Deep Shah, MD, MSc discusses the importance of fostering “a more primary care-centric, physician-friendly environment” in his recent Global Health News article, “Support your local quarterback – the primary care physician.” “A good PCP (primary care…
Emory’s Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship program focuses on research and clinical care. The program, which lasts for three years, recruits six fellows each year. Led by associate professor of medicine and pulmonary and critical…
The Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED) project is an interdisciplinary quality improvement initiative that focuses on using education, “geriatricized” medication order sets, and other clinical tools to reduce medication-related…
J. Willis Hurst, MD was an outstanding clinician, educator, and writer. He was appointed professor of medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine in 1957, at the age of 56. He remained chair of…
Stacy Higgins, MD (Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics) was awarded the Evangeline T. Papageorge Distinguished Teaching Award at Emory University School of Medicine‘s commencement ceremony earlier this week. The Papageorge Award is one of…
The Emory University Division of Renal Medicine is excited to begin offering educational courses on chronic kidney disease (CKD). The course, taught by Dr. Anju Oommen (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Renal Medicine), will supplement information…
Over the past decade, the United States has experienced a drastic rise in life-threatening antibiotic resistance and hospital-acquired infections. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4 percent of the 336,000 Clostridium…
Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD (University of Pennsylvania) will present a talk entitled “APOL1-associated kidney disease” at the 2016 Juha P. Kokko Lecture in Nephrology. The Juha P. Kokko Lecture in Nephrology is presented annually to…
Please join us for an Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center seminar, “Quinolone and Multidrug Resistance: the Challenge of Microbial Ingenuity.” Details Date: Thursday, May 12 Time: 3 p.m., poster session at 4 p.m. Speaker: David Hooper,…
Ken Leeper, MD was renowned and beloved for his dedication to patient care and tireless devotion to teaching the next generation of clinicians. In this short video, Denise Cardo (his wife); Alvaro Velasquez, MD; and…