Piedmont Physicians Rheumatology Mountainside

When it comes to your heart health, you want an experienced team you can trust. Piedmont Heart of East Ellijay offers comprehensive cardiac care.

Meghan Monsrud, NP in Ellijay, GA, offers a variety of healthcare services, including primary care, urgent care, and specialty services such as oncology, maternity care, and neurology. Their focus is on providing personalized and comprehensive care to help patients achieve and maintain better health. In addition to in-person visits, patients have access to convenient online booking through MyChart, allowing for seamless communication with providers, appointment scheduling, and management of test results. The practice is dedicated to enhancing patient experience with a range of resources from financial assistance to community events. Generated from the website

Claro Palma, MD received his medical degree from the University of the Philippines, in Manila, Philippines. He completed internal medicine internship, then residency in Internal Medicine at the Worcester City Hospital in Worcester Massachusetts. He completed his fellowship in Immunology and Rheumatology at the University of Missouri - Columbia. Dr. Palma is a member of the American College of Physicians, board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine / Rheumatology and is a Certified Clinical Densitometrist through the International Society for Clinical Densitometry. Dr. Palma specializes in adult rheumatology and provides specialty care in diagnosis and treatment of the full spectrum of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout, pseudogout, polymyalgia rheumatica, giant cell/temporal arteritis, osteoporosis, systemic lupus, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, Sjogren's syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, and vasculitis. Dr. Palma welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans.