Dr. Philip Kimsey was born and raised in Georgia. He completed medical school at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta and residency at Anderson Area Medical Center in Anderson, South Carolina. After residency, he and his family moved to Gainesville, Georgia where Dr. Kimsey joined Northeast Georgia Physicians Group and worked as a traditional family physician serving the Gainesville community for over 25 years. He has also held various physician leadership roles.
Dr. Kimsey left his traditional family practice to pursue studies in the specialty of functional medicine. He currently practices functional medicine where he specializes in determining root cause issues to patient’s health problems.
In addition to his practice history above, Dr. Kimsey has also worked in the fields of urgent care, wound care and care for the medically underserved.
Dr. Kimsey loves to teach and learn. He has served as an adjunct instructor of biology at the University of North Georgia and has hosted a vast array of students and residents in his practice over the years. Every year, Dr. Kimsey serves on the advisory committee for undergraduate pre-med students in a program called Foothills AHEC Pathway to Medical School.
“Having residents in our community and our individual practices is something that many in our medical community have been looking forward to for a long time. Being able to teach residents and to be challenged by them along their journey of learning is an exciting venture.”