (8)
- Healthgrades (Dr. Nikia Garland): 2.3/5 (3)
Patients praise
- Compassionate, caring, and attentive bedside manner
- Thoroughness in explaining conditions, treatments, and answering patient questions
- Efficiency and friendliness of support staff in some practices
- Continuity of care and strong patient-provider relationships built over years
Common complaints
- Poor communication and lack of timely follow-up regarding test results or patient messages
- Difficulties in scheduling appointments or long wait times for available slots
- Perception of dismissive bedside manner, feeling rushed during visits, or lack of empathy
- Frustrations with office staff or administrative processes, such as lack of After Visit Summaries (AVS)
- Policies that restrict seeing patients with certain symptoms, leading them to urgent care instead
"Dr. Clifford is kind, compassionate, articulates your diagnosis in a manner you can understand. He spends more time with a patient than any other doctor I have ever seen."
— Healthgrades (Dr. David Clifford)"Dr. Peng is uncaring, impatient, and dismissive. He will cut you off while you are speaking. He will not listen to all of your symptoms before making a decision."
— Birdeye (Kennestone Family Medicine)"Dr. Ansari always gives all of his attention when I have an appointment with him. He is always willing to answer any of my questions."
— Piedmont Healthcare (Dr. Adil Mahmood Ansari)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Dr. Birva Viral Trivedi, MD - Marietta, GA - Family Medicine - Book Appointment — Dec 19, 2025
- Kimberly Janflone – Marietta, GA | Family Medicine — May 27, 2026
- Dr. Ilene A. Stone, MD - Internal Medicine Physician in Marietta, GA — May 14, 2026
- Dr. James George Vlahos Jr., MD - Stone Mountain, GA - Family Medicine - Book Appointment — May 2, 2026
- Jody Bahnmiller-Brasil, MD - Braselton, GA - Family Medicine - Book Appointment — Mar 20, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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