Dr. Bill Barber, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Barber, an Atlanta native, has been in the private practice of surgery at Piedmont Hospital
since 1987. He currently serves as the Director of Surgical Education at Piedmont Hospital and
recently served as the President of the Atlanta Surgical Association. Dr. Barber has served as
either Chief of Surgery or Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Piedmont Hospital for 16
years. Dr. Barber has been named to "Top Docs" and "Top Surgeons" in Atlanta and the United
States.
Dr. Barber has limited his practice to breast surgery with a special interest in breast cancer
surgery. Dr. Barber is board certified and re-certified and is a member of the American College
of Surgeons. He serves on the Board of Directors at Piedmont Healthcare, Inc and is also a
member of the Education Committee and the Surgical Services Steering Committee.
Dr. Barber is married to Rosemary Barber and they have two children, Emily and William.






Dr. Heather Richardson, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Richardson completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Wake Forest University in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She earned her medical degree from the Medical College of
Georgia, receiving the CIBA-Geneva Award for outstanding community service in 1998. Dr.
Richardson then completed her residency in general surgery at Emory University in Atlanta,
Georgia. Dr. Richardson is board certified and is a member of the American College of
Surgeons.
Dr. Richardson presently serves on the Genetics Steering committee, the Cancer Protocols
committee and the Community Outreach committee here at Piedmont Hospital and actively
participates in the training of Emory residents in special breast procedures.
Dr. Richardson also received a Minor degree in Fine Arts, enjoys choral singing, drawing, and
printmaking. You will see a sample of her fine artistic ability when you visit our office. She has
been married to her husband, Dominic, for ten years, and looks forward to quality time with her
dogs, Carson and Georgia and her cats.