Dr. Fixelle CV / Resume
ALAN M. FIXELLE, M.D.
Gastroenterology Consultants, P.C.
5669 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road
Suite 270
Atlanta, GA 30342
Personal Information
Work Phone Number: 404.255.1000
FAX Number: 404.847.0416
E-mail: afixelle@gmail.com
Website: www.gastroconsultantsatlanta.com
Birthplace: New York, N.Y.
Country of Citizenship: United States
Education
Columbia College, Columbia University, New York A.B. 1975
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois M.S. 1976
New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York M.D. 1980
Professional Training/Post-Graduate Training
November 2019 to present:
Gastro Consultants of Atlanta, P.C.
5669 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road, Suite 270
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
1985 to October 2019:
Gastroenterology Consultants, P.C.
(formerly Drs. Cohen & Fixelle, P.C.)
5669 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road, Suite 270
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
1983 to 1985:
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Fellowship – Specialty Training in Digestive Diseases
1980 to 1983:
New York Medical College
Westchester County Medical Center
Valhalla, New York
Internship/Residency - Internal Medicine
Licenses and Board Certifications
Georgia Medical License # 024675
American Board of Internal Medicine: September 1983
American Board of Internal Medicine:Subspecialty in Gastroenterology - November 1985
Certifications current in BLS/ACLS
Academic Teaching Experience
1985 - present
Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
2007 - ~2010
Preceptor for specialty elective rotation for Emory Family Practice residents
Staff Positions/Hospital and Ambulatory Surgery Center Privileges
1985 to 2006
Emory-Dunwoody Medical Center
Atlanta, Georgia
Status: Active staff until hospital closed 12.2006
Chief of Gastroenterology/Director-GIDU
Chairman, Patient Education Committee 2001- 2006
Chairman, Department of Medicine 1995-96
Secretary, Medical Staff 1998-99
Chief of Staff-Elect 1999-2000
Chief of Staff 2000-2001
1985 to present
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
Status: Active staff
Member/Physician Champion - Clinical Systems Physicians Advisory/CPOE Implementation Committee 2012-2013
1985 to present
Northside Hospital - Atlanta Main Campus
Status: Active staff
Operative and Surgical Procedures Committee 2006 - present
Section Chief, Division of Gastroenterology 2010 - 2012
1985 to 2001
Promina-Gwinnett Health System Hospitals
Gwinnett County, Georgia
Status: resigned due to inactivity
1985 to ~2000
Grady Health System
Atlanta, Georgia
Status: resigned due to inactivity
(Teaching purposes only)
1999 - 2014
Emory Adventist Hospital
Smyrna, Georgia
Status: Courtesy staff until hospital closed 2014
2003 - present
Endoscopy Consultants, LLC (ASC)
5669 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road, Suite 290
Atlanta, GA 30342
Status: Medical Director, Staff gastroenterologist/endoscopist
2007- present
Emory Johns Creek Hospital
Johns Creek, Georgia
Status: Honorary staff
2007- present
Northside Hospital - Forsyth Campus
Cumming, Georgia
Status: Active Staff (based on Northside Hospital –Atlanta)
Section Chief, Division of Gastroenterology 2010 - 2013
2011- present
Georgia Endoscopy Center. LLC (ASC)
3330 Preston Ridge Road, Suite 200
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Status: Staff gastroenterologist/endoscopist
Society Memberships
- American College of Physicians/ASIM
- American Gastroenterology Association
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
- American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Georgia Society of Gastroenterology & Endoscopy
- Atlanta Gut Club (now defunct)
- American Liver Foundation
- Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
Academic Honors and Awards
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
New York Medical College
Valhalla, New York - Recipient of 1st Annual Sam Schatten Life Saver Award, Atlanta, GA – 2007
- Top Doctor, U.S. News & World Report – October 2011
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors – 2011-2017
- Top MD, Consumers’ Checkbook
- Atlanta Magazine 2016 Top Doctors
- Atlanta Magazine 2017 Top Doctors
- Atlanta Magazine 2018 Top Doctors
- Atlanta Magazine 2019 Top Doctors
- Atlanta Magazine 2020 Top Doctors
- Atlanta Jewish Times – Best Gastroenterologists in Atlanta 2019
Clinical Specialty and Interests
- Gastroenterology: Biliary Tract Disease, Gastrointestinal Functional & Motility Disorders, Hepatology & Liver Transplantation, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Clinical Interests: Delivery of Health Care; Gastroenterology; Endoscopy; Hepatitis; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Colonic Neoplasms; Esophageal Motility Disorders
Clinical Trial Experience
- Bard Gastric Balloon Prototype: Placement of intra-gastric balloon- placebo controlled study in obese human subjects, ca. 1984 - Emory University School of Medicine
- Multi-center Study in Use of Asacol in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, ca. 1990
- Compassionate Use of Interferon plus Ribavirin in human patients with HCV (pre-release)
- IFN/ribavirin treatment with high dose daily induction therapy followed by daily reduced dose therapy (Lawitz)
- PEG-Intron/ribavirin therapy in patients who relapsed with HCV (Lawitz)
- Weight-based dosing PEG-Intron/ribavirin in patients with HCV (Jacobson)
- Comparison of Two Doses of PEG-Interferon alfa-2b in Combination with Ribavirin for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Patients (Lee)
- Multicenter Hepatitis C study (PEG-Intron/Rebetol) (Jacobson)
- Irritable bowel syndrome studies- various subgroups with alosetron
- GERD therapy studies - various therapeutic agents and indications- clinical and endoscopic studies
- Chronic constipation study- colonoscopy evaluation pre-treatment
- Celiac disease marker study 2019
Public Speaking Credentials
- Served as local and national consultant/speaker for numerous pharmaceutical companies, including Eli Lilly, Schering, TAP, Novartis, Astra Zeneca, and Ironwood/Forest, Allergan.
- Grand Rounds, Board Review topics and CME lectures at hospital-based educational programs- variety of subjects in the field of gastroenterology and liver disease.
- Didactic lectures delivered to Emory Physician Assistant program and Emory Family Practice residents.
- Preceptor/subspecialty rotation advisor to Emory Family Practice residents