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Richard W. King, Jr., MD, FAAPMR, CWS, UHM – Medical Director
Reita King – President and Chief Financial Officer
Ward L. Reed, MD, MPH, UHM
Kaye Moseley, RRT, RCP, CHT, CHWS – Clinical Director
Becca Kasten, RN, BSN – Clinical Supervisor, Gwinnett
Shane McKinnon, EMT-P, CHT, A-DMT – Technical and Safety Director
Margaret Schulte, PT – Physical Therapist
Susan Rabin, LCSW – Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Elizabeth (Liz) Lewis, CPC-H – Reimbursement Director
Robyn King, MBA – Human Resources Coordinator
Mary Ruiz – Administrative Coordinator
Victoria (Vicki) Hays – Medical Transcriptionist
Anieka Gregory, CPC – Assistant Director of Patient Accounts
Maria Rhynie – Administrative Coordinator
Raleigh Holland – Marketing Coordinator
Richard W. King, Jr., MD, FAAPMR, CWS, UHM – Medical Director
Combining a career in medicine and an avid interest in scuba diving led Dr. King to pursue his dream of developing a major hyperbaric medicine facility in 1999. As medical director, Dr. King is responsible for evaluating patients for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, directing patient care and supervising HyOx Medical Treatment Center’s medical staff.
His stellar patient care and medical expertise has earned him numerous accolades and awards including Atlanta Magazine’s bi-annual designation as one of Atlanta’s “Top Docs” in a poll of medical peers conducted in 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011.
Dr. King is an expert in hyperbaric medicine and one of 322 physicians nationwide board certified in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. He was first trained in hyperbaric medicine more than 20 years ago as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force and continues to research new treatment innovations in rehabilitative medicine. Dr. King is a frequent presenter at medical conferences spanning numerous medical specialty areas that regularly use hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunct treatment.
A native of Miami, Florida, Dr. King has spent much of his career in Atlanta. He graduated from Emory University’s School of Medicine and completed his specialty training at Emory’s Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, serving as chief resident in his final year.
In addition to hyperbaric medicine, Dr. King has extensive experience in the rehabilitation of wounds, strokes, amputations, head injuries and spinal cord injuries. Prior positions include medical director of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Sarasota, Florida and WellStar Cobb Hospital Rehabilitation Unit.
Dr. King is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. The Certified Wound Specialist is a member of the American Medical Association, Medical Association of Georgia, Cobb County Medical Society, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, American Academy of Wound Management, American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, and American Academy of Pain Medicine. Dr. King also is an assistant clinical professor of rehabilitation medicine at Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr. King and his family reside in Marietta.
Reita King – President and Chief Financial Officer
After years of research and discussion about opening a specialty rehabilitation center Reita King relocated from Sarasota, Florida with her husband, Dr. Richard King to start HyOx Medical Treatment Center. She played an integral role in selecting the site and securing the initial financing for the comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation center.
In addition to overseeing the finance and billing department, Reita is credited with building a highly skilled medical and office team. Believing patient satisfaction extends beyond the medical treatment patients receive; Reita recruited a team that serves patient needs in a professional and compassionate way. Her leadership in this patient-centered philosophy sets HyOx apart from other medical facilities.
Reita earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. After graduation, she was a math teacher in Lithia Springs, Georgia for three years and then became a programmer analyst for Lockheed Martin in Marietta. Dr. King’s stint in the United States Air Force took them to Okinawa, Japan and Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
After the military, Dr. King and Reita moved to Sarasota where she took a professional hiatus to take on a more than full-time job raising four children. She was actively involved in volunteerism using her financial expertise as treasurer of the Sarasota County Medical Auxiliary and of her children’s school. Her fundraising efforts helped the school raise more than $400,000 in one night.
Her dream of coming back to her hometown of Marietta was realized when HyOx joined Metro Atlanta’s medical community in 1999. Reita and her family make their home in Marietta, the site of HyOx’s highly anticipated annual Christmas party.
Ward L. Reed, MD, MPH, UHM
Ward Reed MD, MPH, UHM has joined the team of physicians at HyOx Medical Treatment Center to deliver patient care in its two hyperbaric medicine facilities in NW Atlanta and Gwinnett. Dr. Reed joins HyOx after retiring from a 20-year career in the U.S. Navy.
Dr. Reed has extensive training and experience with hyperbaric and undersea medicine. He began his career in this field with Undersea Medical Officer training in 1993 at the Naval Undersea Medicine Institute in Groton CT and Panama City, FL. His first operational assignment was with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit FIVE, based in Guam. During his tour he assessed and treated numerous military, commercial, and recreational divers for decompression illness originating from the entire South Pacific area, including many severe cases.
Later in his career Dr. Reed, after finishing Occupational and Environmental Medicine training at Duke University in 2002, completed a clinical fellowship in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine at the Duke University Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology. He had extensive training and experience with both acute and chronic indications for hyperbaric medicine, including delayed radiation injury, acute infections, chronic wounds, and carbon monoxide poisoning. After completing the fellowship, Dr. Reed became director of the Navy’s only clinical hyperbaric program at the Naval Aerospace Medicine Institute, in Pensacola, FL. During his time there he had extensive experience with all indications for hyperbaric medicine and technical aspects of clinical chamber operations.
Dr. Reed has extensive research experience at both Duke University and in the Navy. He has published works in statistical validation of clinical decompression sickness criteria, manifestations of decompression illness in recreational divers, flying after diving, and epidemic carbon monoxide poisoning.
Most recently, Dr. Reed had been the Command Surgeon at U.S. Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH), in Homestead FL. He provided medical supervision and oversight to all U. S. Special Operations forces in Central and South America and the Caribbean. During his tenure at SOCSOUTH, Operation Unified Response, the United States relief effort after the earthquake in Haiti took place. Other highlights of his decade of service to the Navy include being the Department Head of the Pensacola-based Naval Hospital’s occupational and environmental medicine program serving all Gulf Coast naval facilities (15,000 staff) while directing an extensive public health program. During this time, Dr. Reed was hand selected to also serve as the Medical Director of the Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center in Virginia Beach, VA. There he developed and implemented a medical assessment and treatment program providing care for all command constituents in training or and worldwide deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. Dr. Reed also served tours with Naval Special Warfare Group One in Coronado, and I Marine Expeditionary Force in Camp Pendleton. Dr. Reed is a qualified Submarine Medical officer, as well qualified with the U.S. Air Force as a Flight Surgeon.
Dr. Reed holds a AB in Biochemistry from Bowdoin College, a MD from Boston University’s School of Medicine in 1991, a Master of Public Health (MPH) at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. In 2008, he received a Master of Arts degree in Strategy & International Relations with a concentration in Terrorism from Naval War College in Newport, RI graduating with highest honors.
Residency and Training: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, Clinical Fellow: Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, Resident: Occupational & Environmental Medicine; Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA; Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA
Professional Associations: Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society; Massachusetts Medical Society
Kaye Moseley, RRT, RCP, CHT, CHWS – Clinical Director
Prior to joining HyOx Medical Treatment Center as clinical director, Kaye Moseley spent 24 years at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital in Houston, Texas. During her tenure, Kaye was instrumental in establishing the facility’s neonatal transport team, the Department of Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Management and the hospital’s Wound and Skin Team.
Her quality hyperbaric medicine work got the attention of Dr. King. Wanting to engage the best clinical team entailed Dr. King getting the best clinical director. Now, as clinical director of HyOx, Kaye oversees the operations of both HyOx facilities and is the primary liaison with hospitals, physicians, wound care centers, case managers, and other healthcare providers.
Kaye is a strong advocate of education and is a frequent speaker regarding the appropriate use of hyperbaric medicine in wound healing and other approved conditions. She has extensive experience and training in hyperbaric medicine and wound management and currently serves as a surveyor for the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (UHMS) Accreditation program, is a member of the steering committee of the American Academy of Wound Care Management and is serving on an Education Committee for the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine. Kaye also is a hyperbaric medicine consultant to the offshore diving industry and is a past-chair of the UHMS Associates, serving from 2005 to 2007.
Kaye studied nursing at the University of Colorado then transferred to Respiratory Therapy Institute (University of Miami) where she received her degree in Respiratory Therapy. Kaye was first introduced to hyperbaric medicine in 1974 as part of her duties as Critical Care Specialist in Respiratory Care. After moving to Houston, Kaye continued her education by studying business at the University of Houston while raising her three children.
Kaye and her husband, Maury, live in Smyrna with their dog, Nacho, and love spending time with their grandson.
Becca Kasten, RN, BSN – Clinical Supervisor, Gwinnett
Considered a cornerstone to building the HyOx Gwinnett practice, Becca Kasten, RN, takes to coordinating all administrative and clinical aspects of patient care just as her alma mater, the University of Alabama, takes to the gridiron – with great skill.
Her background spans the full spectrum of clinical care settings. Prior to joining HyOx in August 2010, Becca served as an operating room staff nurse at the Naab Road Surgery Center in Indianapolis, IN, a management consultant for Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems in Michigan and the administrator for Surgical Care Affiliates/HealthSouth at its Florence, AL and Gainesville, GA-based surgery center where she directed nursing care and all other related activities from education to environmental control.
Fresh out of Alabama’s Capstone School of Nursing in 1991, Becca honed her leadership and nursing skills as the Urology Team Leader, Operating Room at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL managing personnel schedules, developing training materials and serving as trauma coordinator and relief charge nurse.
Becca is an active member of the Baromedical Nurses Association and the Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurses Society.
Becca and her husband reside in Lawrenceville with their two sons and two dogs. She spends most of her weekday nights and weekends cheering for her boys during baseball, soccer, football, and basketball season. When she’s not jockeying sports schedules year-round, she enjoys exercising, reading suspense novels and watching Alabama football.
Shane McKinnon, EMT-P, CHT, A-DMT – Technical and Safety Director, Gwinnett
Shane McKinnon brings a wealth of experience in diving medicine and chamber operations/maintenance to his role as HyOx Medical Treatment Center’s technical and safety director. He has more than 15 years of experience in medicine through the Army, military and recreational diving and emergency medical services.
Shane oversees technical operations and maintenance of HyOx’s multi-patient chamber and ensures appropriate safety measures are carried out in HyOx’s patient care processes. Shane also is directly involved in patient care and regularly accompanys patients on “dives.” Prior to joining HyOx in 2001, Shane was a paramedic with Grady Health System’s emergency medical services.
The Atlanta native is a certified Georgia EMT-Paramedic, a certified hyperbaric technologist and an associate member of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. Shane is an avid scuba diver and enjoys adventure sports including mountain biking and skydiving. He resides in Canton with his family.
Margaret Schulte, PT – Physical Therapist
For almost 30 years, Margie Schulte has worked to improve patients’ mobility and range of motion due to a debilitating illness or accident in hospital, skilled nursing facility, aquatic, and home health settings. Specializing in geriatric treatment, Margie is skilled in all aspects of physical therapy.
At HyOx Medical Treatment Center, the goal of Margie’s customized physical rehab programs is to help restore functionality and enhance quality of life. Offered as a stand-alone service or as part of a hyperbaric oxygen therapy protocol, Margie’s physical therapy services include therapeutic exercises, gait training, neuromuscular re-education, and patient education. She is neuro-developmental treatment certified and stays current by attending continuing education courses.
Margie developed her passion for helping people regain their abilities as a physical therapy aid while in high school. After graduating from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelors of Health Science degree, Margie worked in various care settings in Kentucky, Ohio and Georgia.
Margie enjoys sewing, travel and water sports. She and her family reside in Marietta.
Susan Rabin, LCSW – Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Susan Rabin’s multi-faceted role at HyOx Medical Treatment Center requires her involvement in personal, financial and transportation issues of patient care along with the other members of the HyOx clinical team. As a social worker, assisting with the personal needs of patients and their families while navigating through the intricacies of community health resources requires dedication and persistence.
Susan earned her undergraduate degree in educational psychology and a master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of Georgia. Upon completing her master’s degree, Susan worked at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, Georgia conducting mental health assessments and group, individual and family therapy. After moving to Atlanta, Susan began her career in medical and inpatient rehab social work working at South Fulton Hospital, West Paces Rehab and WellStar Cobb Hospital’s inpatient rehabilitation unit under the leadership of its former Medical Director, Dr. Richard King.
Her former professional association with Dr. King led her to HyOx where she focuses on helping patients and their families adjust to different types of medical conditions and mental health issues. She acts as a patient advocate and enjoys seeing her work benefit others.
Susan is an active member of the National Association of Social Workers. In her spare time, Susan enjoys Pilates, baking and volunteering at church, school and in the community. She and her family reside in Dunwoody.
Elizabeth (Liz) Lewis, CPC-H – Reimbursement Director
Elizabeth (Liz) Lewis is highly skilled in all aspects of medical billing and claims, diligently working as a financial advocate for HyOx Medical Treatment Center patients. Liz is responsible for electronic billing to Medicare, Medicaid and third-party insurance carriers. She also handles negotiating and contracting with insurance carriers and hospital vendors.
She’s also adept in the nuances of accurate coding and medical terminology. Liz enjoys personally assisting patients with filing claims and with any required follow-up on their accounts. This customer service helps take some of the administrative burden off patients and referring physicians’ offices.
Her prior positions include hospital-based and private practice medical billing positions in Brooklyn, New York and a provider benefit and claims/benefit inquiry representative for Blue Cross Blue Shield call centers in Washington, DC and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Liz is an active member in the American Academy of Professional Coders.
When she doesn’t have her headset on talking to insurance carriers or patients, Liz is actively involved in church, and in the lives of her two sons and daughter. She helps keep the morale high at HyOx through her tireless humor and impromptu calls for group hugs.
Liz and her family live in Smyrna.
Robyn King, MBA – Human Resources Coordinator
Robyn joined the HyOx team in the summer of 2010 to help facilitate the expansion of HyOx to Gwinnett, take the administrative lead in the new office and assist in the human resources aspects of a growing practice.
After graduating American University in Washington, D.C. with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Robyn continued her studies at the University of Miami School of Business where she received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in May 2010 specializing in International Business and Marketing. Between degrees, Robyn interned at Merrill Lynch and worked as a financial analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, VA streamlining employee appraisal processes and overseeing client billing. During her tenure there, she recommended and implemented a new online process which resulted in increased and more accurate billing.
Prior to graduation, Robyn was a special project intern for HyOx screening new hires, organizing staff schedules and conducting informal focus groups to help solidify HyOx’s new brand identity. Now in her new role, Robyn’s strong people and organizational skills are helping to elevate the efficiency, awareness and customer service levels needed to build a vibrant medical practice in its new community.
Robyn is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management. Gregarious by nature, Robyn’s creative outlets are photography, traveling and making crafts. On a typical weekend, you may find Robyn either enjoying an Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concert or watching vampires on the big screen.
Mary Ruiz – Administrative Coordinator
Once you enter through the HyOx Medical Treatment Center door, there’s a great chance you’ll encounter Mary. She not only brings expertise to her role as HyOx’s administrative coordinator, she brings a service-oriented disposition and a friendly smile. As the liaison between patients and the HyOx clinical and financial teams, Mary helps ensure there’s effective communication and patient satisfaction during a patient’s treatment regimen.
She’s responsible for all aspects of front office management including providing primary phone coverage, scheduling patient appointments and maintaining office equipment and supplies. Mary’s a multi-faceted talent, assisting with various office and marketing projects which promote HyOx’s medical services to physicians’ offices.
Mary relocated to Atlanta from San Diego, California where she worked as an account manager for The Eastridge Group of Staffing Companies. Previously, Mary was a corporate flight attendant for the MGM Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada, coordinating executive schedules and ground transportation needs, and worked on national marketing projects at the MGM Grand Hotel.
In 1999, Mary earned her Bachelors of Arts degree in Human Resource Management from Lourdes College in Sylvania, Ohio. Mary enjoys exercise, hiking, and spending time with loved ones. The Ohio State Buckeye fan and her family reside in Marietta.
Victoria (Vicki) Hays – Medical Transcriptionist
Vicki’s transcription expertise and organizational skills produce complete and accurate medical records and patient progress reports that are distributed bi-weekly to referring physicians.
Vicki’s contribution to patient care is mostly behind the scenes, but of utmost importance. Her responsibilities also include charge posting/claims submission, coding, records management and other general office duties.
She became a Nationally Certified Insurance and Coding Specialist (NCICS) in 2006 from the Javelin Technical Training Center in Marietta. She was educated in many aspects of medical office management including medical terminology, medical records management, medical ethics, billing and scheduling, and medical collections.
Vicki enjoys visual arts, spending time with her family and watching movies. She and her family live in Kennesaw.
Anieka Gregory, CPC – Assistant Director of Patient Accounts
By day, Anieka (Ah-ne-ka) brings her experience as a billing/accounts specialist to HyOx assisting with medical coding and filing patient claims to Medicare, Medicaid and third-party insurance carriers. By night (and on weekends), she shares her time with her two cats, Duncan and Petey, and her Boxer, Chloe.
Anieka is astute in navigating multiple computer programs and billing systems. Combined with her proven record of productivity and patient advocacy, her skills are a welcome addition to HyOx’s high standard of care. Prior to joining HyOx in May 2008, the Dallas, GA native worked in the billing arena for a Marietta-based medical practice specializing in skin cancer and United Credit Systems, Inc. providing accounts receivable management services. She is a Certified Professional Coder and active member of the American Academy of Professional Coders.
Anieka enjoys travelling and spending time not just with animals, but her family, boyfriend and friends. She enjoys activities such as photography, traveling, hiking, biking, swimming, or cheering on her nieces and nephews at their teams’ sporting events.
Maria Rhynie – Administrative Coordinator
Maria works alongside Mary in the front office coordinating patient appointments and preparing medical records and reports. Born in Manila, Philippines, Maria moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota when she was 12 years old. She attended the University of Minnesota where she studied Liberal Arts. Maria made the move to Atlanta at 26 leaving behind her dad, two sisters and grandparents, and currently resides with her husband Erian and their new baby boy, Mason, in Sandy Springs.
She loves travel, watching movies, walks in the park, and spending time with her family and friends. In her spare time she loves to practice calligraphy and uses her penmanship to address wedding invitations.
Maria had her first son in February 2011, adding to the ever-expanding HyOx Baby Club – nine babies born to HyOx employees since 2007. Maria’s passion for people, learning new things and challenging herself makes her a valuable asset to the HyOx team.
Raleigh Holland – Marketing Coordinator
Marketing Coordinator Raleigh Holland communicates with clinical teams, implements effective marketing strategies and helps create positive patient and physician experiences. Her primary focus is building strong referring physician relationships and creating marketing opportunities and materials to promote the clinical efficacy of adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
The Calhoun, GA native supports HyOx’s patient care partnerships by promoting the hyperbaric oxygen therapy sub-specialty to Metro Atlanta’s medical community and the public through office visits, educational presentations, media relations, and CME conferences and exhibitions.
Raleigh earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Kennesaw State University in May 2010. Complemented by a minor in Marketing, her life science studies made medical marketing a solid career choice and an advantageous combination for HyOx to promote its expanding practice.
Raleigh’s prior work experience spans the consulting, retail and administrative fields. She enjoys cooking, photography, the outdoors, and spending time with her family, boyfriend and friends.