“Fewer than 4 out of 10 adults in the United States got flu shots last winter, the lowest rate in seven seasons and one likely reason that the 2017-2018 season was the deadliest in decades.”…
1.) Tell us about yourself. I recently completed my residency at Emory in Family Medicine and am now working as a Hospitalist at Grady. I moved to Atlanta when I was 5 from Dar-es-Salaam, but have been in Atlanta so long it’s where…
The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Miller, MD, as the new director of the Ambassador Program, taking over the position from Steven Gorbatkin, PhD, MD, who served as the…
The Division of Rheumatology at Emory University Department of Medicine offers a two-year subspecialty fellowship training program that encompasses four critical rotations through Emory’s teaching hospitals, providing a hands-on, diverse and comprehensive training experience. The…
What is your professional background? I am originally from Miami, where I attended medical school, then I did my internal medicine residency in Portland, Oregon. I’m now a second-year Infectious Diseases fellow and am also…
Tell us about yourself I grew up in Jacksonville, FL and completed my undergraduate and medical school training in Florida. I attended Internal Medicine (IM) Residency at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), followed by a chief medical…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this year’s flu season is the most severe since the swine flu pandemic of 2009. So far, it has accounted for more than 1,800 hospitalizations in…
“Athletes are simply not the same as the general population from a cardiac perspective. Symptoms such as chest pain may mean something very different in an athlete. Intense exercise also causes normal changes in the…
Is it possible to stop the opioid epidemic? Please join the Emory Department of Medicine for a Grand Rounds discussion with leading public health, law enforcement, and clinical experts on Tuesday, Sept. 5 from…
Help us save the lives of thousands of local women. Emory’s “10,000 Women Project,” which aims to screen 10,000 at-risk women for heart disease, is looking for clinical volunteers to assist with community health screenings, including: Blood pressure Cholesterol Height/Weight/Body…