Occupational Health Services

Our Physicians

Brian G. Forrester, MD, MPH
The medical director of Regional FirstCare Occupational Health Services is Brian G. Forrester, MD, MPH. Dr. Forrester is residency trained and board certified in occupational medicine, the first such physician to prac- tice in the northeast Georgia area. Dr. Forrester graduated in 1980 from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in Chemistry. He obtained his medical degree from Emory University in 1984, and was an Undersea Medical Officer in the Navy from 1985 to 1989, practicing diving medicine and radiation health.

Dr. Forrester completed his residency in occupational medicine at Johns Hopkins University in 1991, concurrently earning a Master of Public Health degree in Occupational Health and Safety. From 1991 to 1998, Dr. Forrester was Associate Professor of Occupational Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and also was the Associate Director of the Occupational Medicine Residency Program at UAB. He joined Regional FirstCare in July of 1998.

Kelly Mackey, MD
Dr. Kelly Mackey is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. Dr. Mackey received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1989. He completed his residency training in family medicine at Anderson Memorial Hospital in 1992. Dr. Mackey is board certified by the American Board of Family Practice and practiced family medicine from 1992 until 1999. He joined Regional FirstCare in 1999 and is now involved in acute care medicine and Occupational Medicine.