A. Lynne Brannen II, MD

Piedmont Physicians Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine specializes in treating and managing lung diseases, sleep disorders and allergies.

Varsha Kulkarni, M.D. completed her medical degree & residency at Grant Medical College in Mumbai, India. She then completed her fellowship training at University of Florida. Dr. Kulkarni is board certified in Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine. Prior to Piedmont, Dr. Kulkarni was a founding partner of Augusta Lung Associates. Her special interests include interventional pulmonology (advanced diagnostics), lung cancer, & critical care medicine.

Dr. Forys is originally from Chicago, Illinois and moved to Indiana where he completed his Undergraduate, Medical School, Residency, and Fellowship at Indiana University. Dr Forys moved to Augusta and joined Piedmont to be closer to Family in 2024. Dr Forys has been practicing medicine for 10 years. Dr. Forys was the Director of the Endobronchial Lung Volume Reduction Program and Pulmonary Rehab at Ascension Saint Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis Indiana. Dr. Forys was the associate program director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program at Ascension Saint Vincent Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Dr. Forys has clinical interests in patient with COPD, Emphysema, Lung cancer and Critical Care. Outside of work Dr. Forys enjoys spending time with his family. He and his Wife Samantha enjoy being outside with their dog, Sasha.