About Dr. Jayesh Patel, MD

Dr Jayesh Patel, Family Practice and Geriatrician, has been serving Middle Georgia as Family Practitioner since 2010. Dr Patel earn his medical degree from B J Medical College, India. Followed by internship, he completed a residency in Family Medicine at University of Tennessee. Dr Patel is also fellowship train in Geriatric and Integrative Medicine from Mercer University School of Medicine.

Dr Patel served as assistant professor Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative care at Atrium Health Navicent and Mercer University School of Medicine. While practicing medicine, Dr Patel currently serves as the Medical Director of Atrium Health Navicent Carlyle Place and Associate director of Atrium Health Navicent Pinepoint Hospice. He is a member of American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and American Medical Director Association (AMDA).

When Dr Patel is not seeing patients, he enjoys spending time with his two boys and his dog, playing Golf and tennis, watching movies, traveling and cooking.

About Dr. Dipenkumar Patel, MD

Dr. Dipen Patel, MD, is a graduate of Mercer University. After completion of Family Medicine Residency, he received his fellowship training in Geriatrics at Mercer University. He enjoys taking care of patients of all ages from children to seniors. Dr. Patel is serving Middle Georgia since 2015. He joined Southern Primary Care in 2019. He also serves on the American Academy of Family Physician (AAFP) and American Board of Family Physician (ABFM) societies.

Regarding his priority on serving his community, Dr. Dipen shares, “Family medicine is about serving the community by promoting health to prevent chronic and acute illnesses. There is no better way to learn and teach that than through service.”

On his personal time, Dr. Patel enjoys playing and watching sports, listening to music and traveling.

About Crystal Bales, FNP-C

Crystal Bales is a family nurse practitioner who joined Southern Primary Care in January 2021. She is certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She graduated with her undergraduate degrees in nursing from Gordon State College in Barnesville, GA and completed her master’s degree in nursing through South University in Savannah, GA in 2017. Prior to joining Southern Primary Care, Crystal worked as an emergency room RN and in family practice as a nurse practitioner. She currently resides in Forsyth, GA with her husband Jeremy, son Link, and dog Zoe.

Outside of work, Crystal enjoys spending time with her family, crafting, and traveling. She has been a lifelong resident of Georgia, but recently moved to middle Georgia in July 2020.