Jim Wheeler, M.D. Curriculum Vitae
Specialty: Family PracticeAbout Jim Wheeler, M.D.
Dr. Wheeler founded the Practice in 1979. Hundreds of patients trust Dr. Wheeler as a five-star provider. He is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama. He completed his internship at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Hospital. Dr. Wheeler completed residencies in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and in Family Practice at UCLA. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Wheeler has served as Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at Northside Hospital. He is an adjunct professor of medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine and at the University of Washington. Dr. Wheeler has also been recognized as a Top Doctor by Modern Luxury – The Atlantan Magazine with Castle Connolly & Atlanta Magazine.
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Curriculum Vitae
BS
University of Alabama, Chemistry 1967
Athletic Scholarship in Football
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Dean’s List
MD
University of Alabama Medical School 1971
President of Medical School Class
Internship 1971 – 1972
University of Southern California
Los Angeles County Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Locum Tenens – Emergency Room
Martin Luther King, Jr. Hospital
Family Medicine, Manhattan Beach, CA
Locum Tenens – Family Practice
Los Angeles, CA
June 1972 – July 1973
Family Medicine, Manhattan Beach, CA
Locum Tenens – Family Practice
Residency 1973 – 1976
Psychiatry – Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
July 1973 – June 1976
Family Practice Residency
U.C.L.A. Medical School
*Santa Monica Hospital, Santa Monica, CA
1975 – 1976
*During the year 1975 – 1976, Dr. Wheeler was in his Residency at Santa Monica Hospital, U.C.L.A. Medical School in Family Practice, he was concurrently in an elective program of residency in Psychiatry from Massachusetts General Hospital under the supervision of a Psychiatrist on staff at U.C.L.A.
Family Practice Center, PC, Atlanta, GA
Family Medicine and Preventative Health Care
Medical Director
Atlanta, GA
1979 to present
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica Hospital
Residency, Family Practice
1975 – 1976
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts
General Hospital, Resident, Psychiatry
1973 – 1976
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Rotating Internship
1971 – 1972
Diplomat: American Board of Family Practice 1976
Recertified 2018-2027
Certified Medical Review Officer
Member – American Occupational Medical Association
Member – American Academy of Family Physicians
Member – American Medical Association
Member – Medical Association of Georgia
Member – Medical Association of Atlanta
Medical Director – Family Practice Center, Atlanta, GA
Medical Director – Atlanta Occupational Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Adjunct Professor – Emory University School of Medicine
Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Active Staff Member
Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Active Staff Member
Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Active Staff Member
Past Chairman – Department of Family Practice
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Atlanta Magazine Top Doctor
Modern Luxury – The Atlantan Magazine Top Doctor
Medical Class President