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Dr. Jack Birdge
Dr. Jack Birge graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia in 1956. After three years of postgraduate work he entered practice in Carrollton Georgia a small town in the w...view moreDr. Jack Birge graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia in 1956. After three years of postgraduate work he entered practice in Carrollton Georgia a small town in the western part of the state as a general practitioner. This was to be a temporary assignment to obtain financial stability necessitated by the economics of pursuing a career in medicine in the 1950s. Those were the days where physicians in training were paid as little as $10 per month. It wasn’t long however before he found himself deeply involved in the lives of the patients he served there and his original plans of becoming an academic physician faded away. Now after 54 years of practicing primary care he continues to find service to his patients to be rewarding and a never-ending challenge and thus he is still at it.
Dr. Birge has always been an advocate of healthcaring providing patients dedication interest and compassion which he feels are essential elements in being a good physician. He has also been community oriented having served on the Carrollton city Council and served as chairman of the Carroll County Board of Health. He has also been a strong advocate of quality healthcare having been Medical Director of Quality for the Tanner Health Systems, a three hospitals system.
Dr. Birge previously wrote a book titled “Murder Without Death”, a true story about events taking place in Carrollton Georgia in the 1970s. In addition he has had long-standing interest in public education regarding healthcare and co authored a book on patient symptoms titled “Your Body’s Red Light Warning Signals” published by Random House Publishing Company which has sold over 100,000 copies. That book is now being published in China, Vietnam, South Korea, Croatia, and Poland.view less