Biography:
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Laura M. Bleekrode, MD

Dr. Bleekrode grew up in Chicago and Atlanta.
 She graduated Cum Laude from Providence
College in Rhode Island in 1982 and received
her M.D. from Emory University School of
Medicine in 1986.  She completed her
residency in pediatrics at the University of
Minnesota Hospital in 1989 and was in
practice in Minnesota until moving to Atlanta in
1991.  Dr. Bleekrode is certified by the
American Board of Pediatrics and is a Fellow
of the American Academy of Pediatrics.  She
and her husband, Kim, have eight children:
Katie, Joey, Kevin, Mary Beth, John, Timmy,
Brendan, and Clare.
Susan G. Traxler, MD

Dr. Traxler joined our practice in August of
2008. She had been practicing in Gainesville
since 2004 and has now relocated to our
area. She graduated from Davidson College
in 1989 and received her medical degree
from Emory University School of Medicine in
2001. She completed her residency at the
Medical College of Georgia in 2004.  She is
certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
 Prior to starting her career in medicine, Dr.
Traxler also earned a Masters of Business
Administration and a Masters of Arts in Arts
Administration from Southern Methodist
University and had a successful career
working in the corporate world. She and her
husband, Malcolm, have two children: Lauren
and Grant.