About Us

Dr. Kofi Nuako

Dr. Kofi Nuako was born in Ghana, West Africa, where he received his medical degree. He received specialized training at the Good Samaritan Program of Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He and his family have lived in West Tennessee since 1999 and have been actively involved in community activities.

Dr. Nuako has been the principal investigator in research studies coordinated through Advanced Gastroenterology in areas like ulcerative and ischemic colitis as well as hepatitis.

Dr. Nuako has been published in national journals on topics such as colon cancer, ulcerative colitis, and ischemic colitis (insufficient blood flow to the colon). He regularly attends conferences to keep up to date on new developments in his specialty.

Laura Russell

Laura Russell is a native of North West Tennessee. She was born and raised in Troy, Tennessee where she now resides with her husband, Matt, and their children.

Ms. Russell received her B.S. in Nursing from the University of Tennessee in Martin and her Master of Science in Nursing from Murray State University in Kentucky. Ms. Russell is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in the treatment of Hepatitis and other gastrointestinal diseases.