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Gwinnett Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Gwinnett Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine(GPAM) is located in Gwinnett County, Georgia. GPAM is a pediatrician’s office1 and has three locations: Lawrenceville, Duluth, and Hamilton Mill. Within these three locations there are 13 pediatricians and 4 nurse practitioners.*

Founding of Gwinnett Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Gwinnett Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine was founded by Dr. Hal Herd in July 1974. It was the first full time practice in Gwinnett County. Dr. Hal Herd, who is originally from Franklin, TN, graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry in 1965. He followed that with his Medical Degree he received from Emory University School of Medicine in 1969. In 1974 Dr. Herd moved to Gwinnett County with his wife and three daughters. Now that his three daughters are grown they have added two grandsons to the family. One of his daughters, Shannon Cole, now works as a pediatrician at one of the GPAM offices. After Dr. Herd opened the pediatrician’s office he was shortly after joined by Dr. John Pitts in 1980. Dr. John Pitts was freshly out of Emory University School of Medicine where he received is Medical Degree in 1977. Prior to Emory University Dr. Pitts received his Bachelor of Science Degree at Emory College of Emory University in 1973. Both Dr. Herd and Dr. Pitts received their American Board of Pediatrics Certifications and Medical License in the State of Georgia in 1974.*

GPAM Staff
The 13 pediatricians on staff provide well known expertise in a wide variety of areas. Located in the Lawrenceville office is a Teen Center. Here the doctors specialize in adolescent behavior2, teen check-ups, sports physicals, adolescent gynecology, acne, adolescent immunizations, adolescent development, and other adolescent concerns. Nurse Practitioner Susie Aspinwall is the Teen gynecologists3. She graduated from University of Florida with B.S in Nursing in 1986 and received her M.S in Nursing in 1995 also from University of Florida. She is certified in Adolescent preventative medicine and gynecology.*

Services received at GPAM
GPAM provides many different services from same day sick visits to the teen center. With all these services anyone can be seen for exactly what is needed. With same day sick visits the office provides many empty slots in the schedule for late appointment call ins. This allows people who’s children that become ill a chance to get them seen the same day the symptoms arrived. If a person is unsure if they need to come in the office also provides an advice nurse who can be called to inform them if they really need to come into the office or if there is a “home remedy” for their child. Yearly check-ups are also provided to insure that the child is up to date on all immunizations and that an illness may be unseen due to a lack of symptoms. Nowadays with many children playing sports and being very active they are required to get physicals before they are allowed to participate in the sport. GPAM provides sport physicals for their patients. Sport Physicals provide a physician’s certification stating the child is in well enough condition to participate in the sport.* GPAM is solely located in Gwinnett County, but with the three locations is accessible from all different parts of the county.

1 A doctor's office which specializes in children's health

2 Mental health in adolescents

3 Young women's health Cw8450 (talk) 16:34, 7 May 2009 (UTC)