Monroe Pediatrics Inc / Andrea V. Hill MD

07/30/2026

So… my amazing staff asked me if they could do this back to school bash this week … I, of course, said yes. They did all the work - on their time off.. they decorated, they got goodie bags together and they got tons of ice cream and popsicles for all our patients.

The staff at our practice love this office and they love our patients.. and they want to share their happiness and excitement about the direction our office is going this year… with all of you.

I feel blessed to have so many amazing people working at our office and I love seeing how excited they are about making our office fun.

I have seen an amazing reinvigoration and pride in all my employees with the changes we have made this summer. I hope you all - those of you who come in to see us this week - can see their enthusiasm too.

Happy back to school week!!

Dr Hill

07/26/2026

07/25/2026

Getting ready for our back to school and ice cream week on Monday. The staff have all been working so hard to make it an amazing week next week. We can’t wait to see you all!!

07/24/2026

If you or a loved one is thinking about su***de - please call the su***de hotline 988. There are people there who can help you.

At the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline, we understand that life’s challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you’re facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns…

07/23/2026

Lately, when I have talked to patients about my work outside of the office, many have seemed surprised. So, I think a little recap for the newer patients who don’t know my other life is in order.

In 2016 my husband, a retired MMA and Muay Thai fighter, died by su***de. This was the darkest day of my life. If I’m honest, I have never been the same since. My mental health still suffers from time to time. After he died some people called me crazy. (A typical chauvinist way to think, in my option.) Rather than say I was struggling with horrible grief and shock, men just say a woman is “crazy” or “a lot” to deal with.

After his death, Dr Stern at Boston University, one of the world’s experts on chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, diagnosed him with this disease. CTE is a progressive neurologic disease that come from too much shaking of the head over time. This condition can lead to many psychological problems, including depression and su***de.

With this diagnosis, my boxing coach - Keith Keppner in Athens talked me into working more as a ringside doctor. He said to me, “ You can’t change what happened to you but you can choose what you DO with what happened to you.” He told me I could make a difference, educate fighters and work on introducing the safety in their sport for them.

At first I cried when I saw someone get kicked in ehe head or punched. All I could think about was the damage they might be getting… their family, wife, kids who might one day experience what I did.

But, over time I stopped crying. These fighters were my friends. They were people who rallied to help me when my husband died. They came from all walks of life, from pharmacists to ex cons. And little by little I started to make a difference.

Over the years I have appeared on worldwide PPV, ESPN, ESPN+, DAZN, Netflix, CBS sports - pretty any streaming service or network that streams or shows combat sports. I have worked with the UFC, ONE Championship in Thailand, the PFL, Top Rank Boxing, Triller Fight Club, the BKFC, and Mayweather Promotions just to name a a few promotions. I also work local events with groups like USA Boxing and the NFC.

I have worked with fighters like Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Max Holloway and (sadly) Jake Paul ( not a fan of his).

I have worked in Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and counties across Europe, as well as in the US. I now serve on the Board of the International Association of Ringside Physicians and work personally with the MMA commission in Spain, the UK and Brazil helping them Revise and improve fighter safety… and I work with several organizations in California and across our country that address CTE and fighter outreach…so I don’t just work with the Georgia Athletic Commision anymore.

One of the things I like to do the most is to give talks (before those of you who know me well know how much I can talk). The most recent talk I gave was with Miesha Tate on weight cuts in women in Las Vegas. She is such a dynamic and knowledgeable athlete it was a fun experience .. and even though I gave the talk with her, I learned a lot too.

The last year and a half, I backed off on personally seeing patients by myself due to another mental health crisis I experienced and I took time to write a book. That book has been delayed in publication by my agent because of ongoing negotiations with producers for Sony pictures who want to make a TV series about my careers and my story, a series that would also show my “day job” as a pediatrician and my work in a small town in Georgia, as well as my personal life. I hope the series comes to fruition because as an executive producer I could really highlight the risks in combat sports as well as show the world what amazing athletes combat fighters truly are. Only time will tell.

I believe that this other life, which has been a mental health healing journey for me, helps our practice provide better and more up to date care for athletes in Walton and surrounding counties. I can definitely say that every fighter I help honors my husband - who I couldn’t help… and nothing makes me smile like a good fight night (except maybe my daughters and my granddaughter).❤️

Lots of you wanted to know more about me - so here you go.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and feel free to ask me about good stories when you see me in the office because I have a lot of them.

Dr Hill

07/21/2026

Our former Nurse Practitioner, Lisa, and her Zeta Phi Beta sisters came by our office today to donate a bunch of backpacks (along with some school supplies). If your child doesn’t have a new one yet for this coming school year, and you need one, please come by our office anytime this week or next to pick one up for free.

Thank you Lisa!!
❤️

07/16/2026

Look at Jillian. Thanks girl!

07/14/2026

Who doesn’t like ice cream?

Our staff asked me to throw a back to school party the last week of summer. And, when I said yes, they got super excited and started working on decorations and fun ideas.

So July 27-31 we will have our back to school/end of summer party.. There will be some cool gifts and until it runs out - ice cream for people who have appointments that week.

We will see you then.

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07/10/2026

07/09/2026

When I was 15, I spent a summer in Gibraltar. I stayed at a place high up on the rock and every day I hiked up and down that rock, in the intensive heat of southern Europe.

I remember how hard those hikes up, in temperature over 100F felt in the beginning and how easy they felt by the end of the summer.

That teenage me was still a bit of a tomboy. I didn’t even think I was pretty.

I looked at this picture and in my mind thought about how I felt at this age… I wanted to see if I could remember those thoughts and feelings. I do. I remember feeling awkward. I remember the frustration of a brilliant mind in a world that talked down to me because I was young and blonde. I thought about how those feelings. - of this girl have shaped my life. There are so many things I would tell her if I could. But I don’t think anything I would tell her would change the choices she made going forward. I think if she saw me now she would say, “Yes that’s me. I know her and I’m proud of her.”

And then I thought about all the kids and teenagers we see in our practice and how, while medicine teaches that the brains of children are ever evolving, the feelings they feel will stick with them and shape who they become. I know teenagers often don’t want to talk about their feelings to parents - but try to listen when they talk. Try not to talk down to them. Think about how you felt when you were a teenager and reach in deep for empathy. Those feelings of awkwardness, of maybe not belonging, those feelings that are hurt by bullies or by boyfriends/girlfriends are setting down memories and connections in the brain.

We should listen to them more than we do. The person they are at this age really does shape who they become.

I love this girl. I’m proud of her tenacity and mind and hard work. Even though that hike was hard, she kept doing it until it got easy. She has never been a quitter.

Who were you as a teenager? Who are your teenagers becoming?

It’s so hard to parent a teenager but it’s still as important as when they were tiny children. Don’t forget that.

❤️Dr Hill