Atlanta surgeon David D. Park M.D.

Background

Dr. David Park received his Bachelor of Arts in Biology and his Doctor of Medicine in an accelerated, combined BA/MD program at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, graduating with honors in 1988.

In 1987, Dr Park received a fellowship at the Mid-America Heart Institute at St.Luke's Hospital, where he conducted clinical cardiovascular research to be presented at the annual American College of Cardiology meeting in spring of 1988.

Both a curator and university scholar, Dr. Park also received recognition for "Outstanding Achievement in the College of Arts and Sciences." Dr. Park completed his general surgery residency training at Emory University, serving as resident general surgeon from 1988 to 1992 and chief resident surgeon from 1992 to 1993. He has been in private practice in general surgery since 1993 with a special interest in hernias, advanced laparoscopic surgeries, thyroid and parathyroid diseases, and breast disorders.

Dr. Park is a staff member of Northside and St. Joseph's Hospitals, and served as a section chief of general and colorectal surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital from 1999 to 2004.

Dr. Park's professional memberships include: the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of General Surgeons, the Georgia Surgical Society, the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, the Medical Association of Georgia, the Southeastern Surgical Congress and the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.

Dr. Park lives in Duluth with his wife and five children. He is an active member of Perimeter Church.