ASC founder Ronald Mitchell Stewart, MD, died Jan. 8 at age 81, according to his obituary published on the Anniston Star.
Dr. Stewart, an OB-GYN, was one of the original group of physicians who established the Anniston (Ala.) Surgery Center.
He also established a medical practice, Northeast Alabama OB-GYN, and was a fellow of the American College of OB-GYN.
Dr. Stewart also served as past OB-GYN department chief at Anniston-based Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center and onAlabama's Department of Public Health Region III Perinatal Advisory Committee.