WHOLE FAMILY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Certified Medical Assistant
Anita Hunter, a Certified Medical Assistant, has been with Whole Family Medicine for 3 years. She does it all: makes appointments; answers emails and messages refills prescriptions; takes your vitals; obtains EKGs, pulmonary tests and other diagnostic procedures; draws your blood; and provides immunizations and injections. Anita battles with your insurance company for your pre-certifications and prior authorizations, and she calls the labs with your billing questions. She was born in Atlanta and has been a medical assistant for 17 years.
Marion Owen is a resident of Decatur, where she lives with her husband and two children. A graduate of Davidson College, she received her MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1999. She continued her training at the Emory Family Medicine Residency Program, graduating in 2003. She is board certified in Family Medicine. Between graduating from Emory and opening Whole Family Medicine, she worked as a Family Medicine doctor in Alpharetta, GA.
In addition to her training in traditional medical therapies, Dr. Owen has focused her education on nutritional and genetic causes of disease and holistic approaches to healthcare through the Institute for Functional Medicine. She emphasizes lifestyle and nutritional therapies and collaborates with both MD specialists and alternative providers to guide her patients to optimum health. Dr. Owen appreciates close relationships with her patients, educating and empowering them to participate actively in their medical treatment decisions.
Dr Owen is a certified practitioner of The Institute of Functional Medicine.
Job Titles:
- Nurse Practitioner at Whole Family Medicine
Susan is the Nurse Practitioner at Whole Family Medicine. She performs adult and child physicals. She sees patients for urgent sick visits. But she has also had extensive training at the Institute for Functional Medicine with a special emphasis on hormone health, lifestyle changes, weight loss, and special dietary management for chronic illness. Whether she is seeing you for a "quick sick" visit or to do a deep dive into how your nutritional patterns are impacting you health, she is informed by the Functional Medicine approach. She is always mindful that what we do about your cold symptoms may affect you gut and is careful to weight those risks and discuss the treatment options for each with you, to help you make the best decision for yourself. She is familiar with all the issues that Dr. Owen manages and is involved integrally in developing practice protocols. Susan graduated from Emory University with a BSN and MSN. She subsequently became certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and has been with Whole family medicine as a valued member of the care team since 2010.
Job Titles:
- Certified Phlebotomist and Our Front Desk Receptionist
Tamika Howard is a certified phlebotomist and our front desk receptionist. She schedules appointments, collects payments, answers calls and emails, and goes above and beyond for patients when they need help. She is the first friendly voice patients hear on the phone and the smiling face that greets them in the office. Tamika has become a great asset to the practice. She has a passion for helping people and making them feel comfortable. She moved to Georgia from Battle Creek, Michigan in 2002 with her 3 children and is a current resident of Lithonia. Tamika joined Whole Family Medicine in December of 2020. "It took me a long time to find my happy place, and I have finally found it here with Whole Family Medicine."