Dr. J. Patrick Waring and Dr. Randy J. Yanda of Digestive Healthcare of Georgia were recently honored as Top Doctors by Atlanta magazine. DHG, with 19 physicians and seven locations, offers a full range of gastroenterology services and the newest treatments available.
Dr. Yanda also carries the distinction as a National Top Doctor from Castle Connolly. This distinction “aim(s) to identify the top 1 percent of specialists and sub-specialists” in the United States, according to Castle Connolly.
Dr. Waring’s Atlanta magazine recognition was his first. Dr. Yanda has been recognized as a Top Doctor numerous times since 1999. “Dr. Waring and I would like to thank Atlanta magazine for this honor,” said Dr. Yanda. “We are extremely grateful for the recognition.”
For its annual Top Doctors issue, published each July, Atlanta magazine uses a database compiled by the established healthcare research firm Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. to assist in its efforts. This year, the publication honored 623 physicians. Doctors are nominated for consideration through both a nationwide survey and a peer nomination process open to licensed physicians in Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry and Rockdale counties. Castle Connolly’s physician-led team of researchers then select the Top Doctors through a rigorous screening process that includes an evaluation of educational and professional experience.
Dr. J. Patrick Waring practices at Digestive Healthcare of Georgia’s Piedmont Atlanta Hospital office. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Nebraska and his medical degree at Creighton Medical School in Omaha, Nebraska. He performed his residency in internal medicine at Creighton University Hospitals and served as chief resident at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Creighton University Hospitals. Dr. Waring also completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Emory University. He is board-certified in internal medicine and in gastroenterology. His areas of special interest include esophageal diseases, gastroenterology motility and small bowel capsule endoscopy.
Dr. Randy J. Yanda practices at Digestive Healthcare of Georgia’s Piedmont Atlanta Hospital office. He attended the University of Iowa, where he majored in general science and graduated with distinction. He earned his medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine and performed an internship in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, where he did his residency in internal medicine and served as chief resident. He also completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Yanda is board-certified in internal medicine and in gastroenterology. His areas of special interest include interventional endoscopic procedures and colon cancer screening. Dr. Yanda has been recognized by Castle Connolly as a National Top Doctor since 2009 and as a Top Doctor by Atlanta magazine since 2010.
Digestive Healthcare of Georgia (DHG) offers a full range of gastroenterology services, including consultations and procedures, and offers the newest treatments available while providing highly knowledgeable, compassionate, and advanced care. With 19 physicians in seven locations, Digestive Healthcare of Georgia’s quality of care is reflected in its high patient satisfaction rates and in the clinical research that it is trusted to conduct. Digestive Healthcare of Georgia has endoscopy centers in Atlanta, Jasper and Fayetteville, all three of which exceed the national benchmark standards in adenoma detection rates and cecal intubation rates.
