Faculty Recognitions Week: Distinguished Service Award

Congratulations to Meredith Lora, MD and Adedapo Odetoyinbo, MD on receiving the Distinguished Service Award! This award recognizes School of Medicine faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding service and citizenship to the Emory community and/or Atlanta and surrounding region.

Read more about the incredible contributions these faculty members are making below.

Meredith Lora, MD (General Medicine and Geriatrics)

“She has regularly identified and addressed areas of need, most recently the Grady PrEP program. In response to the Atlanta HIV epidemic, she compiled and led a multidisciplinary team to design a program to prevent HIV in high risk patients. She coordinated with multiple community leaders, local HIV programs, and the Fulton Department of Public Health, as well as with PrEP programs across the country to customize and implement an intervention. ”

“…what has been most impressive is her combination of enthusiasm and determination. She communicates the need for the program effectively and when she encounters an obstacle it doesn’t seem to faze her at all. She finds a way to work through it.”

“Rather than simply identify the needs, she has proactively and selflessly committed her time to address these and other issues with remarkable success.”

 

Adedapo Odetoyinbo, MD (Hospital Medicine)

“Dapo served successfully as the Chief Medical Officer for EJCH for 7 years, working through numerous issues…”

“Dr. Odetoyinbo has influenced positive change in the culture and fabric of medical practice at EJCH. Through his activities on the Board of Trustees, Peer Review Committee, Medical Executive Committee, and Credentialing Committee, he has fostered a fair and just culture, respect and civility, and pride in work. He has advocated for those who do not have a strong voice in their own affairs.”

“…instrumental in restructuring the provider care teams for the intensive care unit, bringing about a telemedicine neurology program for acute stroke…in converting EJCH from a paper record system to an electronic medical record system…in setting up a geographic rounding arrangement and introducing and expanding structured disciplinary bedside rounds throughout the hospital.”

To view all award recipients, visit the Faculty Recognitions Week website.