The Division of Cardiology and the Department of Medicine’s Project M-PACT hosted a virtual holiday toy drive this year benefiting the Fulton County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program. The division raised $6,750 — surpassing…
Please join the Department of Medicine in congratulating Guillermo Umpierrez, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids on being named to the 2021 Board of Directors for the American Diabetes…
In 2003, Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center launched the Woodruff Leadership Academy (WLA) in honor of Mr. Woodruff and in recognition of his superb leadership ability. WLA develops leadership competencies needed in an academic health center, as well as the…
Please join us in congratulating this year’s residents, current chief residents, former graduates, and our divisions on another successful fellowship match! We successfully matched one resident in Addiction Psychiatry, one resident in Allergy/Immunology, 15 residents in Cardiology, one…
What is your professional background? My undergraduate degree was in biotechnology focused on engineering from Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering in my hometown of Chennai in India. Pursuant to that, I received a doctorate in…
The Department of Medicine’s virtual Research Day was an exciting venture for Dan Dressler, MD, professor of medicine, and his daughter, Rachel Dressler. During this year’s event, Rachel, a high school student, presented her award-winning…
The Department of Medicine Division of Digestive Diseases conducts original scientific investigations in diseases and disorders of the digestive system, including the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and pancreas. In addition to numerous clinical trials ongoing in…
Janice Lea, MD, professor in the Division of Renal Medicine, is the recipient of a President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) Silver Medal from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP). AAKP recently unveiled their inaugural…
What is your professional background? I received my medical degree from Dow Medical College in Pakistan. I have been involved in several important and exciting research projects at Emory including a national registry project to study…
Faculty from the Emory Palliative Care Center (which encompasses Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) have been awarded $500,000 by the Fraser-Parker Foundation to build a comprehensive, multi-pronged approach to expand the pipeline of…