About Our Practice
Welcome to Family Care Dahlonega, a family business where compassionate healthcare meets convenience. Our dedicated team of medical professionals is committed to providing primary and urgent care services for the whole family. Make an appointment or walk-in 7 days a week. Your health and well-being are our top priorities.
At Family Care Dahlonega, we treat you like family.
Our Team
Providers
Dr. Lindsay Dowis
Dr. Lindsay Dowis is a North Carolina native, but has lived nearly half her life in Georgia. She completed her schooling at Chapel Hill, her medical training at PCOM-GA, and her residency in Family Medicine at the Medical College of GA in Augusta. She has worked in a variety of healthcare settings since 2005, gaining nearly two decades of experience. In the first part of her career, she practiced rural medicine in Old Fort, NC outside of Asheville, and was a regional medical director for Mission Health System. Since moving to GA, she has worked in an inpatient hospital setting, outpatient urgent primary care, and is medical director of Unify Aesthetics in Cumming. Dr. Dowis also enjoys teaching students and supervising midlevel medical providers, and is thankful to be able to do this regularly. She and her husband, Dr. Jeff Dowis, started Family Care Dahlonega in 2018 and very much enjoy providing medical care to their local community. Her favorite thing about medicine will always be building relationships with patients and sharing in their health success. Within primary care, she concentrates on ADHD and pain management.
When she’s not seeing patients or running the office, she enjoys all things vintage, golfing, running, and most of all spending time with her 2 kids, husband, and other family.
Nicole Smith, NP
Nicole graduated from Brenau University as an FNP in 2020. Prior to that she was a NICU nurse for 20 years. She enjoys spending time with her family and their dog. She likes to spend her free time running and hiking.
Avery Seelhammer, NP
Avery grew up in Cumming, GA, and is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She obtained her Bachelors Degree from the University of North Georgia here in Dahlonega and her Masters Degree from South University. She loves spending her free time reading or traveling with her husband.
Leadership
Dr. Jeff Dowis
Dr. Jeff Dowis is a North Georgia native who is board certified in Family Medicine. Since completing his residency 10 years ago at Mayo Clinic, he has worked mostly in the Emergency Room and as a Hospitalist, as well as in Primary and Urgent Care. Additionally, Dr Dowis served 10 years in the Air Force Reserve at Robins AFB in Aerospace Medicine as a Flight Surgeon. He retains privileges as an FAA Medical Examiner. Dr. Dowis also served many years as both CMO and CEO of Mountain Lakes Medical Center in Clayton Georgia. He specializes in pain management, men’s health, sleep medicine, and ADHD.
In his free time, Jeff enjoys adventures with his family, golf, working with his hands on various projects, and flying.
Staff
Jordan Yost
Jordan has 8 years of nursing experience and is certified in Medical-Surgical Nursing. She attended Nursing School at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, GA. Jordan has a passion for patient care and serving this community. She grew up in Peachtree Corners, GA and now lives in Alpharetta, GA with her 2 cats – Butter and Olive, and lots of plants. She enjoys road trips, thriller novels, and sunny patios.
Christi Cloer
Christi has been a medical assistant for 6 years, and her career started at Family Care Dahlonega. She loves being a “Loli” to her 6 grand-babies. Her favorite hobbies are fishing and hiking. She loves Jesus, and helping people makes her happy.
Casey Tomes
Casey is a longtime resident of Dahlonega. She loves seeing new and familiar faces. She is a mother of 3, and enjoys spending time with her family.
Ashley Crumley-Dropla
Ashley is a North Georgia native, born and raised in Cleveland, GA. She has been working in the medical field since 2019. She is a proud wife and mother of three. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and traveling.