What is your professional background? I received my PhD in biology from Georgia State University, where I first became interested in the function of the kidney. I finished my postdoctoral training in nephrology under Dr….
The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Yangua “Anna” Wang, PhD, a researcher in the Division of Renal Medicine, is the recipient of KidneyCure’s 2021 Carl W. Gottschalk Research Scholar Grant for her…
What is your professional background? My academic pursuits have been at diverse geographic locations that played a pivotal role in shaping me into the physician I currently am. After completing medical school in India, I…
Keyona King, PA, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Renal Medicine, was selected to share her research and won an oral presentation award at the inaugural Conference for Black Physiologists April 26, 2021….
The annual Educator Appreciation Day is a special acknowledgment for Emory University School of Medicine faculty members who lend their passion and skills to educate, encourage, and support scholars and learners across Emory. Their work…
What is your professional background? I attended Amherst College and Harvard Medical School and did my internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston (Now BIDMC). My fellowship research was done…
Robert Hoover, Jr., MD, associate professor in the Division of Renal Medicine, was featured in the January 2021 issue of The Physiologist Magazine piece, “Being Black in Science,” where he shared what it’s like to…
This past year was full of unforeseen challenges as Department of Medicine faculty, staff, and trainees navigated life during the COVID-19 pandemic. And while 2020 certainly put the department’s research, faculty development, and education teams…
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…
The Department of Medicine Division of Renal Medicine is dedicated to basic and clinical research, professional education, clinical training, and innovative patient care. More than a dozen of the division’s faculty members are principal investigators…