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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HALL THOMAS S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NOVAMED INC [NOVA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 980 N. MICHIGAN AVE, SUITE 1620 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/14/2007 (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 05/14/2007   F   1,690 D (5) $ 6.68 223,571 (1) 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 Options (right to buy)

$ 6.49

(2)

11/14/2015

Common Stock

250,000 (2)

250,000

D

Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 7.28

(3)

11/14/2016

Common Stock

125,000

125,000

D

Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 7.35

(4)

02/21/2017

Common Stock

250,000

250,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HALL THOMAS S 980 N. MICHIGAN AVE, SUITE 1620 CHICAGO, IL 60611	X		President & CEO

Signatures

/s/ John Lawrence by Power of Attorney		05/16/2007
**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)	Includes 156,250 restricted shares of common stock.
(2)	Subject to certain restrictions, 31,250 of these options vested on 5/14/06 with the remainder vesting approximately 5,208 per month starting on 6/14/06.
(3)	Subject to certain restrictions, 15,625 of these options vested on 5/14/07, with the remainder vesting 2,604 per month starting on 6/14/07.
(4)	Subject to certain restrictions, 31,250 of these options will vest on 8/21/07 with the remainder vesting 5,208 per month starting 9/21/07
(5)	Represents the disposition of shares to the Issuer to fund the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations relating to the vesting on 5/14/07 of 5,209 shares of a restricted stock award, as permitted pursuant to the terms of the award.

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