Meet Our Experienced Team

Physicians

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A. Randle Beecham, DO

Dr. Beecham is the Medical Director of Georgia Pain Associates. He is a graduate of the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Ft. Worth, Texas.

A native of Decatur, Georgia, Dr. Beecham has practiced in Georgia for the past 30 years. After 20 years of Family Practice in Cherokee County, he worked in the Emergency Department of several local hospitals and staffed Urgent Care locations in the Atlanta area.

Dr. Beecham is Board-Certified by the American Osteopathic Association in Family Medicine and Pain Medicine.

Jacob Ward, MD

Dr. Ward graduated from The Citadel and received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine. After completing his Family Medicine residency at Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Bragg, NC, he served in the United States Army until beginning private practice in Woodstock, Georgia in 1989. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine with additional training in Pain Medicine.

Henry Ajibowo, MD

Dr. Ajibowo received his medical education from the University of Ibadan in Oyo State, Nigeria. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at New York Medical College, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, and his Fellowship in Interventional Pain Management at Georgia Pain Physicians. We are pleased to have Dr. Ajibowo at our Tucker location.

Mid-Level Providers

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Ovez Sitafalwalla, PA-C

Mr. Sitafalwalla received his medical training at the Touro College School of Health Sciences in Manhattan, New York. He is Board-Certified by the NCCPA as a Physician Assistant with a primary interest in Pain Medicine and Orthopedics. Ovez joined our team in 2013 as a Pain Management specialist at our Braselton and Tucker, Georgia locations.

Jasmine Gause, NP-C

Ms. Gause is Board Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. After earning her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing at the University of West Georgia, Ms. Gause worked as a Neurology and Orthopedic nurse, as well as a Staff Nurse and Charge Nurse of the Admit Recovery Unit at Wellstar Cobb Hospital. She also has 8 years of experience as an Interventional RN in the Cardiac Cath Lab at Wellstar Cobb Hospital. After earning her Masters Degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Kennesaw State University, she joined Georgia Pain Associates in 2015.

Kameelah L. Ellis, NP-C

Ms. Ellis comes to us with over 20 years of nursing experience. She has worked as an Emergency Room RN in hospitals across the United States for much of her professional career. For the past 6 years, she has served as a Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care and Pain Management.

Ms. Ellis earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Biology at the State University of New York at Albany, and her Associates of Science in Nursing at Albany Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. She was later awarded her Masters of Science in Nursing at Walden University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Board Certified in Emergency Nursing and is also Board Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Jean Minier, RN, MSN, FNP-C

Ms. Minier earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing at South Dakota State University and was later awarded her Master of Science as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Chamberlain College of Nursing in Downer's Grove, IL. She is Board Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Ms. Minier has over 20 years of experience as a Registered Nurse, having worked in the ICU and Operating Room of hospitals in South Dakota, Illinois and Missouri. She also served as Registered Nurse Manager of Patient Care Services for Vigilant Pain Management and Anesthesia in Maryville, Illinois. Prior to moving to Georgia, she worked for 4 years as a Primary and Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner in South Boston, Virginia.

Shelia H. Bradshaw, DNP

After earning her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing at the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega, GA, Ms. Bradshaw pursued advanced study and was granted her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree by Augusta University in Augusta, GA. Prior to joining Georgia Pain Associates, she worked as a Registered Nurse in the CVICU and CCU at the Ronnie Green Heart Center and later as a Nurse Practitioner at Georgia Heart Institute in Gainesville, GA. Ms. Bradshaw is Board Certified in Adult Medicine and Gerontology Acute Care by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.