The Georgia Heart Institute announced Wednesday afternoon it has added two new clinical staff members ahead of the upcoming relocations of its Dawsonville and Dahlonega clinics.
In a press release, the heart and vascular service line of Northeast Georgia Health System said it recently welcomed Ashley Gibbs, AGACNP, and David Willard, PA-C, to its outpatient care team.
This comes as the Dawsonville Georgia Heart Institute location is set to move into NGHS' new Dawsonville Medical Plaza 2 building at 22 Prestige Lane. A grand opening community celebration is set for Saturday, March 23, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the new facility. Georgia Heart Institute's Dahlonega location is expected to move into a new location in Spring 2024.
Gibbs is board-certified as both an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) and a Family Nurse Practitioner. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing degree in the Dual Advanced Practice Nursing Program at the University of South Alabama. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Associates Degree in Nursing from Middle Georgia State College. She has practiced extensively in both acute care and chronic care settings. She most recently served as a hospitalist nurse practitioner at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Meanwhile, Willard earned his Master of Science degree from Mercer University in Atlanta and his Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia State University. His clinical experience includes family medicine, acute respiratory medicine and COVID care and urgent care. He previously served at Emory Duluth Family Practice, where he was a multiple Provider Excellence Award winner and was named Outstanding APP Family Practice Provider.
Willard currently sees patients in GHI clinics in Cumming and Dawsonville. Gibbs currently sees patients in Dawsonville and Dahlonega.
