About Your Doctor



More About Dr. Sondralyn M. Fackler, M.D.

EDUCATION

  • 1981 - 1985 St. Paul’s School: Concord, NH: High School Diploma, Summa Cum Laude
  • 1983 - 1984 School Year Abroad: Rennes, France
  • 1986 - 1990 Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Washington, D.C.; B.S. International Relations, Law and Organization (Cum Laude)
  • 1989 - 1990 Study at University of El Salvador; Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1990 - 1992 Georgia College; Milledgeville, GA Non-degree basic science studies
  • 1992 - 1996 Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA Doctor of Medicine
  • 1996 - 1998 Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Residency Program
  • 1998 - 2000 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Cleveland, OH Department of Psychiatry Residency Program

HONORS/AWARDS

  • Rappeport Fellow, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 1999-2000
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, medical honor society, 1998
  • Best Teaching Resident Psychiatry, Emory University, 1997-1998
  • American Medical Association Rock Sleyster Scholar, Emory University, 1995-1996
  • Hispanic Studies Medal, Georgetown University, 1990
  • Dean’s List or Second Honors all semesters eligible, Georgetown University, 1985-1989

CERTIFICATION/LICENSES

  • United States Medical Licensing Exam - Parts I, II, III - passed
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, certified 2001
  • Georgia State Medical License, obtained 1997-present
  • Ohio State Medical License, obtained 1998-2002

PUBLICATIONS

  • 1998 Bona JR, Fackler SM, Fendley MJ, Nemeroff CB: Neurosarcoidosis as a Case of Refractory Psychosis: A Complicated Case Report. The American Journal of Psychiatry 1998;155:1106-1108.
  • 1997 Fackler SM, Anfinson TJ, Rand JA: Serial Sodium Amytal Interviews in the Clinical Setting. Psychosomatics 1997;38:558-564.
  • 2001Umpierrez MB, Fackler SM, Umpierrez GE, Rubin JR: Adrenal Myelolipoma Associated with Endocrine Dysfunction: Review of the Literature. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 1997;314:338-341.

ACTIVITIES/OFFICES

  • 1998 - 1999 Vice-President, Psychiatry Resident Council
  • 1998 - 1999 Preceptor, Medical Student Interviewing Techniques Course
  • 1997 - 1998 Strategic Planning Committee, Emory University School of Medicine
  • 1996 - 1998 Dean’s Committee for the Status of Women; Emory University School of Medicine
  • 1995 - 1998 Mentor, Problem Based Learning; Emory University School of Medicine
  • 1992 - 1993 President Emory University School of Medicine freshman class

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 2003 - present Psychiatrist, private practice Macon, Georgia
  • 2003 - 2005 Psychiatrist, River Edge Behavioral Health Center
  • 2001 - 2003 Psychiatrist, Gateway Community Service Board; ACT Team clinical director, Chatham County
  • 2000 - 2001 Psychiatrist, Ohio Department of Mental Health; ACT Teams clinical director, Mahoning and Trumble Counties
  • 2000 - 2001 Clinical Instructor, University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1999 - 2001 Psychiatric Emergency Room physician, St. Vincent’s Charity Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1999 Psychiatrist, Massilon State Hospital, Massilon, Ohio
  • 1998 - 1999 Psychiatrist, Mobile Crisis Mental Health Center, Cleveland Ohio

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • American Psychiatric Association


More About Dr. William K. Fackler, M.D.

EDUCATION

  • 9/85 - 6/90 Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA
    B. Chemical Engineering (Highest Honors), June 1990
  • 8/90 - 5/94 Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta,
    GA Doctor of Medicine
  • 6/94 - 6/97 Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta,
    GA Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • 7/97 - 6/98 Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta,
    GA Chief Resident Internal Medicine, Emory University Hospital
  • 7/98 - 7/01 Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Cleveland, OH
    Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
  • 7/00 - 7/01 Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Cleveland, OH
    Chief Fellow Gastroenterology

HONORS/AWARDS

  • Dean's List all quarters eligible, Georgia Tech, 1985-90
  • Phi Eta Sigma, freshman honor society, Georgia Tech, 1985
  • Omega Chi Epsilon, chemical engineering honor society, Georgia Tech, 1988
  • Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa equivalent, Georgia Tech, 1989
  • Phi Kappa Phi honor society, Georgia Tech, 1989
  • Robert B. Elder scholarship recipient, Georgia Tech, 1990
  • ACEC national finalist, Georgia Tech, 1990
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, medical honor society, Emory University, 1996
  • Best Teaching Resident, Department of Medicine, awarded by senior med class, 1996

CERTIFICATION/LICENSES

  • United States Medical Licensing Exam - Parts I, II, III - passed
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, certified 1997 - 2007
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal medicine, recertification 2008 - 2018
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology subspecialty, certified 2001 - 2011
  • Georgia State Medical License, 1995-present
  • Ohio State Medical License, 1998-2002

ABSTRACTS/PRESENTATIONS

  • 1996 WK Fackler, JM Wo, JP Waring: Compliance with H. pylori testing in patients with peptic ulcer disease. Oral presentation DDW, San Francisco, CA, May 1996
  • 1998 RF Saidi, WK Fackler, SL Kim, JG Hunter, JM Wo, LP Davis, JW Waring: The length of columnar-lined esophagus and the frequency of intestinal metaplasia. Poster DDW, New Orleans, LA, May 1998
  • 1998 WK Fackler, JG Hunter, JP Waring: Does gastric pH monitoring add to the utility of esophageal pH monitoring in patients with atypical GERD failing medical therapy. Poster ACG, Boston, MA, October 1998
  • 1999 LR Fagan, WK Fackler, JG Hunter, JW Waring: Does a normal esophageal pH study while on antireflux therapy rule out reflux-related symptoms? Poster ACG, Phoenix, AZ, October 1999
  • 2000 WK Fackler, MF Vaezi, TM Ours, JE Richter: Nocturnal acid breakthrough cannot be eliminated in patients with atypical gastroesophageal reflux disease. Poster DDW, San Diego, CA, May 2000
  • 2000 WK Fackler, MF Vaezi, JE Richter: Ambulatory gastric pH monitoring - proper probe placement and normal values. Poster DDW, San Diego, CA, May 2000
  • 2000 WK Fackler, MF Vaezi, TM Ours, JE Richter: Nocturnal acid breakthrough - another viewpoint. Poster ACG, New York, NY, October 2000
  • 2001 WK Fackler, Ours T, Vaezi MF, Richter JE: H2RAs Do Not Provide Sustained Suppression of Nocturnal Acid Breakthrough. Oral presentation DDW, Atlanta, GA, May 2001

PUBLICATIONS

  • 2000 Fackler WK, Richter JE. Diagnostic Tests for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Chapter in GERD. Ed. Orlando R. Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, NY
  • 2000 Fackler WK, Richter JE. Refractory GERD: What Next? Consultant. 2000; 40(6): 973-983.
  • 2001Fackler WK, Vaezi MF, Richter JE. Ambulatory Gastric pH Monitoring: Proper Probe Placement and Normal Values. Aliment Pharmacol Therap. 2001; 15(8): 1155-1162.
  • 2002Fackler WK, Ours TM, Vaezi MF, Richter JE. Long-term Effect of H2RA Therapy on Nocturnal Gastric Acid Breakthrough. Gastroenterology. 2002; 122(3): 625-632.

ACTIVITIES/OFFICES

  • 1990 - 91 Co-founder of Dean's Roundtable for freshmen medical students
  • 1991 - 92 Class president of EUSM sophomore medical school class
  • 1991 - 92 Medical school senator to the graduate student government
  • 1992 - 93 Class representative to the medical school advisory council
  • 2002 Peer review committee, Memorial Hospital, Savannah, GA
  • 2005 - 06 Peer review committee, Coliseum Northside Hospital, Macon, GA
  • 2007 - 08 Peer review committee, Coliseum Hospital, Macon, GA

RESEARCH/WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 1986 - 87 Electrical Engineer extern with Central Intelligence Agency
  • 1988 - 89 Chemical Engineer extern with DuPont/Westinghouse in Aiken, SC
  • 1989 - 90 Research work on fluid dynamics associated with artificial heart valves under the direction of Ajit Yoginathan, Ph.D., Professor of Chemical Engineering, Georgia institute of Technology
  • 6/90 - 8/90 Summer internship with Darworth Industries in LaGrange, GA
  • 6/91 - 8/91 Literature review of the effects of anti-oxidants on lung cancer under guidance of Michael Thun, M.D., American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA
  • 6/92 - 8/92 Co-step summer internship with the U.S. Public Health Service
  • 1997 - 98 Veterans Administration Medical Center, Atlanta, GA Emergency Room physician, moonlighter
  • 1997 - 98 Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA Sickle Cell Center emergency physician, moonlighter
  • 1999 - 2001 Unitech medical website, medical information contributor and case designer, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  • 7/01 - 2/03 The Center for Digestive and Liver Health, LLC Staff gastroenterologist
  • 3/03 - 10/06 Central Georgia Center for Digestive Health, PC Staff gastroenterologist
  • 11/06 - present Health Services Central Georgia Staff gastroenterologist
  • 11/06 - present Director, Heartburn Treatment Center of Georgia

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • American College of Gastroenterology
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • American Gastroenterological Association