ATHENS AREA SURGICAL ASSOCIATES P.C.

What ATHENS AREA SURGICAL ASSOCIATES P.C. does

Athens Area Surgical Associates, P.C. is a private Professional Corporation operating a solo general surgery practice in Athens, Georgia, under physician Robert M. Cannon, MD. The practice delivers standard general surgical services — including abdominal, hernia, gallbladder, appendectomy, and other common surgical interventions — to patients in the Athens, Georgia metropolitan area. The practice is a member of the Athens Specialty Group (ASG), a multi-specialty, physician-owned network that provides members with discounted malpractice premiums, group purchasing programs, management consulting, insurance consulting, and continuing education.

The practice operates on a fee-for-service, insurance-reimbursed revenue model, with no public pricing, product diversification, or technology-driven differentiation disclosed. It maintains a single clinical location at 700 Sunset Drive, Suite 503, Athens, GA 30606, and relies on physician referrals and professional reputation within the local healthcare community for patient acquisition. The firm has six total employees, no subsidiaries, no patents, no certifications, and no publicly disclosed financial information. The entity is independent, physician-owned, and not affiliated with any hospital system, parent company, or external investor.

Name

ATHENS AREA SURGICAL ASSOCIATES P.C.

Legal name

Athens Area Surgical Associates, P.C.

Website

https://athensspecialtygroup.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Athens Area Surgical Associates, P.C. is a sole-physician general surgery practice operated by Robert M. Cannon, MD in Athens, Georgia, delivering standard general surgical services to local patients through insurance billing and member affiliation with the Athens Specialty Group network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Surgery Practice

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAIAB

Single-Specialty ASCs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Surgical Centers & Perioperative Care (ASCs)

Keywords

• General surgery services
• Surgical practice
• Physician-owned network
• Medical practice
• Healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Fee-for-service and insurance-reimbursed surgical services provided to patients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Athens Area Surgical Associates, P.C. is a private general surgery practice providing surgical care and procedures—including abdominal, hernia, gallbladder, appendectomy, and other common general surgical interventions—to patients in the Athens, Georgia region. The practice is operated by a single physician, Robert M. Cannon, MD, and operates as a member of the multi-specialty Athens Specialty Group (ASG) physician-owned network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Surgery Services Athens Area Surgical Associates, P.C. provides general surgery services including abdominal, hernia, gallbladder, appendectomy, and other common general surgical interventions to patients in Athens, Georgia, and surrounding areas. Services are delivered by Robert M. Cannon, MD at 700 Sunset Drive, Suite 503, Athens, GA 30606.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Athens Specialty Group (ASG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-specialty physician-owned network serving Athens, Georgia. Member practices receive discounted malpractice premiums, exceptional education programs, management consulting services, insurance consulting services, and group purchasing discounts.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: A major national hospital operator with significant Georgia presence that employs general surgeons and competes for outpatient surgical referrals in the Athens region.
• Envision Healthcare: A national physician services organization with employed and affiliated surgical specialists, representing an alternative model that hospitals and patients can choose over independent surgical practices.
• Surgical Care Affiliates (Optum): Operates a national network of ambulatory surgery centers and surgical care delivery platforms, representing a scaled competitor that can absorb independent general surgery volume.
• United Surgical Partners International (USPI): A large national operator of ambulatory surgical centers and short-stay surgical facilities that competes with independent surgical practices by aggregating surgeons onto owned platforms.

Emerging players

• Privia Health: A physician-enablement and multi-specialty practice network offering similar value-added services (group purchasing, managed care contracting, technology) to independent practices such as ASG members.

Others

• Medical Management Associates, Inc. The practice management and consulting firm that develops and maintains the ASG website and supports member practices with operational, insurance, and consulting services analogous to those ASG provides its members.

Regional players

• Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center: The primary hospital system in Athens, GA that competes for general surgery cases and employs surgeons who could divert referrals away from independent practices like Athens Area Surgical Associates.
• St. Mary's Health Care System: Another major Athens, GA-area hospital system offering general surgery services, representing direct competition for the same patient base and referring physicians.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/athens-area-surgical-associates-p.c.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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