Our Vision
Our vision is to provide personalized and family-centered medical care in a warm and welcoming environment. Our goal is to make families feel valued, understood, and supported while receiving evidence-based and experienced medical care. We know it takes a village to raise kids and we hope to be an integral part of your village.
Get to Know Dr. Shah
Shalini M. Shah, MD, FAAP
Dr. Shah is a board-certified pediatrician and spent 5 years at Northside Cherokee Pediatrics in Woodstock, GA cultivating their outpatient pediatric practices. She has loved being a part of the Cumming and Vickery Community for the past six years and has grown Village Pediatrics at Vickery from a dream into the practice it is today. Raised in Alpharetta, Dr. Shah now lives in Vickery with her husband, Chet, three young children, Dylan, Sophia & Zara, two dogs, Carson & Kelce and three cats, Mr. Wobbles, Zeus & Goldie!
Dr. Shah is credentialed with Northside Hospital and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
It takes a village
Meet the Team
CHANDRA ROSS
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing Clinical Coordinator
Chandra manages both clinical and administrative responsibilities. You will see her smiling face throughout the office as she loves to be involved in all aspects of your care, from helping you check in all the way through to getting your prescriptions. Chandra has three grown children, but the true apples of her eye are her grandchildren. We are not sure if it is being a grandmother or her sweet personality, but even our littlest patients know that if they want something (like a popsicle or extra stickers), Ms. Chandra is the one to ask!
allyson hnath
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Allyson is one of our wonderful Certified Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioners. She graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and went on to receive her Masters of Science in Nursing from Emory University. She has had plenty of experience both within the hospital and the outpatient setting and is excited to have her own panel of patients that she can build relationships with here at Village Pediatrics. Allyson lives with her husband, Joey and their sweet pup, Arthur here in Cumming and will be welcoming their first baby in December 2024!
Rachael lott
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Rachael is another one of our amazing Certified Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioners. Rachael has over 10 years of experience in healthcare in an array of specialties. She began her nursing career in Oncology and soon moved to Pediatric Pulmonology where her passion for children & pediatrics blossomed. Rachael’s work with pediatric Cystic Fibrosis patients inspired her to return to school to become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in the hopes of truly making a difference in the lives of children and their families. Rachael obtained her Masters of Science in Nursing from Emory University and graduated with honors all while working as a Registered Nurse during the Covid-19 pandemic. She has been working in outpatient pediatric primary care since graduation and not only does she have plenty of healthcare experience, she has invaluable real-life pediatric experience as a mom of 3! Rachael, along with her husband, Isaiah, are parents to Calvin and twins, Samson & Queen Shiloh!
Jamie Owenby
Medical Assistant
Jamie joined our office in 2025 with an incredible amount of experience and some of the most intriguing stories ever! She spent the last year as an Advanced EMT and provided urgent & critical care to so many of our neighbors, here in Forsyth County. Prior to EMS, Jamie has spent years as a certified medical assistant in a variety of outpatient primary care practices but her biggest love is for her 4 children, Tucker, Mason, Madison & Princess Autumn!
meg ortiz
Registered Nurse
Meg joined our Village in February 2023. We have been lucky enough to have Meg’s three daughters, Ellie, Emerson & Madelyn as part of our Village for the last year and when Meg told us she was ready to rejoin the Nursing world, we knew we wanted her here. Prior to having children, Meg worked at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in the Emergency Room and has plenty of experience caring for our some of sickest littles. Meg lives here in Cumming with her husband Ryan and their three gorgeous girls and we were blessed to welcome their baby brother, Owen, into our village November of 2023!
Morgin Cain
Registration/Scheduler
Morgin is the first person you’ll see when you walk through our front doors. She joined our office in 2023 and has been instrumental in helping our office grow seamlessly. With five years experience as a nanny and four years as a preschool teacher, coupled with her degree in Elementary Education, Morgin has an uncanny ability to connect with even our youngest patients. Morgin currently lives in Cumming with her puppy, Rocko and we are so lucky she chose Village Peds to be her work home!
