Summertime brings picnics, beach trips, gardening, and many more outdoor activities. As a child growing up in North Georgia, I can remember my grandpa saying “Why are we heading outside to eat when we have a perfectly fine house to eat in?” I have enjoyed the irony of that sentiment as I spent many summer […]
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Don’t Wait to Lose Weight Facebook Live
Whether it’s 15 or 150 pounds, we understand trying to lose weight on your own can be overwhelming. Longstreet Clinic Center for Weight Management is hosting our next Facebook Live on Aug.8, 2022, at 6 p.m.. Tune in to learn more about how we can help you lose weight and become a healthier you. RSVP […]
Read MoreWeight Loss Tips for a Busy Schedule
Many of us spend our days running from job to job and task to task, feeling like we barely have time to think, let alone plan out a healthier lifestyle. Go to the gym? Who has time for that? But attaining better health – and finding our optimum weight – through diet and exercise does […]
Read MoreCovid vaccine available for ages 6 months and older
Children and adults age 6 months and older can now be vaccinated against COVID-19 at Longstreet Clinic. Recently the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a COVID-19 vaccine, including those who have had COVID-19 in […]
Read MoreGeorgia Trend article features Longstreet physicians
Colorectal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in America, certainly so in Georgia. The good news is that the disease is also highly treatable if detected early, and that is why the experts at Longstreet Clinic preach the value of colorectal screening. Georgia Trend magazine recently sought the guidance of Longstreet physicians […]
Read MoreSuccess after gastric bypass requires dietary commitment
Thanks to medical advances and a meticulous and caring group of providers, Longstreet Clinic’s Center for Weight Management offers patients in need with an effective medical weight loss procedure: Gastric bypass. Also called the Roux-en-Y (RNY) procedure, the gastric bypass is a minimally invasive surgery that produces astounding results for patients in need of immediate […]
Read MoreSix Named Atlanta Magazine ‘Top Doctors’
A record six Longstreet Clinic physicians recently earned recognition as Atlanta Magazine’s Top Doctors 2022. Longstreet Clinic’s honorees were: Alexander Allaire, MD, Perinatology Marti Gibbs, MD, Family Medicine Betsy Grunch, MD, FAANS, FACS, Neurosurgery Holmes Marchman, MD (retired), Physiatry Karl Schultz, MD, FAANS, FACS, Neurosurgery Priscilla Strom, MD, FACS, General Surgery The July issue […]
Read MoreReisman selected as vice chair of statewide board
GAINESVILLE – Hall County doctor Andrew Reisman, M.D., recently was selected vice chair of the Georgia Composite Medical Board. Reisman is a board-certified physician with Longstreet Clinic Family Medicine in Oakwood, where he has practiced since 1996. Reisman has been a member of the Georgia Composite Medical Board since 2019. He was appointed by then […]
Read MoreWhy Eating Too Fast Is Bad
In the modern age, speed may seem like an advantage for everything. But when it comes to your health – specifically your waistline – speed is actually something to be avoided. Study after study reveals that eating slowly actually promotes better health, and that is because of the way that our bodies are hardwired. Longstreet […]
Read MoreWoman finds solution to pain at Neuroscience & Orthopedic Center
After years of debilitating neck pain, LaTrisha Deck needed a medical solution to restore her health and peace of mind. But after years of fruitless doctor’s visits, she worried that relief would never come. That all changed when LaTrisha booked an appointment with interventional pain management specialist Sook Kyung Yoon, M.D., of Longstreet Clinic’s Neuroscience […]
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