Dr. Dozier earned his undergraduate degree from Georgia Tech, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He attended the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA, earning his medical degree in 1974, and went on to complete his residency in general surgery at Atlanta’s Georgia Baptist Medical Center and affiliated hospitals.

During his 28 years in private practice in the Atlanta area, he has been associated with several different group practices. Most recently he was president of Surgical Specialists of Greater Atlanta, PC, a group practice covering general, oncologic, laparoscopic, trauma surgery and critical care. In addition to being on staff at Emory’s Crawford Long Hospital, he was also a member of the medical staff at the Atlanta Medical Center, where he was chief of general surgery and a member of the surgical residency teaching staff. He was chosen Surgical Attending Physician of the Year in 1998. He has also been on the staffs at St. Joseph’s Hospital and at Kennestone at Windy Hill Hospital in Marietta, and Northside Hospital.

He remains an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Medical College of Georgia, and has participated in or co-authored several professional publications. He is a former Commander in the US Naval Reserve.

Dr. Dozier is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has undergone additional certification in laser and laparoscopy and postgraduate study in disease of the liver and pancreas, trauma and critical care, and gastrointestinal surgery. He is licensed in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina.

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