What is your professional background?
I received my MD and MPH in Epidemiology from Emory in 2012, stayed here for Internal Medicine/Primary Care residency, then joined the faculty at Grady in 2015. I have been in the Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics ever since. I spend my time on the wards, in resident primary care clinic, in Hepatitis C clinic, and on educational and administrative roles in the Internal Medicine Residency program.
In what division do you work, and who is your mentor?
I am in the Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics at Grady Memorial Hospital. I have been fortunate to have many wonderful mentors; my primary research mentors are Mo Ali (RSPH) and Kim Rask.
Briefly describe your research. Why is it important?
I am a health services researcher and my primary interests are high-utilizer patients and inter-hospital fragmentation of care. When patients are readmitted to a different hospital than they were previously discharged from, their care becomes fragmented—leading to higher costs, longer lengths-of-stay, duplicate imaging tests and medications, and higher mortality, both in the hospital and after discharge. I am interested in understanding the causes and effects of fragmented care on patients and the health system, as well as evaluating possible solutions, including health information exchanges and personal health records. This is an important problem because it is common (over 25% of re-admissions nationally are fragmented), yet we don’t have effective ways to prevent, capture, measure, or address it.
What do you like most about Emory?
I love the people I get to work with every day!
What is your favorite movie or TV show?
My favorite movie is The Devil Wears Prada.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I love to run, lift weights, and hang out with my toddler.
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