In honor of National Doctors’ Day (March 30), the Emory University School of Medicine Recognitions Committee asked faculty and staff to nominate doctors who demonstrate dedication to improving the health and well-being of our patients and…
High-fat diet (HFD) intake–like the average “Western diet”–can lead to gastrointestinal complications that can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Excessive dietary fat intake correlates with constipation, prolonged colonic transit times, and other complications. Emory gastroenterologists…
Frank A. Anania, MD, FACP, AGAF, FAASLD (Bruce Logue Chair in Digestive Diseases; professor of medicine; and director, Emory Division of Digestive Diseases) was recently elected president of the American Association for the Study of Liver…
Emory Transplant Center’s core mission is to provide quality care to patients in need of organ transplants while offering access to the most advanced transplant technology. The first liver transplant in Georgia was performed in 1987 by…
The Emory University Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Medicine Grand Rounds presentations will be recorded and posted on our YouTube channel for online CME credit. Questions? Please contact Lauren Powers at lauren.powers@emory.edu. Note:…
In order to recognize faculty accomplishments and excellence in patient care, research, and education, the week of November 28-December 2 was declared Emory University School of Medicine’s “2016 Faculty Recognitions Week.” So many of your efforts—taking…
A team of Department of Medicine gastroenterologists recently received two awards from the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), which they will present at the ACG’s annual meeting in Las Vegas in October. The papers are:…
This year, six Emory specialties ranked nationally in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals Guide,” including three Department of Medicine specialties: Cardiology & Heart Surgery – No. 16 (2-way tie) Diabetes & Endocrinology –…
Emory Division of Digestive Diseases faculty member Mark J. Czaja, MD, FAASLD was recently selected to serve as chair of the Hepatobiliary Pathophysiology Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, for the term beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June…
Drs. Mark Mulligan (Infectious Diseases) and Robin E. Rutherford (Digestive Diseases) received this year’s Shanthi V. Sitaraman Silver Pear Mentoring Awards at the Emory University Department of Medicine’s 2016 Celebratory Grand Rounds ceremony. The Shanthi V. Sitaraman…