Parents Say They'll Boycott Decatur Clinic

Two hundred twenty-two people have signed an online petitition pledging to boycott CorrectMed, a doctors' office and urgent care center on Scott Boulevard in Decatur.

Blair Glass, one of the signees, said parents were left in the lurch because the father-daughter pediatricians at CorrectMed, Drs. David Goo and Jessica Doyle, were dismissed with almost no warning. They can't work in the Decatur area because of a non-compete clause, Glass said.

"The anger is coming because of the way it happened," Glass said.

Patch sought comments in phone calls and sent emails from Dr. Carlo Musso, president of CorrectMed. John P. Ritter, director of marketing and business development, replied with this email to Patch.

CorrectMed is very pleased to continue to serve the Decatur community with both pediatric and family medicine. The original partnership that we began in order to open the clinic did not ultimately succeed financially, but fortunately we have been able to continue serving the community. 

The terrific doctors that started the practice with us are currently seeing patients in other locations. Our plan is continue to grow both the pediatric and adult practice, filling an important healthcare need of Decatur residents.

CorrectMed operates two clinics, one in Locust Grove and the next to Intown Ace Hardware on Scott Boulevard. Glass said parents and children appreciated the personalized care provided by Goo and Doyle as well as Goo's wife, Susan Doyle, a certified nurse-midwife.

"It was something different from what I'd seen in other practices," Glass said. "People really connected with them."

In early November, CorrectMed dismissed Drs. Goo and Doyle, apparently because the company changed the business model from pediatric care to all-ages care. In a message posted on the Eastlake Road Neighborhood website, Goo and Doyle said they didn't want to leave the practice.

Doyle said, "I was hoping to open a small practice in the area, but it seems that the non-compete clause in my contract will prevent me from working within a 10-mile radius of the office location for the next couple of years."

Doyle found a job with Pediatric Health Center of Conyers and Dunwoody. Glass, a mother of three kids, said she'll be making the drive when her kids need to see a doctor.

Musso is also president of CorrectHealth, a company that provides medical care in prisons. Musso has been criticized because of his involvement in executions, the Atlanta Journa-Constitution reported.