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Randall (Randy) Pierce is in private practice with Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers in Carrollton, Georgia, where he has been in practice since 1998. After graduating from the University of Georgia in 1988, he attended medical school at the Medical College of Georgia. His internal medicine residency and hematology/oncology training were completed at Wake Forest University/Baptist Medical Center in 1998. Dr. Pierce treats most malignancies and has a special interest in myeloma and lymphoma. He is married, has 3 children, and enjoys playing tennis and deep sea fishing.

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