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Dr. Hathaway earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana in Urbana, Ill. and his medical degree from the University of Illinois Health Sciences Center at Chicago. He completed a general surgery residency at Boston University Medical Center in Boston, Mass.
Board certified, Dr. Hathaway is an American College of Surgeons fellow and a member of the American Medical Association, Cobb County Medical Society, American Society of General Surgery, Society of Lapro-Endoscopic Surgeons and Atlanta Surgical Association. Dr. Hathaway is in practice with Wellstar Summit Surgical.
Specialties
General Surgery
Education & Training
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital
Languages spoken
English
Common Treatments, Conditions, and Procedures
Complex Gastrointestinal Surgery
Gall Bladder Removal Surgery
Robotic Surgery
Patient Reviews
Overall patient rating
4.8
4.8
Based on 329 patient ratings
I'd recommend this provider to family and friends
4.86
I'd recommend this practice to family and friends
4.85
Listened to me carefully
4.83
Shared the right amount of information
4.78
Earned my trust
4.70
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Patient Reviews
5
The wait to see the doctor was too long!!
September 7, 2024
5
We thoroughly enjoyed being with Dr. Hathaway and would certainly trust his judgment in treating us. Thank you.
September 4, 2024
5
It was excellent everyone was professional hospital stays are not never good. Your staff made It as pleasant as possible.
September 4, 2024
5
The provider, Dr. Hathaway was very informative and personable
August 30, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway's personality and bedside manner is cheerful.
August 22, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway made me feel very comfortable. I liked how he spoke to me and let me ask any question i may have had. He was quick, easy, to the point. I feel like Dr. Hathaway knew exactly what he was talking about and I'm confident he will do a great job on my surgery. Thank you for making me feel like a real human and not just a number. You ROCK!!!
August 15, 2024
5
Dr. HATHAWAY, GARY S has a very good bedside manner. He explains things in such a way it is easy to understand. Great doctor!
August 15, 2024
5
Good experience. Excellent medical professionals.
August 4, 2024
5
Doctor Hathaway has excellent bedside manner, personable, very professional and thorough. His staff is very attentive and professional.
August 5, 2024
5
Well, what they've done real well is they made me feel like I was at home. They conversated with me and talked to me, and their attitude was very, very excellent. And I would definitely recommend my family, my kids, to go through him. I love the service, and I feel safe with any type of surgery, anything with him.
August 4, 2024
5
Dr. Gary Hathaway's deportment and 'bedside manner' rocks! Absolutely the most personable and empathetic physician I have had the pleasure to meet.
July 25, 2024
5
Excellent
July 25, 2024
5
I just wanted to say that Dr. Hathaway did a surgery for me in 2018. That's why I came back. He's very personable. His bedside manner is great. He's hilarious. He makes me feel comfortable every time I see him. Also want to mention the ladies in the office or the people in the office. They were fantastic as well. I would definitely come back.
July 17, 2024
5
Very fine doctor!! Made me feel calm and comfortable!!! Great experience!
July 10, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway is fantastic and so is Dee. I really enjoyed my visit today!
July 5, 2024
5
Excellent and welcoming office staff, exceptional nurse, and a magnificent doctor!
July 3, 2024
5
Wait time was longer than usual but the doctor and staff was very good.
June 30, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway was great. I would highly recommend him and his staff. 10+
June 21, 2024
2
The staff and doctor were very cool but I didn't get my problem solved.
June 19, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway and his team are amazing. I am thankful he was there when I needed him. The only reason I wouldn't want to see him again is because it would mean me or my family needed surgery. But there is no doubt he would be exactly who we will go to if we need anything else done. I told my husband to spread the word. On this earth he is the man you want to be in the care of should you need surgery! We are telling anyone who will listen what a GREAT surgeon Dr Hathaway is!! We appreciate him very much!
June 14, 2024
5
Professional and first rate across the board.
June 13, 2024
5
I really enjoyed Dr. Hathaway. He has the best bedside manner. He's very informative and caring, and his medical assistant that day was just so wonderful to me. Thank you so much.
June 14, 2024
5
Friendliness, excellent bed manners
June 13, 2024
5
It was very good experience and relaxing atmosphere. Thanks
June 12, 2024
5
Nice people. Good doctors
June 5, 2024
5
Great doctor. Was very helpful. Glad I found him.
June 2, 2024
4
Very Happy with Pre & Post Op Care! Very Happy with My Surgeon & The Outcome! Not Happy with The Time it Took (2 Days) to get the Post Op Attention of Dr Hathaway OR One of His Associates via Phone Re Unexpected Abd Bloating & Gas Pain & Re Additional Pain Med. Dr Hathaway had only given me 12 low dose Pain Pills Post Op. It seems as though Pre Operatively a Surgeons Office is Much Obliged to Help BUT It's Actually Post Op When a Patient Desperately Needs Access to Their Dr for Answers & For Solutions.
May 31, 2024
5
Dr Hathaway is one of the best Physicians I have ever seen. The entire staff is a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend the practice.
May 25, 2024
5
The whole staff was good , everyone I encountered was great.
May 22, 2024
5
Dr Hathaway was wonderful. He listened to me, looked at the actual pictures of my imaging and showed them to me, and when he determined he could not treat me, he suggested who I should see. I would easily trust him to perform surgery on me.
May 22, 2024
5
The wait to see the doctor was too long!!
September 7, 2024
5
We thoroughly enjoyed being with Dr. Hathaway and would certainly trust his judgment in treating us. Thank you.
September 4, 2024
5
It was excellent everyone was professional hospital stays are not never good. Your staff made It as pleasant as possible.
September 4, 2024
5
The provider, Dr. Hathaway was very informative and personable
August 30, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway's personality and bedside manner is cheerful.
August 22, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway made me feel very comfortable. I liked how he spoke to me and let me ask any question i may have had. He was quick, easy, to the point. I feel like Dr. Hathaway knew exactly what he was talking about and I'm confident he will do a great job on my surgery. Thank you for making me feel like a real human and not just a number. You ROCK!!!
August 15, 2024
5
Dr. HATHAWAY, GARY S has a very good bedside manner. He explains things in such a way it is easy to understand. Great doctor!
August 15, 2024
5
Good experience. Excellent medical professionals.
August 4, 2024
5
Doctor Hathaway has excellent bedside manner, personable, very professional and thorough. His staff is very attentive and professional.
August 5, 2024
5
Well, what they've done real well is they made me feel like I was at home. They conversated with me and talked to me, and their attitude was very, very excellent. And I would definitely recommend my family, my kids, to go through him. I love the service, and I feel safe with any type of surgery, anything with him.
August 4, 2024
5
Dr. Gary Hathaway's deportment and 'bedside manner' rocks! Absolutely the most personable and empathetic physician I have had the pleasure to meet.
July 25, 2024
5
Excellent
July 25, 2024
5
I just wanted to say that Dr. Hathaway did a surgery for me in 2018. That's why I came back. He's very personable. His bedside manner is great. He's hilarious. He makes me feel comfortable every time I see him. Also want to mention the ladies in the office or the people in the office. They were fantastic as well. I would definitely come back.
July 17, 2024
5
Very fine doctor!! Made me feel calm and comfortable!!! Great experience!
July 10, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway is fantastic and so is Dee. I really enjoyed my visit today!
July 5, 2024
5
Excellent and welcoming office staff, exceptional nurse, and a magnificent doctor!
July 3, 2024
5
Wait time was longer than usual but the doctor and staff was very good.
June 30, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway was great. I would highly recommend him and his staff. 10+
June 21, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway and his team are amazing. I am thankful he was there when I needed him. The only reason I wouldn't want to see him again is because it would mean me or my family needed surgery. But there is no doubt he would be exactly who we will go to if we need anything else done. I told my husband to spread the word. On this earth he is the man you want to be in the care of should you need surgery! We are telling anyone who will listen what a GREAT surgeon Dr Hathaway is!! We appreciate him very much!
June 14, 2024
5
Professional and first rate across the board.
June 13, 2024
5
I really enjoyed Dr. Hathaway. He has the best bedside manner. He's very informative and caring, and his medical assistant that day was just so wonderful to me. Thank you so much.
June 14, 2024
5
Friendliness, excellent bed manners
June 13, 2024
5
It was very good experience and relaxing atmosphere. Thanks
June 12, 2024
5
Nice people. Good doctors
June 5, 2024
5
Great doctor. Was very helpful. Glad I found him.
June 2, 2024
5
Dr Hathaway is one of the best Physicians I have ever seen. The entire staff is a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend the practice.
May 25, 2024
5
The whole staff was good , everyone I encountered was great.
May 22, 2024
5
Dr Hathaway was wonderful. He listened to me, looked at the actual pictures of my imaging and showed them to me, and when he determined he could not treat me, he suggested who I should see. I would easily trust him to perform surgery on me.
May 22, 2024
4
Very Happy with Pre & Post Op Care! Very Happy with My Surgeon & The Outcome! Not Happy with The Time it Took (2 Days) to get the Post Op Attention of Dr Hathaway OR One of His Associates via Phone Re Unexpected Abd Bloating & Gas Pain & Re Additional Pain Med. Dr Hathaway had only given me 12 low dose Pain Pills Post Op. It seems as though Pre Operatively a Surgeons Office is Much Obliged to Help BUT It's Actually Post Op When a Patient Desperately Needs Access to Their Dr for Answers & For Solutions.
May 31, 2024
2
The staff and doctor were very cool but I didn't get my problem solved.
June 19, 2024
2
The staff and doctor were very cool but I didn't get my problem solved.
June 19, 2024
4
Very Happy with Pre & Post Op Care! Very Happy with My Surgeon & The Outcome! Not Happy with The Time it Took (2 Days) to get the Post Op Attention of Dr Hathaway OR One of His Associates via Phone Re Unexpected Abd Bloating & Gas Pain & Re Additional Pain Med. Dr Hathaway had only given me 12 low dose Pain Pills Post Op. It seems as though Pre Operatively a Surgeons Office is Much Obliged to Help BUT It's Actually Post Op When a Patient Desperately Needs Access to Their Dr for Answers & For Solutions.
May 31, 2024
5
The wait to see the doctor was too long!!
September 7, 2024
5
We thoroughly enjoyed being with Dr. Hathaway and would certainly trust his judgment in treating us. Thank you.
September 4, 2024
5
It was excellent everyone was professional hospital stays are not never good. Your staff made It as pleasant as possible.
September 4, 2024
5
The provider, Dr. Hathaway was very informative and personable
August 30, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway's personality and bedside manner is cheerful.
August 22, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway made me feel very comfortable. I liked how he spoke to me and let me ask any question i may have had. He was quick, easy, to the point. I feel like Dr. Hathaway knew exactly what he was talking about and I'm confident he will do a great job on my surgery. Thank you for making me feel like a real human and not just a number. You ROCK!!!
August 15, 2024
5
Dr. HATHAWAY, GARY S has a very good bedside manner. He explains things in such a way it is easy to understand. Great doctor!
August 15, 2024
5
Good experience. Excellent medical professionals.
August 4, 2024
5
Doctor Hathaway has excellent bedside manner, personable, very professional and thorough. His staff is very attentive and professional.
August 5, 2024
5
Well, what they've done real well is they made me feel like I was at home. They conversated with me and talked to me, and their attitude was very, very excellent. And I would definitely recommend my family, my kids, to go through him. I love the service, and I feel safe with any type of surgery, anything with him.
August 4, 2024
5
Dr. Gary Hathaway's deportment and 'bedside manner' rocks! Absolutely the most personable and empathetic physician I have had the pleasure to meet.
July 25, 2024
5
Excellent
July 25, 2024
5
I just wanted to say that Dr. Hathaway did a surgery for me in 2018. That's why I came back. He's very personable. His bedside manner is great. He's hilarious. He makes me feel comfortable every time I see him. Also want to mention the ladies in the office or the people in the office. They were fantastic as well. I would definitely come back.
July 17, 2024
5
Very fine doctor!! Made me feel calm and comfortable!!! Great experience!
July 10, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway is fantastic and so is Dee. I really enjoyed my visit today!
July 5, 2024
5
Excellent and welcoming office staff, exceptional nurse, and a magnificent doctor!
July 3, 2024
5
Wait time was longer than usual but the doctor and staff was very good.
June 30, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway was great. I would highly recommend him and his staff. 10+
June 21, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway and his team are amazing. I am thankful he was there when I needed him. The only reason I wouldn't want to see him again is because it would mean me or my family needed surgery. But there is no doubt he would be exactly who we will go to if we need anything else done. I told my husband to spread the word. On this earth he is the man you want to be in the care of should you need surgery! We are telling anyone who will listen what a GREAT surgeon Dr Hathaway is!! We appreciate him very much!
June 14, 2024
5
Professional and first rate across the board.
June 13, 2024
5
I really enjoyed Dr. Hathaway. He has the best bedside manner. He's very informative and caring, and his medical assistant that day was just so wonderful to me. Thank you so much.
June 14, 2024
5
Friendliness, excellent bed manners
June 13, 2024
5
It was very good experience and relaxing atmosphere. Thanks
June 12, 2024
5
Nice people. Good doctors
June 5, 2024
5
Great doctor. Was very helpful. Glad I found him.
June 2, 2024
5
Dr Hathaway is one of the best Physicians I have ever seen. The entire staff is a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend the practice.
May 25, 2024
5
The whole staff was good , everyone I encountered was great.
May 22, 2024
5
Dr Hathaway was wonderful. He listened to me, looked at the actual pictures of my imaging and showed them to me, and when he determined he could not treat me, he suggested who I should see. I would easily trust him to perform surgery on me.
May 22, 2024
5
The wait to see the doctor was too long!!
September 7, 2024
5
It was excellent everyone was professional hospital stays are not never good. Your staff made It as pleasant as possible.
September 4, 2024
5
We thoroughly enjoyed being with Dr. Hathaway and would certainly trust his judgment in treating us. Thank you.
September 4, 2024
5
The provider, Dr. Hathaway was very informative and personable
August 30, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway's personality and bedside manner is cheerful.
August 22, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway made me feel very comfortable. I liked how he spoke to me and let me ask any question i may have had. He was quick, easy, to the point. I feel like Dr. Hathaway knew exactly what he was talking about and I'm confident he will do a great job on my surgery. Thank you for making me feel like a real human and not just a number. You ROCK!!!
August 15, 2024
5
Dr. HATHAWAY, GARY S has a very good bedside manner. He explains things in such a way it is easy to understand. Great doctor!
August 15, 2024
5
Doctor Hathaway has excellent bedside manner, personable, very professional and thorough. His staff is very attentive and professional.
August 5, 2024
5
Well, what they've done real well is they made me feel like I was at home. They conversated with me and talked to me, and their attitude was very, very excellent. And I would definitely recommend my family, my kids, to go through him. I love the service, and I feel safe with any type of surgery, anything with him.
August 4, 2024
5
Good experience. Excellent medical professionals.
August 4, 2024
5
Excellent
July 25, 2024
5
Dr. Gary Hathaway's deportment and 'bedside manner' rocks! Absolutely the most personable and empathetic physician I have had the pleasure to meet.
July 25, 2024
5
I just wanted to say that Dr. Hathaway did a surgery for me in 2018. That's why I came back. He's very personable. His bedside manner is great. He's hilarious. He makes me feel comfortable every time I see him. Also want to mention the ladies in the office or the people in the office. They were fantastic as well. I would definitely come back.
July 17, 2024
5
Very fine doctor!! Made me feel calm and comfortable!!! Great experience!
July 10, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway is fantastic and so is Dee. I really enjoyed my visit today!
July 5, 2024
5
Excellent and welcoming office staff, exceptional nurse, and a magnificent doctor!
July 3, 2024
5
Wait time was longer than usual but the doctor and staff was very good.
June 30, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway was great. I would highly recommend him and his staff. 10+
June 21, 2024
2
The staff and doctor were very cool but I didn't get my problem solved.
June 19, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway and his team are amazing. I am thankful he was there when I needed him. The only reason I wouldn't want to see him again is because it would mean me or my family needed surgery. But there is no doubt he would be exactly who we will go to if we need anything else done. I told my husband to spread the word. On this earth he is the man you want to be in the care of should you need surgery! We are telling anyone who will listen what a GREAT surgeon Dr Hathaway is!! We appreciate him very much!
June 14, 2024
5
I really enjoyed Dr. Hathaway. He has the best bedside manner. He's very informative and caring, and his medical assistant that day was just so wonderful to me. Thank you so much.
June 14, 2024
5
Professional and first rate across the board.
June 13, 2024
5
Friendliness, excellent bed manners
June 13, 2024
5
It was very good experience and relaxing atmosphere. Thanks
June 12, 2024
5
Nice people. Good doctors
June 5, 2024
5
Great doctor. Was very helpful. Glad I found him.
June 2, 2024
4
Very Happy with Pre & Post Op Care! Very Happy with My Surgeon & The Outcome! Not Happy with The Time it Took (2 Days) to get the Post Op Attention of Dr Hathaway OR One of His Associates via Phone Re Unexpected Abd Bloating & Gas Pain & Re Additional Pain Med. Dr Hathaway had only given me 12 low dose Pain Pills Post Op. It seems as though Pre Operatively a Surgeons Office is Much Obliged to Help BUT It's Actually Post Op When a Patient Desperately Needs Access to Their Dr for Answers & For Solutions.
May 31, 2024
5
Dr Hathaway is one of the best Physicians I have ever seen. The entire staff is a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend the practice.
May 25, 2024
5
The whole staff was good , everyone I encountered was great.
May 22, 2024
5
Dr Hathaway was wonderful. He listened to me, looked at the actual pictures of my imaging and showed them to me, and when he determined he could not treat me, he suggested who I should see. I would easily trust him to perform surgery on me.
May 22, 2024
5
Dr Hathaway was wonderful. He listened to me, looked at the actual pictures of my imaging and showed them to me, and when he determined he could not treat me, he suggested who I should see. I would easily trust him to perform surgery on me.
May 22, 2024
5
The whole staff was good , everyone I encountered was great.
May 22, 2024
5
Dr Hathaway is one of the best Physicians I have ever seen. The entire staff is a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend the practice.
May 25, 2024
4
Very Happy with Pre & Post Op Care! Very Happy with My Surgeon & The Outcome! Not Happy with The Time it Took (2 Days) to get the Post Op Attention of Dr Hathaway OR One of His Associates via Phone Re Unexpected Abd Bloating & Gas Pain & Re Additional Pain Med. Dr Hathaway had only given me 12 low dose Pain Pills Post Op. It seems as though Pre Operatively a Surgeons Office is Much Obliged to Help BUT It's Actually Post Op When a Patient Desperately Needs Access to Their Dr for Answers & For Solutions.
May 31, 2024
5
Great doctor. Was very helpful. Glad I found him.
June 2, 2024
5
Nice people. Good doctors
June 5, 2024
5
It was very good experience and relaxing atmosphere. Thanks
June 12, 2024
5
Friendliness, excellent bed manners
June 13, 2024
5
Professional and first rate across the board.
June 13, 2024
5
I really enjoyed Dr. Hathaway. He has the best bedside manner. He's very informative and caring, and his medical assistant that day was just so wonderful to me. Thank you so much.
June 14, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway and his team are amazing. I am thankful he was there when I needed him. The only reason I wouldn't want to see him again is because it would mean me or my family needed surgery. But there is no doubt he would be exactly who we will go to if we need anything else done. I told my husband to spread the word. On this earth he is the man you want to be in the care of should you need surgery! We are telling anyone who will listen what a GREAT surgeon Dr Hathaway is!! We appreciate him very much!
June 14, 2024
2
The staff and doctor were very cool but I didn't get my problem solved.
June 19, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway was great. I would highly recommend him and his staff. 10+
June 21, 2024
5
Wait time was longer than usual but the doctor and staff was very good.
June 30, 2024
5
Excellent and welcoming office staff, exceptional nurse, and a magnificent doctor!
July 3, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway is fantastic and so is Dee. I really enjoyed my visit today!
July 5, 2024
5
Very fine doctor!! Made me feel calm and comfortable!!! Great experience!
July 10, 2024
5
I just wanted to say that Dr. Hathaway did a surgery for me in 2018. That's why I came back. He's very personable. His bedside manner is great. He's hilarious. He makes me feel comfortable every time I see him. Also want to mention the ladies in the office or the people in the office. They were fantastic as well. I would definitely come back.
July 17, 2024
5
Dr. Gary Hathaway's deportment and 'bedside manner' rocks! Absolutely the most personable and empathetic physician I have had the pleasure to meet.
July 25, 2024
5
Excellent
July 25, 2024
5
Good experience. Excellent medical professionals.
August 4, 2024
5
Well, what they've done real well is they made me feel like I was at home. They conversated with me and talked to me, and their attitude was very, very excellent. And I would definitely recommend my family, my kids, to go through him. I love the service, and I feel safe with any type of surgery, anything with him.
August 4, 2024
5
Doctor Hathaway has excellent bedside manner, personable, very professional and thorough. His staff is very attentive and professional.
August 5, 2024
5
Dr. HATHAWAY, GARY S has a very good bedside manner. He explains things in such a way it is easy to understand. Great doctor!
August 15, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway made me feel very comfortable. I liked how he spoke to me and let me ask any question i may have had. He was quick, easy, to the point. I feel like Dr. Hathaway knew exactly what he was talking about and I'm confident he will do a great job on my surgery. Thank you for making me feel like a real human and not just a number. You ROCK!!!
August 15, 2024
5
Dr. Hathaway's personality and bedside manner is cheerful.
August 22, 2024
5
The provider, Dr. Hathaway was very informative and personable
August 30, 2024
5
We thoroughly enjoyed being with Dr. Hathaway and would certainly trust his judgment in treating us. Thank you.
September 4, 2024
5
It was excellent everyone was professional hospital stays are not never good. Your staff made It as pleasant as possible.