Resident Spotlight: Jamal Hajjari
Jamal Hajjari is a 2nd-year resident in the Emory J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency program. Jamal was born and raised in Fez, Morocco before moving to Syracuse, New York to pursue his undergraduate and…
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Focus on Research: HIV/AIDS
Carlos Del Rio, MD (Division of Infectious Diseases) is a professor of medicine in the Emory University Department of Medicine. Dr. del Rio first arrived at Emory University with an interest in cardiology in the early 1990s….
Resident Spotlight: Neil Pfister
Neil Pfister, MD, PhD is an intern in Emory’s J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program. Neil grew up in Gwinnett County, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia (UGA) for his undergraduate degree, where he…
Resident Spotlight: Tina Pham
Tina Pham, MD is an intern (PGY-1) in Emory’s J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency program. Before coming to Emory, Tina attended Stanford University and graduated with degrees in Asian American studies and biology. Her dual…
Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) at Grady
In September of 2015, the 10-bed Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) service opened at Grady Memorial Hospital. Under the direction of geriatrician Ugochi Ohuabunwa, MD, a care team of nursing, pharmacy, nutrition, rehabilitation, community health…
“Making the Grade”: Allen Dollar cares for children abroad and at home
Dr. Allen Dollar, an associate professor of medicine in Emory’s Division of Cardiology and chief of cardiology at Grady Memorial Hospital, has been traveling overseas to perform short-term medical work for more than 25 years….
2016 Nanette K. Wenger Service Award winners
Emory Department of Medicine faculty members Wendy S. Armstrong, MD, FIDSA, FACP (Infectious Diseases); Octavian Ioachimescu, MD, PhD (Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine); and Maura George, MD (General Medicine and Geriatrics) were awarded the prestigious Nanette…
Diversity in the Emory internal medicine residency program
Emory aims to decrease disparities in health care by fostering diversity in the physician workforce. The Emory University Department of Medicine leadership team is committed to recruiting, retaining, and supporting outstanding residents with diverse racial and cultural identities and…
Residents present at conferences across the country
Emory University Department of Medicine residents dominated the 2015 Georgia American College of Physicians (ACP) meeting. Seven of our residents presented posters or oral presentations including: Stef Alexopoulos, MD, 1st place Rachel Bean, MD Lorraine…
Pulmonary/Critical Care service at Grady ranked No. 8 in UHC institutions
The Pulmonary/Critical Care service at Grady Memorial Hospital was ranked No. 8 out of 122 University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) institutions in the second quarter 2015. Many of the physicians who practice at Grady Memorial Hospital…