Richard Ellin is a board certified internist currently practicing in Highlands, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia. He has over 30 years of experience as a physician, including leadership roles such as chief of medicine, elected member and chair of the board of directors for his medical group. He maintains active involvement in professional organizations and has a long history of community service, including raising over $150,000 for cancer research through bicycle rides.

1. RICHARD S. ELLIN, MD, FACP
8140 Jett Ferry Rd 1155 Claire Lane
Atlanta, GA 30350 Highlands, NC 28741
770-714-5634
richardellin@earthlink.net
CURRICULUM VITAE
CURRENT Board Certified Internist
POSITION
WORK July 2016-present
EXPERIENCE Mission Medical Associates, Highlands, NC:
(CURRENT) *clinical outpatient Internal Medicine
August 2016-present
The Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Inc.
(TSPMG), Atlanta, GA:
*Assistant to the Medical Director for Primary
Care Recruitment
WORK September 1985-May 2016
EXPERIENCE The Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Inc.
(PAST) (TSPMG), Atlanta, GA:
*clinical practice of Internal Medicine with a
panel of 3000+ patients
*Assistant to the Medical Director for Primary
Care Recruitment
*Lead physician at Cumberland Medical
Offices and Alpharetta Medical Offices 1986-
2003
*Chief of Medicine overseeing a department
that grew from 10 to 75 members 1989-1993
*Elected member of TSPMG Board of
Directors, 1987-
2015
*Secretary, TSPMG Board of Directors, 2002-
2015
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2. *Chair, TSPMG Board of Directors, 2014-2015
*Chair, Medical Director Review Committee,
TSPMG Board of Directors, several times since
1987
TRAINING July 1982- June 1985
Emory University Affiliated Hospitals Internal
Medicine Internship and Residency
EDUCATION 1978-82 MD, Emory University School of
Medicine
1974-78 BA in biology and economics (Phi
Beta Kappan and magna cum laude), University
of Pennsylvania
CERTIFICATIONS American Board of Internal Medicine
September 1985
LICENSURES 1983-present State of Georgia #25604
2016-present State of North Carolina #2016-
01385
PROFESSIONAL 2003-present Fellow, American College of
MEMBERSHIPS Physicians
1985-present Member, American College of
Physicians
American Medical Association
Medical Association of Georgia
Medical Association of Atlanta
AWARDS America’s Top Physicians Award, 2011-2016
& HONORS TSPMG Physician of the Year 2002
TSPMG Community Service Provider of the
Year 1998
Gwinnett County Big Brother of the Year, Big
Brothers/Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, Inc.,
1997
TSPMG Team Player Physician of the Year
1996
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3. Phi Beta Kappa, University of Pennsylvania,
1978
PROFESSIONAL Outpatient Experience (OPEX) Instructor,
ACTIVITIES Emory University School of Medicine
COMMUNITY Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
ACTIVITIES Team in Training member; I have completed 15
”centuries” (100 mile bicycle rides), raising
over $150,000, 1999-present
Completed “Boston to New York AIDS Ride,”
a 275 mile bicycle ride, raising over $11,000
for AIDS-related charities in Boston and New
York, 1997 and 1998
Big Brother to Aaron Payne (b. 1988) through
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, Inc.,
1996-present
Member, Sandy Springs (GA) Bicycle
Committee, 2005-2007
Chair, North Fulton Bicycle User’s Group of
the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign, 2000-2003
HOBBIES & Golf, baseball, bicycling, bridge
INTERESTS
PERSONAL Married for 36 years
REFERENCES Available upon request
Up to date October 23, 2016
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