28 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 
Cherokee County Physician Demographic Summary Statistics 
 
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Gender 
 
% 
 
Male Female 
 
68.0 32.0 
 
Race 
White Black Asian Other 
 
% 72.8 15.0 
7.5 4.6 
 
Ethnicity 
 
% 
 
Hispanic Non-Hispanic 
 
3.9 96.1 
 
Physician Specialty 
 
Age 
< 35 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 
> 64 
 
Allergy & Immunology Anesthesiology Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular Surgery Dermatology Emergency Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Family Practice Gastroenterology Gynecology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology OB/GYN Oncology Ophthalmology Orthopedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pain Medicine Pediatrics Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Pulmonary Diseases Radiology Therapeutic Radiology 
 
% 
7.2 16.7 21.1 19.4 16.1 
8.9 3.3 7.2 
 
Medicare 
Yes No 
 
% 79.2 20.8 
 
New 70.9 29.1 
 
Medicaid 
Yes No 
 
% 56.4 43.6 
 
New 44.1 55.9 
 
Managed Care 
Yes No 
 
% 84.9 15.1 
 
Count 
 
Percent 
 
Georgia 
 
2 
 
1.11% 
 
0.52% 
 
4 
 
2.22% 
 
4.48% 
 
5 
 
2.78% 
 
3.40% 
 
1 
 
0.56% 
 
0.51% 
 
2 
 
1.11% 
 
1.47% 
 
6 
 
3.33% 
 
4.84% 
 
1 
 
0.56% 
 
0.65% 
 
39 
 
21.67% 
 
13.25% 
 
2 
 
1.11% 
 
1.84% 
 
3 
 
1.67% 
 
1.47% 
 
1 
 
0.56% 
 
1.11% 
 
28 
 
15.56% 
 
13.13% 
 
1 
 
0.56% 
 
1.32% 
 
3 
 
1.67% 
 
1.71% 
 
11 
 
6.11% 
 
5.47% 
 
1 
 
0.56% 
 
1.29% 
 
5 
 
2.78% 
 
2.34% 
 
8 
 
4.44% 
 
3.61% 
 
4 
 
2.22% 
 
1.54% 
 
5 
 
2.78% 
 
0.66% 
 
22 
 
12.22% 
 
8.31% 
 
2 
 
1.11% 
 
1.19% 
 
7 
 
3.89% 
 
5.54% 
 
3 
 
1.67% 
 
1.43% 
 
5 
 
2.78% 
 
4.32% 
 
1 
 
0.56% 
 
0.67% 
 
 28 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 
 
Cherokee County Physician Demographic Summary Statistics 
General Surgery Urology Other Specialty Not Specified 
Total Cherokee County Physicians Report created by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, State of Georgia 
 
4 1 1 2 
180 
 
2.22% 0.56% 0.56% 1.11% 
100.00% 
 
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3.83% 1.53% 0.74% 0.18%