Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HART JOHN P
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NOVAMED INC [NOVA] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Corporate Controller
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
980 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 1620		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/04/2009
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60611		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/04/2009   M   35,000 A (8) $ 2.039 57,883 (5) D  
Common Stock 08/04/2009   S   35,000 D $ 4.6077 (9) 22,883 (5) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 2.039 08/04/2009   M(8)   35,000     (1) 09/29/2013 Common Stock 60,000 $ 2.039 25,000 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 4.45               (2) 03/16/2014 Common Stock 25,000   0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 5.96               (3) 06/16/2015 Common Stock 30,000   0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.87               (4) 06/20/2016 Common Stock 17,500   0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 7.35               (6) 02/21/2017 Common Stock 17,500   0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 2.75               (7) 02/18/2019 Common Stock 27,273   0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HART JOHN P
980 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE
SUITE 1620
CHICAGO, IL 60611		       VP, Corporate Controller  

Signatures

 /s/ JOHN P. HART   08/06/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Subject to certain restrictions, 7,500 of these options vested on 3/28/04, with the remainder vesting 1,250 per month starting on 4/28/04.
(2) Subject to certain restrictions, 3,125 of these options vested on 9/16/04, with the remainder vesting 520 per month starting on 10/16/04.
(3) Subject to certain restrictions, 3,750 of these options vested on 12/17/05, with the remainder vesting 625 per month starting on 1/17/06.
(4) Subject to certain restrictions, 2,188 of these options vested on 12/20/06 with the remainder vesting approximately 365 per month starting on 1/20/07.
(5) Includes 17,649 restricted shares of common stock.
(6) Subject to certain restrictions, 2,188 of these options vested on 8/21/07 with the remainder vesting approximately 365 per month starting on 9/21/07.
(7) Subject to certain restrictions, 3,409 of these options will vest on 8/18/09 with the remainder vesting approximately 568 per month starting on 9/18/09.
(8) Represents exercise of stock option by acquiring underlying common stock in the amount of 35,000 shares on 8/4/09.
(9) These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $4.6 to $4.74, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to NovaMed, Inc., any security holder of NovaMed, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price in the foregoing range.

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