JOSEPH P. MIMS, MD, FACS
is a graduate of The Medical College of Georgia and is Board Certified in General Surgery. Dr. Mims serves as managing partner for Piedmont Surgical Associates and has been in practice at Piedmont Hospital since 1993.  Dr. Mims was named one of Atlanta's top physicians by Atlanta Magazine.

EMPLOYMENT:
Private practice of General Surgery              July 1993 to present

EDUCATION:
Medical College Of Georgia, MD Degree              June 1988
University of Georgia, BS Biochemistry               June 1984

GRADUATE TRAINING:
Emory University affiliated hospitals                  June 1988 - 1993
General Surgery Residency

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
American Board of Surgery                                December 1994
Georgia Medical License #032786                      February 1990
Diplomat National Board of Medical Examiners       March 1989

HONORS:
AOA Medical Honor Society                              September 1987
Atlanta Magazine's Top Doctors 2000

MEMBERSHIPS:
American Medical Association                  
American College of Surgeons
Medical Association of Georgia                
American Hernia Society
Medical Association of Atlanta        
Georgia Surgical Society
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Chairman, Department of Endoscopic Surgery, Piedmont Hospital

PERSONAL:
Married June 1985
Wife:  Elizabeth V. Mims
Children:  Catherine and Paul