Serving families across the Shoals since 1985
Shoals Pediatric Group, located in Florence, AL, has been serving families across the Shoals since 1985 by Dr. Daniel Hammond. We are open Monday through Friday and on the weekends for sick visits. Our four physicians admit to and cover our sick patients at North Alabama Medical Center in Florence.
We pride ourselves on knowing and treating our patients and their families as individuals. We recognize that each child is unique and has different needs. We aim to provide comprehensive care that addresses your child's physical health and development, as well as social and mental well-being. Your child will be seen by a physician at each visit to our office, whether well or sick.
Shoals Pediatric Group follows the AAP and CDC vaccination schedule. We require new patients to follow this schedule, and if behind, agree to a catch-up vaccination schedule.
C. Scott Love, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Love was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from Birmingham-Southern College and earned a Master's Degree in Public Health from UAB where he met his wife, Rozalyn. They both joined the Navy before receiving medical degrees from UAB.
Dr. Love then completed his pediatric residency training at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Virginia where he served as chief resident. After residency he was stationed at US Naval Hospital Guam for three years before finishing his Navy career at the Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. He is a board certified pediatrician and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
After ten years in the Navy, the Drs. Love are happy to be coming back home to Alabama. Dr. Rozalyn Love specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Keller OB/GYN in Sheffield. They have three young boys and attend First Presbyterian Church in Florence. Dr. Love enjoys watching soccer, drinking coffee, spending time with friends and family, traveling, and running. He has special interests in public health, infectious diseases, and mental health.
Gerald R. Freeman, M.D.
Dr. Freeman was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and attended college at the University of Florida. He then attended the University of Alabama School of Medicine, where he was a classmate of Dr. Hammond. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma Children's Hospital, before working in private practice in Temple, TX. In 1990, he joined Dr. Hammond at SPG in Florence, where he has been ever since.
Dr. Freeman met his "cowgirl," Mrs. Kay, while out West. They have a son and a daughter, and two grandchildren. Dr. Freeman is an avid Alabama football fan, a WWII history buff, and enjoys hunting and visiting his in-laws in Texas.
Judy T. Moore, M.D.
Dr. Moore has been with Shoals Pediatric Group since 1990. She grew up in Greenwood, MS. She attended college at the University of MS (Ole Miss) and medical school at the University of MS School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at Georgia Regents University (currently The Medical College of Georgia).
Dr. Moore is married to Dr. Ed Moore, a Family Physician in Florence. They have three children. Meredith works at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta in Global Public Health. Trey is a biochemical process engineer in Memphis, TN. Hamilton is also a doctor and competing his Internal Medicine residency in Memphis.
The Moores attend Highland Baptist Church. Dr. Moore's interests include outdoor activities, travel, golf, and reading. She decided in 7th grade she wanted to be a physician. She thoroughly enjoys the practice of pediatrics and feels fortunate to have practiced long enough to see the children of her former patients.
Sarah V. Kelley, M.D.
Dr. Kelley, a Florence native, joined Shoals Pediatric Group in 2017. She left Alabama to attend college at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, before returning to Mobile to attend medical school at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. She then completed her pediatric residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a board-certified pediatrician and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP).
Dr. Kelley has two children, Virginia and Harrison. Her family attends First Presbyterian Church in Florence. Dr. Kelley enjoys watching football, spending time on Wilson Lake, reading, being with friends and family, traveling, and exercising.
Dr. Kelley has always loved children and enjoys hearing the funny things they say. She has a special interest in breastfeeding, pediatric mental health, and effective antibiotic usage.