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Lewis County Health System Welcomes OB/GYN Georges
Akl, MD
Published: December 02, 2023
at 04:45 p.m.
By: Press Release from Lewis County Health System
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
December 1, 2023
Lewis County
Health System Welcomes OB/GYN Georges Akl, MD
 LOWVILLE, NY– Lewis County Health
System is pleased to announce Obstetrician and Gynecologist Georges Akl,
MD, FACOG, has joined the Women's Health Center medical staff. He brings
over ten years of OB/GYN experience and is Board Certified in Obstetrics
and Gynecology.
"Dr. Akl is
a valuable addition to our women's health team," stated Lewis County
Health System Chief Executive Officer Gerald R. Cayer. "Residents
depend on the services they receive at our Women's Health Center, and we
know that Dr. Akl will further enhance our ability to meet the obstetric
and gynecologic needs of the women of Lewis County and surrounding areas."
Dr. Akl received
his medical degree from the Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, in 2008,
later completing his OB/GYN residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University,
Syracuse. In the time since, he has become well known within his space for
his comprehensive approach to women's health, commitment to patients and
their diverse needs, and his extensive knowledge of procedures such as
advanced laparoscopic and minimally invasive GYN surgeries.
"Dr. Akl's
commitment to women's health and his extensive surgical and obstetrical
experience will bring great skills to our team and help us better serve the
women of our community," stated LCHS Chief Medical Officer for
Employed Practices Sean Harney, M.D.
His professional
affiliations include the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
(ABOG), American Medical Association (AMA), Oneida County Medical Society,
Medical Society of the State of N.Y. (MSSNY) and MSSNY Delegate, Chenango
County.
"I look
forward to working with the women's health team and providing OB/GYN care
for the women of Lewis County and the North Country," stated Georges
Akl, M.D.
Dr. Akl will
provide an array of medical and surgical obstetrical and gynecological care
ranging from routine healthy woman exams, pregnancy, contraception,
infections, endometriosis, pelvic pain, menstrual disorders, cervical
dysplasia, uterine fibroids, infertility, menopause, urinary incontinence,
overactive bladder, pelvic organ prolapse, vulvodynia, and many others.
Dr. Akl joins F.
Lee Dutton, MD, and Family Nurse Practitioners Danah Ernst and Hali Reid at
the Women's Health Center, located in the Medical Arts Building on the main
hospital campus in Lowville.
For more
information or to make an appointment with Dr. Akl, please call
315-376-5475.
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