Dr. Williams Named “Top Doc”

In an article from Georgia Lifestyles (May/June 2005 issue), entitled “Our Top Docs: Georgia Lifestyles would like to salute some of metro Atlanta ‘Top Doctors’,” Dr. Bill Williams was one of the three doctors named.

This is not the first time Dr. Williams was featured in Georgia Lifestyles Magazine. You can read the Sedation Dentistry article in PDF from Georgia Lifestyles Magazine here.

Below is a reprint from the “Top Docs” article.

Dr. Bill Williams
Suwanee Dental Care

Dr. Bill Williams of Suwanee Dental Care does what has been called Decathlon Dentistry including cosmetics, sedation, laser, TMJ, reconstruction, root canal and gum treatments, oral surgery and dental implants, orthodontics, restorative, denture and pediatric dentistry.

When he is not at the dental office, he is working on one of several web sites that he built and maintains such as www.suwaneedental.com. He volunteers as the team dentist for the Gwinnett Gladiators hockey team, attends Elijah House Prayer Minister classes at Sugar Hill United Methodist Church, Bible Study Fellowship classes and Academy of General Dentistry Mastership classes.

Dr. Williams believes that charity begins at home and works at the Hebron Dental Clinic for indigent patients, works with the Brighter Smiles for Brighter Futures Campaign which fights breast cancer with Gwinnett Medical and he is the dentist for the Extreme Makeover Team: RESTORED IMAGES, dedicated to giving a graduate of the Lucy Hall Freedom House for Women a new lease on life.

Dr. Williams’ most interesting activity is his annual dental mission to the Masai Mara area of Kenya.

To find out more about Dr. Williams, visit his web site.

Dr. Wayne Stevens, D.C.
Georgia Chiropractic Care

Dr. Wayne Stevens knew he was going to be a chiropractor from an early age. He attributes this to his monthly visits to the chiropractor with his parents.

“As a child I never understood why I needed to get adjusted,” says Stevens. “After all, I didn’t have sciatica or headaches. It wasn’t until I was older that I understood that you don’t need to be in pain to go to the chiropractor.

Upon finishing high school he moved to Atlanta where he began his formal education at Life University. After graduating Dr. Stevens took a six-month chiropractic mission trip. While on this venture he traveled through 44 different countries educating locals and government officials about his profession.

Being raised in Punta Gorda, Fl. (site where Hurricane Charley hit last year) and having a father who was a professional boat builder, it is only natural that his two favorite past times are boating and fishing.

He also enjoys rebuilding and restoring antique cars and boats. Dr. Stevens has been married for three years and calls his two Jack Russell Terriers, Spencer and Bailey, his children.

Every year, for one week, Dr. Stevens offers his chiropractic services in exchange for donations to the United States Marine Corp “Toys for Tots” program. He also works with LeSEA Global Feed the Hungry — a non-profit Christian organization providing emergency relief for those in need as a result of famine, drought, flood, war or other disasters.

Now in Lawrenceville, his clinic serves people of all ages. In his office, Dr. Stevens utilizes a technique called Chiropractic Bio Physics (CBP). This technique allows him to offer his patients a permanent solution to the spinal misalignments, rather than temporary relief.

Dr. Stevens provides workshops and health talks in churches and businesses all over the Atlanta metro area on topics that include workplace ergonomics, on-the-job injury prevention and spinal hygiene.

“I love my job. I am able to provide a unique service that allows people from all walks of life to live healthier, happier lives.”

Don W. Penney, MD, MSc., FACEP, FAAEM
Neurological Surgeon, Promina Health Care System
Professor Emergency Medicine, MCG, Augusta

Dr. Don Penney received his Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Toronto in 1974. At graduation he was awarded the Prince Phillip Silver Medal for achieving the second highest aver age.

Dr. Penney earned a Master of Science degree in Anatomy in 1979 and earned his medical degree in 1982 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (noted as one of the six most innovative medical schools in North America by Newsweek magazine in a 1998 issue).

Dr. Penney completed his general surgery internship at the Montreal General Hospital, and then completed his residency in neurological surgery at the world-renowned Montreal Neurological Institute in 1988.

Before relocating to Georgia, Dr. Penney was an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois. He was also an attending in neurosurgery and emergency medicine at Cook County Hospital.

Since taking up residence in Lawrenceville, he devotes the majority of his time to his private practice in neurosurgery at Gwinnett Medical Center. Dr. Penney performs in excess of 250 major cases each year, both spinal and cranial procedures. In addition, he continues to teach at the

Medical College of Georgia, where he has been a professor of emergency medicine since 1997. Dr. Penney also maintains his teaching association with Cook County Hospital by teaching there three to four times per year. This is the same hospital featured on the television series “ER.”

Dr. Penney is very active in the Gwinnett community. He has been a member of the Gwinnett Rotary Club since 1998 and is an active member in the Gwinnett Domestic Violence Task Force.

He donates his surgical skill and talent to Children’s Cross Connection International, an organization that provides medical care to third world countries. In association with Gwinnett Medical Center, he has performed numerous neurosurgical procedures on less privileged patients sent from third world countries.

Dr. Penney is also a health consultant to the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA.

Each year Dr. Penney delivers lectures throughout the country on topics of particular interest to him, including sports head injuries, hydrocephalus, neurotrauma and Arnold Chiari malformation.

Last year he gave four lectures to the American College of Emergency Medicine Scientific Assembly in San Francisco, Calif He has also lectured in Charleston, Chicago and Las Vegas. This year he has been invited to lecture in Washington, DC and Charleston.

Dr. Penney has co-authored four chapters in a leading emergency medicine text book, as well as a major paper on sports head injuries.

In 2003, Dr. Penney was recognized as a Physician Finalist as Atlanta’s Health Care Heroes for his outstanding patient care, extensive community service at Cook County Hospital, his leader ship in the area of domestic violence and his chairmanship of The Leon Bender Foundation, which supports epilepsy research.

Dr. Penney is married with four children and is a Christian. He runs the Peachtree Road Race every year, loves photography and music, and rumor has it he can be found training at Eagle Kickboxing Club in the evenings.

“My only regret is that there are only 24 hours in a day,” says Penney.

To find out more about Dr. Penney, visit his web site at gwinnettspine.com.