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Mitzi Rubin, MD

Specialties

Family Medicine
Obesity Medicine

Education & Training

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Mitzi Rubin, MD

Bariatric Medicine Physician with Wellstar since 2002.

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Family Medicine
Obesity Medicine

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Bariatric Medicine Physician with Wellstar since 2002
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About Mitzi Rubin, MD

In 1995, Dr. Rubin received her undergraduate degree in nutrition science from the University of Georgia. She then completed her Doctorate of Medicine from Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School in 1999 and completed her residency in family and preventative medicine from Emory University School of Medicine in 2002. She has remained actively involved with Emory School of Medicine as a primary care clerkship preceptor teaching medical students, as well as an active member of the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians serving in various board positions including Vice President and will be incoming President Elect for 2015. She is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has earned the degree of fellow by the American Academy of Family Physicians. She is a diplomat of the American Board of Obesity.  Prior to joining Wellstar Medical Group, Dr. Rubin was a partner with Kennesaw Family Physicians.
 
 

Specialties

  • Family Medicine
  • Obesity Medicine

Education & Training

  • Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Degree

  • Doctor of Medicine

Residency

  • Emory University School of Medicine

Certifications

  • American Board of Family Medicine

Hospital Affiliations

  • Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
  • Wellstar Cobb Hospital

Languages spoken

  • English

Common Treatments, Conditions, and Procedures

  • Acid Reflux

Patient Reviews

Overall patient rating

4.9

Based on 1065 patient ratings

I'd recommend this provider to family and friends
I'd recommend this practice to family and friends
Listened to me carefully
Earned my trust
Shared the right amount of information

All reviews have been submitted by patients after seeing the provider.For more information about the review system, check out this Learn more about our review system.

Patient Reviews

5

Dr. Rubin is the best!

August 30, 2025

5

Great service!!

August 30, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is an awesome doctor. He is extremely thorough and you always get the feeling that he cares about you and takes time to hear your concerns. He is clearly a gem and definitely a leader in the medical profession. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

August 31, 2025

5

I absolutely love my provider. Dr. Rubin is very knowledgeable, very patient, very sweet and kind, very informative. She listens, she cares. She is a valuable asset to your organization and to your practice.

August 31, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is absolutely amazing. Going through this Centers for Better Health has been an absolutely life-changing experience for me. I appreciate her and all her staff and all the work that they do. Ten out of ten, highly recommend.

August 29, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is awesome. I always feel supported by here during our visits and between them.

August 28, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is amazing and encouraging

August 28, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is such a wonderful physician. I can't say enough wonderful things about her. I truly appreciate her for keeping me on track in my journey for best health! She is the best!

August 26, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is wonderful. She listens carefully, she cares and finds the best options for you.

August 24, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is awesome!

August 23, 2025

5

The best doctor visit I think I've ever had.

August 22, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is the absolute Best!!!!!! Very thorough!

August 22, 2025

5

Excellent choice for a doctor!!

August 22, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is the absolute best doctor!! She is definitely giving "World class care"! She always takes great care of me. Explaining everything and involving me in my own care with each visit. I am very happy with her!!

August 22, 2025

5

I have been with Dr. Rubin for years and trust her with my healthcare. She was my primary care physician and now she is my weight loss physician. I have referred friends to her as well.

August 20, 2025

5

Dr Rubin and staff are great. Very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly

August 17, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is the best!

August 17, 2025

5

I very much appreciated that the nurses and work staff realized that I was already a patient that was established with Dr. Rubin. And although they had signed me up to be a new patient for another doctor or nurse practitioner in the Centers of Best Health, they were able to switch me over and I was able to have a virtual telehealth with the doctor that I normally see, which was very helpful not to have to start back over. And Dr. Rubin is a fantastic doctor, as I'm sure the other one that I would have seen would have been, but I was so glad to have the experience I had.

August 20, 2025

5

Great experience

August 15, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is always so kind and judgement-free.

August 15, 2025

5

On time!

August 15, 2025

5

It was great

August 8, 2025

5

Very professional but friendly.

August 7, 2025

5

I love her energy honesty and professional advice very concerned and caring Dr

August 10, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin has been a great over the past two years. She's friendly, attentive, and treats me like a person rather than an appointment. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for help with metabolic resistance and all other conditions and issue affecting the body's metabolism.

August 8, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is an excellent physician and very caring person she is very thorough in examining my file and goes over with many problems. Just absolutely love her attention to details in my health care needs.

August 7, 2025

5

She was great and helped me lose over 40 lbs

August 6, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is one of the best Drs I have ever had. She listens and has helped me stay healthy for over 3 years.

August 5, 2025

5

Love Dr. Rubin and the staff was great!

August 3, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is a good doctor, she is pleasant understanding and patient. She listens and then try's to help you better understand how to stay healthy and happy.

August 2, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is the best!

August 30, 2025

5

Great service!!

August 30, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is an awesome doctor. He is extremely thorough and you always get the feeling that he cares about you and takes time to hear your concerns. He is clearly a gem and definitely a leader in the medical profession. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

August 31, 2025

5

I absolutely love my provider. Dr. Rubin is very knowledgeable, very patient, very sweet and kind, very informative. She listens, she cares. She is a valuable asset to your organization and to your practice.

August 31, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is absolutely amazing. Going through this Centers for Better Health has been an absolutely life-changing experience for me. I appreciate her and all her staff and all the work that they do. Ten out of ten, highly recommend.

August 29, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is awesome. I always feel supported by here during our visits and between them.

August 28, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is amazing and encouraging

August 28, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is such a wonderful physician. I can't say enough wonderful things about her. I truly appreciate her for keeping me on track in my journey for best health! She is the best!

August 26, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is wonderful. She listens carefully, she cares and finds the best options for you.

August 24, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is awesome!

August 23, 2025

5

The best doctor visit I think I've ever had.

August 22, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is the absolute Best!!!!!! Very thorough!

August 22, 2025

5

Excellent choice for a doctor!!

August 22, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is the absolute best doctor!! She is definitely giving "World class care"! She always takes great care of me. Explaining everything and involving me in my own care with each visit. I am very happy with her!!

August 22, 2025

5

I have been with Dr. Rubin for years and trust her with my healthcare. She was my primary care physician and now she is my weight loss physician. I have referred friends to her as well.

August 20, 2025

5

Dr Rubin and staff are great. Very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly

August 17, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is the best!

August 17, 2025

5

I very much appreciated that the nurses and work staff realized that I was already a patient that was established with Dr. Rubin. And although they had signed me up to be a new patient for another doctor or nurse practitioner in the Centers of Best Health, they were able to switch me over and I was able to have a virtual telehealth with the doctor that I normally see, which was very helpful not to have to start back over. And Dr. Rubin is a fantastic doctor, as I'm sure the other one that I would have seen would have been, but I was so glad to have the experience I had.

August 20, 2025

5

Great experience

August 15, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is always so kind and judgement-free.

August 15, 2025

5

On time!

August 15, 2025

5

It was great

August 8, 2025

5

Very professional but friendly.

August 7, 2025

5

I love her energy honesty and professional advice very concerned and caring Dr

August 10, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin has been a great over the past two years. She's friendly, attentive, and treats me like a person rather than an appointment. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for help with metabolic resistance and all other conditions and issue affecting the body's metabolism.

August 8, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is an excellent physician and very caring person she is very thorough in examining my file and goes over with many problems. Just absolutely love her attention to details in my health care needs.

August 7, 2025

5

She was great and helped me lose over 40 lbs

August 6, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is one of the best Drs I have ever had. She listens and has helped me stay healthy for over 3 years.

August 5, 2025

5

Love Dr. Rubin and the staff was great!

August 3, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is a good doctor, she is pleasant understanding and patient. She listens and then try's to help you better understand how to stay healthy and happy.

August 2, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is the best!

August 30, 2025

5

Great service!!

August 30, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is an awesome doctor. He is extremely thorough and you always get the feeling that he cares about you and takes time to hear your concerns. He is clearly a gem and definitely a leader in the medical profession. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

August 31, 2025

5

I absolutely love my provider. Dr. Rubin is very knowledgeable, very patient, very sweet and kind, very informative. She listens, she cares. She is a valuable asset to your organization and to your practice.

August 31, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is absolutely amazing. Going through this Centers for Better Health has been an absolutely life-changing experience for me. I appreciate her and all her staff and all the work that they do. Ten out of ten, highly recommend.

August 29, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is awesome. I always feel supported by here during our visits and between them.

August 28, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is amazing and encouraging

August 28, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is such a wonderful physician. I can't say enough wonderful things about her. I truly appreciate her for keeping me on track in my journey for best health! She is the best!

August 26, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is wonderful. She listens carefully, she cares and finds the best options for you.

August 24, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is awesome!

August 23, 2025

5

The best doctor visit I think I've ever had.

August 22, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is the absolute Best!!!!!! Very thorough!

August 22, 2025

5

Excellent choice for a doctor!!

August 22, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is the absolute best doctor!! She is definitely giving "World class care"! She always takes great care of me. Explaining everything and involving me in my own care with each visit. I am very happy with her!!

August 22, 2025

5

I have been with Dr. Rubin for years and trust her with my healthcare. She was my primary care physician and now she is my weight loss physician. I have referred friends to her as well.

August 20, 2025

5

Dr Rubin and staff are great. Very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly

August 17, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is the best!

August 17, 2025

5

I very much appreciated that the nurses and work staff realized that I was already a patient that was established with Dr. Rubin. And although they had signed me up to be a new patient for another doctor or nurse practitioner in the Centers of Best Health, they were able to switch me over and I was able to have a virtual telehealth with the doctor that I normally see, which was very helpful not to have to start back over. And Dr. Rubin is a fantastic doctor, as I'm sure the other one that I would have seen would have been, but I was so glad to have the experience I had.

August 20, 2025

5

Great experience

August 15, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is always so kind and judgement-free.

August 15, 2025

5

On time!

August 15, 2025

5

It was great

August 8, 2025

5

Very professional but friendly.

August 7, 2025

5

I love her energy honesty and professional advice very concerned and caring Dr

August 10, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin has been a great over the past two years. She's friendly, attentive, and treats me like a person rather than an appointment. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for help with metabolic resistance and all other conditions and issue affecting the body's metabolism.

August 8, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is an excellent physician and very caring person she is very thorough in examining my file and goes over with many problems. Just absolutely love her attention to details in my health care needs.

August 7, 2025

5

She was great and helped me lose over 40 lbs

August 6, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is one of the best Drs I have ever had. She listens and has helped me stay healthy for over 3 years.

August 5, 2025

5

Love Dr. Rubin and the staff was great!

August 3, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is a good doctor, she is pleasant understanding and patient. She listens and then try's to help you better understand how to stay healthy and happy.

August 2, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is an awesome doctor. He is extremely thorough and you always get the feeling that he cares about you and takes time to hear your concerns. He is clearly a gem and definitely a leader in the medical profession. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

August 31, 2025

5

I absolutely love my provider. Dr. Rubin is very knowledgeable, very patient, very sweet and kind, very informative. She listens, she cares. She is a valuable asset to your organization and to your practice.

August 31, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is the best!

August 30, 2025

5

Great service!!

August 30, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is absolutely amazing. Going through this Centers for Better Health has been an absolutely life-changing experience for me. I appreciate her and all her staff and all the work that they do. Ten out of ten, highly recommend.

August 29, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is awesome. I always feel supported by here during our visits and between them.

August 28, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is amazing and encouraging

August 28, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is such a wonderful physician. I can't say enough wonderful things about her. I truly appreciate her for keeping me on track in my journey for best health! She is the best!

August 26, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is wonderful. She listens carefully, she cares and finds the best options for you.

August 24, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is awesome!

August 23, 2025

5

Excellent choice for a doctor!!

August 22, 2025

5

The best doctor visit I think I've ever had.

August 22, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is the absolute best doctor!! She is definitely giving "World class care"! She always takes great care of me. Explaining everything and involving me in my own care with each visit. I am very happy with her!!

August 22, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is the absolute Best!!!!!! Very thorough!

August 22, 2025

5

I have been with Dr. Rubin for years and trust her with my healthcare. She was my primary care physician and now she is my weight loss physician. I have referred friends to her as well.

August 20, 2025

5

I very much appreciated that the nurses and work staff realized that I was already a patient that was established with Dr. Rubin. And although they had signed me up to be a new patient for another doctor or nurse practitioner in the Centers of Best Health, they were able to switch me over and I was able to have a virtual telehealth with the doctor that I normally see, which was very helpful not to have to start back over. And Dr. Rubin is a fantastic doctor, as I'm sure the other one that I would have seen would have been, but I was so glad to have the experience I had.

August 20, 2025

5

Dr Rubin and staff are great. Very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly

August 17, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is the best!

August 17, 2025

5

On time!

August 15, 2025

5

Great experience

August 15, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is always so kind and judgement-free.

August 15, 2025

5

I love her energy honesty and professional advice very concerned and caring Dr

August 10, 2025

5

It was great

August 8, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin has been a great over the past two years. She's friendly, attentive, and treats me like a person rather than an appointment. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for help with metabolic resistance and all other conditions and issue affecting the body's metabolism.

August 8, 2025

5

Very professional but friendly.

August 7, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is an excellent physician and very caring person she is very thorough in examining my file and goes over with many problems. Just absolutely love her attention to details in my health care needs.

August 7, 2025

5

She was great and helped me lose over 40 lbs

August 6, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is one of the best Drs I have ever had. She listens and has helped me stay healthy for over 3 years.

August 5, 2025

5

Love Dr. Rubin and the staff was great!

August 3, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is a good doctor, she is pleasant understanding and patient. She listens and then try's to help you better understand how to stay healthy and happy.

August 2, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is a good doctor, she is pleasant understanding and patient. She listens and then try's to help you better understand how to stay healthy and happy.

August 2, 2025

5

Love Dr. Rubin and the staff was great!

August 3, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is one of the best Drs I have ever had. She listens and has helped me stay healthy for over 3 years.

August 5, 2025

5

She was great and helped me lose over 40 lbs

August 6, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is an excellent physician and very caring person she is very thorough in examining my file and goes over with many problems. Just absolutely love her attention to details in my health care needs.

August 7, 2025

5

Very professional but friendly.

August 7, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin has been a great over the past two years. She's friendly, attentive, and treats me like a person rather than an appointment. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for help with metabolic resistance and all other conditions and issue affecting the body's metabolism.

August 8, 2025

5

It was great

August 8, 2025

5

I love her energy honesty and professional advice very concerned and caring Dr

August 10, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is always so kind and judgement-free.

August 15, 2025

5

Great experience

August 15, 2025

5

On time!

August 15, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is the best!

August 17, 2025

5

Dr Rubin and staff are great. Very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly

August 17, 2025

5

I very much appreciated that the nurses and work staff realized that I was already a patient that was established with Dr. Rubin. And although they had signed me up to be a new patient for another doctor or nurse practitioner in the Centers of Best Health, they were able to switch me over and I was able to have a virtual telehealth with the doctor that I normally see, which was very helpful not to have to start back over. And Dr. Rubin is a fantastic doctor, as I'm sure the other one that I would have seen would have been, but I was so glad to have the experience I had.

August 20, 2025

5

I have been with Dr. Rubin for years and trust her with my healthcare. She was my primary care physician and now she is my weight loss physician. I have referred friends to her as well.

August 20, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is the absolute Best!!!!!! Very thorough!

August 22, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is the absolute best doctor!! She is definitely giving "World class care"! She always takes great care of me. Explaining everything and involving me in my own care with each visit. I am very happy with her!!

August 22, 2025

5

The best doctor visit I think I've ever had.

August 22, 2025

5

Excellent choice for a doctor!!

August 22, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is awesome!

August 23, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is wonderful. She listens carefully, she cares and finds the best options for you.

August 24, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is such a wonderful physician. I can't say enough wonderful things about her. I truly appreciate her for keeping me on track in my journey for best health! She is the best!

August 26, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is amazing and encouraging

August 28, 2025

5

Dr Rubin is awesome. I always feel supported by here during our visits and between them.

August 28, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is absolutely amazing. Going through this Centers for Better Health has been an absolutely life-changing experience for me. I appreciate her and all her staff and all the work that they do. Ten out of ten, highly recommend.

August 29, 2025

5

Great service!!

August 30, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is the best!

August 30, 2025

5

I absolutely love my provider. Dr. Rubin is very knowledgeable, very patient, very sweet and kind, very informative. She listens, she cares. She is a valuable asset to your organization and to your practice.

August 31, 2025

5

Dr. Rubin is an awesome doctor. He is extremely thorough and you always get the feeling that he cares about you and takes time to hear your concerns. He is clearly a gem and definitely a leader in the medical profession. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

August 31, 2025

Publications and Articles

Robert, a new grandfather, poses proudly with his daughter and her infant son. With Wellstar helping him manage his HCM, he can keep making memories with his growing family.

RobertCare

Robert Frederick was living a typical life, going to work and spending time with his mother, siblings and children. But then it became hard to breathe when walking short distances or climbing stairs. He got dizzy. Perhaps most disturbingly, he passed out several times—once at a Braves baseball game he attended with his siblings.

"I didn't know what was going on!" Robert recalled.

Difficulty controlling AFib with medication

After passing out the first time, he went to urgent care and was then taken to the hospital by ambulance. He learned his symptoms were caused by atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heartbeat.

Robert began to see Dr. David Caras, a Wellstar general cardiologist, and learned AFib is related to high blood pressure. Successfully managing high blood pressure often helps people keep AFib under control. Despite their efforts, AFib sent Robert to the emergency room two more times.

Suspicion of HCM

Dr. Caras reviewed Robert’s hospital records and found he had increased wall thickness of the left ventricle and a gradient—a pressure difference between the left ventricle and the aorta when the heart pumps. These findings were consistent with a condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Characterized by abnormal thickening of the heart muscle, this disease makes it difficult for the heart to pump blood effectively.

Dr. Caras referred Robert to Dr. Melissa Burroughs, an HCM specialist at Wellstar. As a Center of Excellence designated by the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association, Wellstar is one of the leading providers of comprehensive HCM care in Metro Atlanta.

"We have physicians in the group—designated HCM specialists—that are the point person of the patient’s care," Dr. Burroughs explained. “This includes close communication and collaboration with electrophysiologists, surgeons, advanced heart failure specialists, social workers and behavioral health professionals.”

A rare finding leads to Mayo Clinic Care Network collaboration

Robert said, “Dr. Burroughs wanted to do genetic testing to verify that I had HCM."

But genetic testing revealed a rare genetic variant—one not known to be associated with HCM. Dr. Burroughs called it a “diagnostic conundrum.” The genetic variant found was typically associated with a different cardiac disease that Robert did not have. However, he did have clear signs of HCM.

To investigate further, Dr. Burroughs collaborated with other HCM experts through the Mayo Clinic Care Network, of which Wellstar is a member. Mayo Clinic, which is also an HCM Center of Excellence, provided access to its unpublished database, finding Robert’s rare mutation was present in two other family groups with HCM.

“It’s very important that we add to the science—that we include our patients in the registry to enhance what is already known about HCM,” Dr. Burroughs said.

Robert added, “Dr. Burroughs is very persistent. She wanted to know, ‘Why are you having these problems? What’s the root cause?’ She went above and beyond to find that out.”

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Mitzi Rubin, MD
Bariatric Medicine Physician with Wellstar since 2002
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4.9
Specialties
Family Medicine , Obesity Medicine
Education
Doctor of Medicine
Medical School
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Residency
Emory University School of Medicine
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American Board of Family Medicine
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English
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Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
Wellstar Cobb Hospital
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