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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Jim LaTimer identified specializing in Family PracticeFamily Practice
A family physician is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family, and is trained to diagnose and treat a wide variety of ailments in patients of all ages. The family physician receives a broad range of training that includes internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and geriatrics. Special emphasis is placed on prevention and primary care of entire families, utilizing consultations and community resources when appropriate.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Family Practice.

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Jim LaTimer accepts the following plan for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia at 290 Country Club Dr:

• Anthem Lumenos Open Access POS (HIA Plus)

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. LaTimer is affiliated with 2 hospitals:

Henry Medical Center
1133 Eagles Landing Pkwy
Stockbridge, GA

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License

Dr. Jim LaTimer has been confirmed to have a license in Georgia.

Education

Dr. LaTimer attended medical school at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and graduated in 1992 having 20 years experience. Additional Family Practice training was conducted at McLennan County Medical Education Residency Foundation.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Jim LaTimer MD as:

• Jim W LaTimer
• J LaTimer

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