Medical Licensure: Georgia 18682

Dr. Kauffman received his Medical Degree with honors from the Medical College of Georgia in 1976 after graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree from Berry College in 1973. His long list of Licenses, Certificates and Memberships include:

• Honorary Board Member, International Center Equal Healthcare Access
• American Medical Association, Member
• American Board of Internal Medicine, Eligible
• American Academy of HIV Medicine, Southeastern Board Member
• Southern Medical Association, Member
• FAA Airman Medical Examiner
• Outstanding Teacher Award, American College of Physicians and the Community-Based Teaching Project
• Researcher, AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta
• Medical Consultant, Equal Opportunity Atlanta
• Researcher, Honorary Board Member, International Center for Equal Healthcare Access
• Founder, Em Tear Brigade (funds antiretroviral medications for HIV orphans in Cambodia)

Dr. Kauffman has been an invaluable member of the Vinings and Atlanta community as physician/owner of the Vinings Family Health Care Center & Internal Medicine for the past 21 years. He was recognized with the 2004-2005 Rotary Centennial Service Award for Professional Excellence.

The effects of Dr. Kauffman’s compassion, knowledge and expertise have been felt far outside of the State of Georgia. Dr. Kauffman is a retired pilot who has flown many mercy trips for children in need of transportation. He also has gone on medical missions to Honduras on numerous occasions since he was a medical student. In 2005, Dr. Kauffman conducted a two-day conference on HIV / AIDS in Vietnam in which he was the featured speaker. In 2004, as a volunteer with The International Center for Equal Healthcare Access (ICEHA), he spent three months in Cambodia mentoring Cambodian physicians on how to care for patients infected with HIV / AIDS. You can read more about Dr. Kauffman's trip to Cambodia in the Marietta Daily Journal and the Georgia Physician Magazine.

An interesting detail about Dr. Kauffman is that he was raised in an Amish Mennonite Community in Central Georgia. He worked as an Amish Dairy Farmer until choosing to pursue higher education at the age of 26. Dr. Kauffman's philosophy on healthcare is very personal. He believes that a healthy life is a sacred gift and that he was given the ability to help his patients attain that gift.

Dr. Kauffman's publications include:

The Frequency of Protease and Reverse Transcriptase Gene Mutations and Corresponding Drug Resistance Profile in Primary Care Settings in Atlanta, GA.

- Presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America - November 12-15, 1998 - Denver, CO
(Abstract # 469-Sa)

Viral Load Response Following Genotypic Antiretroviral Resistance Testing (GART) In Primary Care Settings in Atlanta, GA

- Presented at the 14th International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection - November 8-12, 1998 - Glasgow, Scotland
(Abstract #64)