Lakeland Medical Associates

01/25/2026

Due to weather concerns, our Athens and Gun Barrel City offices will be closed on Monday with a late 10:00AM open on Tuesday. Stay tuned for updates.

12/24/2025

10/15/2025

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
*Approximately 1 in 8 women in the US (13.1%) will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. 1 in 43 (2.3%) will die from the disease.
*In 2024, an estimated 310,720 new invasive breast cancers and 56,500 cases of ductal carcinoma in situ will be diagnosed among women in the US. An additional 2,790 cases will be diagnosed in men.
*In 2024, approximately 42,250 women and 530 men are expected to die from breast cancer.
(Source: American Cancer Society)
Make sure to get your screening mammograms for early detection. Call our office to schedule your mammogram on our state of the art 3D mammogram machine with our skilled mammographer.

09/12/2025

Our clinic will be closed this Saturday, September 13th for staff training.

08/29/2025

Our offices will be closed Saturday, August 30 through Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day.

07/21/2025

School starts in just a few shorts weeks. Does your child need a sports physical for the upcoming school year? Beat the rush and schedule now!
Athens 903-676-3200
Gun Barrel City 903-887-7992

07/03/2025

Our offices will be closed Friday, July 4th and Saturday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day.

05/23/2025

Our offices will be closed May 24th through May 26th in observance of the Memorial Day weekend.

05/19/2025

6U Emeralds would like to thank Lakeland Medical Associates for sponsoring their season!

05/15/2025

May is Melanoma Awareness Month. Our physicians are trained to biopsy concerning or suspicious skin spots to give you a diagnosis and treatment plan.

Dr. Cleaver tells her story:
“I had a freckle on the right side of my face since I was a teenager. Around age 30 it started to change but not enough to be concerning. One day I scratched it and saw blood on my finger. When it bled, I knew it was no longer just a freckle and quickly got a punch biopsy for a definitive diagnosis. Sure enough, it was melanoma. Full excision was arranged and performed. Since I was quick to get a diagnosis, I was fortunate to just need the lesion excised as opposed to additionally needing lymph nodes tested and biopsied and possibly further treatments.”