PRIVIA HEALTH - Key Persons
Dr. Grayson is an avid reader, and often shares and swaps books with patients. She enjoys spending time with her two sons and traveling. She is also an active committee member for the local Boy Scouts of America.
Dr. Charlotte Grayson is interested in women's health, preventive medicine, geriatrics, and hospice/palliative care.
Dr. Grayson earned her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed her internship and residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Upon completion of her residency, she lent her medical expertise to many consumer-focused medical guides including WebMD, Women's Health, TIME magazine, GlaxoSmithKline, Medtronics, CNN, Fox5 Atlanta, The American Heart Association and Black Enterprise Magazine.
Dr. Grayson is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a member of the Medical Association of Georgia and the American College of Physicians. In addition to her medical practice, Dr. Grayson regularly sees patients at Hope Memory Center and is an Associate Medical Director for Hospice Advantage. In 2012, Dr. Grayson was named one of Atlanta's 25 Most Influential African American Doctors by Black Health Magazine.
Dr. Ferrol Sams is interested in the prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Sams graduated magna cum laude from William Marsh Rice University in Houston, Texas. He earned his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine. His internal medicine internship and residency were completed at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, and he was chief of internal medicine at Bergstrom AFB Hospital in Austin, Texas. In 2009 he became board certified in Palliative Medicine and spent about 10% of his time overseeing the care of terminal patients as the Medical Director of Hospice Advantage.
Dr. Joseph DeVeau specializes in family medicine and can treat every member of your family - kids, teens, and adults. Dr. DeVeau sees patients ages 6 and up. He also has a special interest in adolescent and sports medicine.
Dr. DeVeau earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his medical degree from East Carolina University School of Medicine. He completed his internship at the Dartmouth Family Practice Residency Program and his residency at Carolinas Medical Center.
Before joining Privia Medical Group, he started his career at Eagle's Landing Family Practice in Ellenwood, GA, then joined Piedmont Physicians Group in Fayetteville, where he has worked for the past 10 years.
He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Michael Obenshain has worked in Peachtree City, Georgia for the past 22 years. His interests in medicine include diabetes and exercise and diet for the prevention of chronic illnesses.
Dr. Obenshain began his undergraduate studies at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, where he swam at the college level and made the Division 2 All-American Team. He then transferred to his home state and completed his Bachelor of Science in Biology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at the Emory University Affiliated Hospitals.
Job Titles:
- Fellow of the American College of Physicians
- Internal Medicine
Dr. Cole is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Medical Association. He has also served as the physician advisor to the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 72, since 1994.
Dr. Gerald Anthony Slagel has a special interest in lasers and their use in treating dermatologic conditions.
Dr. Gerald Slagel earned his Bachelor of Science degree and graduated with honors from the University of Dayton, Ohio. He received his medical degree from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Slagel completed his internship at the Grandview Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, and his residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Prior to moving to Georgia, he was Chief of Dermatology Service at Moncrief Army Community Hospital in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Dr. Slagel is board certified in dermatology and laser surgery.
Dr. Slagel is a Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Dermatology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and a member of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. He is also a past president of the Georgia Society of Dermatologists, and he was chosen as one of America's Top Physicians 2003 by the Consumers Research Council of America.
Job Titles:
- Assistants
- Assistants / Member