2020 Doctors' Day
In recognition of Doctors' Day, the Emory School of Medicine Recognitions Committee sent out a call for nominations for doctors across the School of Medicine who go above and beyond. Over 165 Emory faculty members were nominated by their peers and colleagues for their dedication to improving the health and well-being of our patients and community through the care they provide, the research they conduct, and their efforts to teach and inspire learners.
The committee reviewed each nomination and selected those who exemplify the outstanding faculty of the Emory School of Medicine. The quotes below were taken from the nomination materials.
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Featured Faculty
Olamide Alabi
Department of Surgery|Atlanta VA Medical Center
"Skilled surgeon and committed to her patients. Always available to support her partners."
"Loved by all staff members in the clinic and operating room."
"Great teacher to medical students and residents."
Rachel Ammirati
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Rachel is a fantastic clinician and has so much passion for what she does. This comes across in her teaching, clinical work, and creativity with research ideas."
"Her commitment to evidence-based practice is clear and is such a service to her patients and colleagues alike."
"Rachel is a team player and fantastic colleague; always willing to go above and beyond for both her patients and colleagues."
Blake Anderson
Department of Medicine|The Emory Clinic
"Always willing to take on new patients, no matter how complicated."
"Pursuing a certificate in obesity medicine to help his primary care patients on an often overlooked problem."
"Takes on medical students at different levels and resident physicians as learners in the clinic."
Doris Armour
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Established the first wound center at Emory, located at Midtown."
"Established telemedicine to extend the expertise of the wound center to the inpatient care facilities of Emory."
"Incorporated Hyperbaric Oxygen, and other technologies to accelerate recovery of the Wound Center Patients."
W. Jeremy Beckworth
Department of Orthopaedics|The Emory Clinic
"As the Spine Center Co-director for non-operative spine, Dr. Beckworth leads by example and sets a tone of professionalism, excellence, service, and "patient first" actions."
"His patient care is extremely compassionate. His patients know he truly cares about their well-being."
"He is always willing to see an extra patient who is experiencing extreme pain so he can help provide relief."
David Berkowitz
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital
"Providing excellence in Interventional pulmonary for last 10 years at Emory University with utmost dedication. He is a go to person for most advanced and complicated pulmonary procedures."
"He is a patient advocate. Goes the extra mile everyday for every patient to provide the best care there is. His patients love him and he deserves it."
"Excellent teacher, motivator, great team player , outstanding physician, great human being. He is one of Emory's best."
Kunal Bhatt
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital
“Knowledgeable and conscientious about his patients."
"Kind and personable"
"Always has a good attitude."William Blum
Department of Hematology/Medical Oncology|Winship Cancer Institute
"In light of his clinical expertise and wisdom, his level of humility is impressive and as a result he is very approachable."
"Honest and genuine in communicating with patients and families, including when delivering bad news."
"Compassionate, caring, and deeply empathetic with his patients and their family members."Laura Brachman
Department of Medicine|Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
“She has helped develop the IDT process to provide supportive care patients with the best care."
"She is has just been named the Associated Director of the Emory Supportive Care Clinic."
"She receives some of the highest praise from our patients."
Stephen Brandt
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital
"Dr. Brandt takes such excellent care of all the patients I send to him. He fastidiously manages their Endocrine problems and keeps me updated. I look to him as a model for a referral physician."
"Our shared patients always comment on his attention to detail and that they feel they are in the best of hands.""Dr. Brandt is a wonderful teacher. When he comes to give our fellow didactics, he is able to balance teaching medically complex endocrine topics with an approach that focuses on retention."Mary Carlton
Department of Ophthalmology|The Emory Clinic
“Exceptional diagnostic efficiency"
"Exceptional interpersonal communication"
"Exceptional empathy"
Emily Cartwright
Department of Medicine|Atlanta VA Medical Center
"Great dedication and commitment to delivery of quality care to her patients."
"Excellent at creating standardized protocols and training clinic team."
"Excellent teacher of trainees."
E. Britton Chahine
Department of Gynecology/Obstetrics|Grady Memorial Hospital
"As the director of simulation, provides hands-on simulation training to residents monthly."
"Consistently goes above and beyond for patients and trainees. Routinely provides care and comes in from home even when not on call."
"Always thoughtful about surgical approach and safely training residents during cases."
Munir Chaudhuri
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital
"Excellent clinician. Recent example of clinical skill includes new leukemia diagnosis in patient that presented with sternal fracture."
"Leader. Has contributed to improvements in process on neurology floors 9E and 3G."
"Great teacher."
Justin Cheeley
Department of Dermatology|The Emory Clinic
"Dr. Cheeley is a superb clinician filling a unique niche of inpatient dermatology care.""He is an outstanding teacher with expertise in both dermatology and internal medicine."Edward Chen
Department of Surgery|Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
"A superb surgeon who has backup plans for backup plans and tons of experience in dealing with incredibly high risk patients."
"Unbelievably dedicated to patient care - frequently calls in to patient rooms to check on them, even when out of town."
"Recently received the Socrates Award from the STS for educational excellence - he models patient care to his trainees on a daily basis."
Elbert Chun
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital
“Dr. Chun has the patience of Job with patients, families, and nurses. He takes his time to explain and educate anyone with questions."
"Dr. Chun is very thorough when developing a plan of care for his patients. He leaves no stone unturned when treating his patients."
"Dr. Chun collaborates very well with all members of the team. Even with a physician title, he treats everyone he encounters with the utmost respect."
Andrea Crowell
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences|The Emory Clinic
“Andrea is a fantastic clinician; her case conceptualizations are thorough and thoughtful, which leads to excellent formulation based care for her patients."
"Dr. Crowell spends the time she needs to get to know and help each patient, which is appreciated by patients and a frequent cause of compliments within her division."
"Dr. Crowell values therapy and helps patients to consider not just how they can use pharmacological tools, but how they can take actions to improve their wellbeing and ability to cope. She helps patients to benefit from other resources that can be helpful for them."Kimberly Curseen
Department of Medicine|The Emory Clinic
"Dr. Curseen goes above and beyond for patients. She will work patients in who need to be seen, visit patients when admitted to the hospital, and spend countless hours on the phone coordinating care for patients at home receiving home palliative care or home hospice services."
"As Director of Outpatient Palliative Care for Emory Clinic, Dr. Curseen has built a practice where patients living with serious illness can find a team of healthcare professionals who will meet them where they are and address their various sources of suffering, bit by bit, appointment by appointment."Salma de la Feld
Department of Dermatology|The Emory Clinic
"Dedicated to providing the highest level of patient care and helping patients understand their diagnoses and treatment plans""A team player; cares about departmental morale and supporting her colleagues""Ensures that every patient feels heard and their concerns valued"George Deeb
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine|Emory University Hospital
"Dr. Deeb always takes the extra steps to make sure he is fairly shouldering the heavy clinical service burden with his colleagues in hematopathology, and to ensure that he is providing very thorough and excellent quality pathology assessment to best serve our patients."
"George has a high-caliber attributes of collegiality, professionalism and citizenship."
"Dr. Deeb is well-recognized by both pathologists and clinicians alike for his unparalleled collegiality and hard work directed at achieving the best patient outcomes."
Thomas Dodson
Department of Surgery|The Emory Clinic
"Very committed to his patients. Skilled in the OR and very respectful to the entire team."
"Very supportive of junior and mid career faculty members"
"Great educator"
Yazan Duwayri
Department of Surgery|Emory University Hospital
"Strong commitment to excellence in patient care with clinical expertise in complex vascular conditions, compassion, and superb technical skill."
"Instrumental in assisting young faculty with their own faculty development."
"Role model for trainees in terms of how much attention to detail and care he provides to each individual patient- whether he is their primary surgeon or even if he is 'just covering' for partners."
Bree Eaton
Department of Radiation Oncology|Emory Proton Therapy Center
"Bree has been responsible for starting and leading the proton therapy program for children with cancer at the new Emory Proton Therapy Center which opened for clinical care in December 2018. Proton therapy is often indicated for children with cancer who require radiation. Until December 2018, such children and their families would have to leave Atlanta and Georgia for up to 6 weeks to receive such care."
"Bree personally initiated and led all the efforts to make this large facility both patient and family friendly for such children and navigated the care handoffs from CHOA caregivers and arranged for high quality pediatric anesthesia care at the center’s Midtown location."
"In short order, the center under Bree’s leadership has become a national landmark of high quality pediatric cancer care with the latest proton technology. She has also arranged in short order for most children there to be enrolled on important and relevant clinical trials."
Fuad El Rassi
Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Very knowledgeable and always willing to teach/educate."
"Always putting the needs of the patients first."
"Demonstrates excellent patient care and bedside manner."
C. McLean Ellis
Department of Family & Preventative Medicine|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Great patient advocate"
"Here less than 6 months and already presented grand rounds to OB/GYN."
"Playing critical role in developing Palliative Care for the NICU"
Marshall Fleurant
Department of Medicine|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Has led the Purple Practice of the Grady Primary Care Center to patient satisfaction scores that are above goal for the last 2 years"
"Serves as the Practice Director for Purple and collaborates with nurses, trainees, registrars and other team members to transform and improve care"
"Led the Diabetes Management and Feedback Program which improved our practice's and patient's A1C control"
Tom Fox
Department of Pediatrics|Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
"Tom is a caring, kind, and compassionate clinician who is greatly respected by his patients and their families for his patience and respect.""Both healthcare and administrative colleagues have commented on Tom's commitment to his patients and his advocacy for their care."
"When I walked into the room, the patient said to me, "Oh no, I don't want you; I want the tall guy.""
Rachel Geller
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Always carves out time for patient related matters, regardless of her schedule.""Excellent clinical acumen""A favorite amongst residents and medical students because she stresses the importance of education."Anne Gill
Department of Pediatrics|Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
"Outstanding commitment to providing the best possible care for children in need of interventional radiology procedures"
"Pursuing clinical trials that will clarify evidence-based care models"
"Program Director for new pediatric interventional radiology fellowship program"
Stephan Goebel
Department of Medicine|Atlanta VA Medical Center
"Can handle the most complex of procedures and is a great mentor to junior faculty and fellows"
"Always compassionate and caring towards his patients"
"Works tirelessly to perform endoscopy for Veterans"Felix Gonzalez
Department of Radiology|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Dr. Gonzalez achieves highest clinical recognition by the patients he treats. He is dedicated to guaranteeing the best experience possible. Takes his time and he is very methodical with his explanations."
"Dr. Gonzalez is a recognized leader in the treatment of arthritis pain. He recently won best paper of the year award on the most recent Skeletal Radiology Society meeting."
"His integrity and relationship with colleagues and support staff is beyond exceptional."Holly Gooding
Department of Pediatrics|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Dr. Gooding is the only adolescent medicine doctor at Emory and is working tirelessly to improve access and care for our adolescents."
"Dr. Gooding fields all sorts of questions from her pediatrics colleagues about adolescent medical care so that their patients get state-of-the-art care."
"Dr. Gooding is creating new services for her adolescent patients such as rapid post-exposure prophylaxis for at risk adolescents."
Emily Graubart
Department of Ophthalmology|The Emory Clinic
"Dr. Graubart is an excellent cataract surgeon who is dedicated to improving the sight of her patients."
"She is the director of the comprehensive service and works well with her colleagues developing ways to improve the patient experience."
"She is also a leader in medical student education and has been nationally recognized by the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology."
Mark Griffiths
Department of Pediatrics|Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
"Always walks into the ER with a smile on his face and ready to conquer the day"
"Has a way of putting families and staff members at ease""Medical director of Hughes Spalding hospital"
Erica Han
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Superb work ethic and professionalism"
"Compassionate clinician"
"Exemplary in her knowledge base"
"Outstanding patient advocate"
Jeanne Hatcher
Department of Otolaryngology|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"She is a strong advocate for physician and employee well being and job satisfaction."
"Dr. Hatcher is a wonderful physician and loved by her patients."
"She is recognized as a resident and fellow educator."
Adriana Hermida
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences|The Emory Clinic
"Excellent clinician who received 100% positive patient satisfaction scores last year"
"Dr. Hermida has a remarkable breadth and depth of knowledge, I am blown away by her mechanistic understanding of which biological treatment should be selected based on the clinical presentation of each patient."
"Dr. Hermida has a wonderful capacity to form strong alliances. I'd send a family member to her in a heartbeat. Any mutual patients of ours feel comfortable in her hands and trust her recommendations and guidance."
Rachel Hershenberg
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences|The Emory Clinic
"Rachel is a fantastic clinician and has so much passion for what she does. This comes across in her teaching, clinical work, and creativity with research ideas."
"Her commitment to evidence-based practice is clear and is such a service to her patients and colleagues alike.""Rachel is a team player and fantastic colleague; always willing to go above and beyond for both her patients and colleagues."
Kallio Hunnicutt-Ferguson
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences|The Emory Clinic
"Dr. Hunnicutt helps patients to understand their symptoms and how they can intervene most effectively, empowering them to help themselves."
"Dr. Hunnicutt-Ferguson provides excellent psychological services for substance use disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders within Emory Adult Outpatient Services."
"Dr. Hunnicutt treats patients who are managing complex and challenging symptom presentations, devoting extra time and energy to those who are struggling in a given moment."
Ijeoma Isiadinso
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital
"Dr. Isiadinso is the Founder and Director of the Emory Cardio-Rheumatology Clinic, established in fall of 2016. The Emory Cardio-Rheumatology Clinic is the only clinic of its kind in the southeastern United States, uniquely positioned to serve the needs of patients with rheumatic diseases who are twice as likely as the general population to develop cardiovascular disease."
"Dedicated Preventive Cardiologist, who cares about the well being of her patients."
"Leader and Champion of prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women"
Nieraj Jain
Department of Ophthalmology|The Emory Clinic
"Passionate about patient care"
"Easy to consult with"
"Kind-hearted"Carol Kao
Department of Pediatrics|Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
"You can always count on Dr. Kao to go the extra mile for patients."
"Loved by patients, trusted by parents and colleagues""I would want her to be my child’s doctor!"
Jennifer Kawwass
Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Kind, caring compassionate. Goes the extra mile for her patients. She is an amazing listener, really tries to understand her patients' priorities."
"Selfless with her time. Often tries to squeeze new patients in during her own lunch break so that they have less time to wait for an appointment."
"Understands the time sensitive nature of her field and is always on top of her clinical care."
Ketino Kobaidze
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Tireless advocate and provider of outstanding patient care and advocate for her patients and coworkers as well"
"Amazing mentor for MDs and NPS and site director of our group at Emory Midtown"
"Multiple scholarly publications"
David Krakow
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital
"Outstanding dedication to patient care and to improving systems of care"
""The doctor's doctor".....if we can't figure it out, we ask David Krakow"
"Extraordinarily caring physician"
"Unmatched diagnostic ability"
Joanne Kuntz
Department of Emergency Medicine|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"As Site Director for Palliative Care at EUHM, Dr. Kuntz has fostered relationships across the hospital from the oncology floor to the cardiology service to the many ICUs, with a goal of supporting patients, families, and the team who care for them.""Dr. Kuntz leads a multidisciplinary team of APPs and a SW who work together to assist patients living with serious illness and their families, treating not just the patient's physical pain, but also their emotional, spiritual, financial, and existential pain.""Dr. Kuntz has ensured that EUHM is a place where learners of various backgrounds and levels can be provided with a venue in which to learn the principles and pearls of palliative care practice."Erica Lee
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Excellent depth of knowledge on treatment of patients with serious mental illness"
"Dr. Lee is a role-model for patient-centered and culturally-responsive treatment through clinical work, supervision, teaching, and mentorship"
"Easily accessible and willing to take on patients with complex psychiatric issues"
"Dr. Lee's approachable style allows for trainees to take a stance of curiosity in learning/applying best practices to clinical care, which is of ultimate benefit to our patients."
Joshua Levy
Department of Otolaryngology|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Exemplary relationships with patients and respect for autonomy."
Shiyong Li
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine|Emory University Hospital
"Dr. Li is always striving to serve his patients the best as a pathologist dedicated for excellence in practice.""Dr. Li makes all effort to help and support his colleagues beyond ordinary measures.""Dr. Li always keeps open door for consultation and help despite his very busy clinical service and always takes extra work to elevate the burden from others."Nori Lim
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences|The Emory Clinic
"Provides outstanding care of youth and their families, particularly those with anxiety."
"Commitment to bringing cultural sensitivity to clinical care and training."
"Hardworking, devoted, empathetic, and professional provider"
"Runs parenting groups to help parents manage challenging behaviors"
Matt Linam
Department of Pediatrics|Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
"Matt developed and implemented bedside rounding in our NICUs to optimize patient care and safety. Families have become an integral part of these assessments.""Matt involves patients their families and other clinicians in the care of his patients living the description of "family centered-care."""With a caring, thoughtful, and collaborative approach to care, Matt has been able to help families and staff in finding ways that both can engage in active care."Allison LoPilato
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences|The Emory Clinic
"Provides outstanding care to youth with emotional dysregulation, both individual and group therapy"
"Dr. LoPilato has been certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Children (DBT-C) and has conducted 3-week-long DBT skills boot camp for teens in the summer."
"Provides therapy to parents to help address mental and behavioral health needs of children and adolescents"
Noble Maleque
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Team player, wonderful colleague, patients love him as he was wonderful bedside manner"
"Great teacher and leader within medical education community"
"Fantastic mentor to medical students, residents and junior faculty"
Jonathan Masor
Department of Medicine|The Emory Clinic
"While in the room, he has complete focus on the patient.""Up to date on literature and able to answer questions"
"Never seems rushed to "get the appointment over with""
Erin McCarty
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Works tirelessly to advocate for improved care for stroke patients at Grady.""Created the first unit to Cohort Stroke patients to assure specialized care.""Consistently stellar feedback, as among the best teachers of resident physicians. A true role model."Terri McFadden
Department of Pediatrics|Hughes Spalding Hospital
"Dr. McFadden provides exemplary care to her patients.""Dr. McFadden has served as the Medical Director for the Primary Care Clinic for over 20 years and has expertly led the clinic through many transitions and ensured that we provide state of art care to our patients.""Dr. McFadden models to her colleague, the residents and the staff how we can be excellent primary care doctors while attending to health disparities and the social determinants of health."Judson Miller
Department of Pediatrics|Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
"Most loved doctor by patients""Comes in on days off to take care of patients""Also loved by parents"Taniqua Miller
Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics|Emory University Hospital
"Compassionate patient care In Womens health""Working to advance under-represented minorities in Medicine""Helps to support her peers in furthering their careers"Jennifer Morgan
Department of Medicine|Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
"Dr. Morgan has an exceptional bedside manner. She is caring, compassionate, respectful and patient-centered in all my encounters with her.""Dr. Morgan's practice is evidence-based. She applies the latest clinical practice guidelines and educates about the risks and benefits of relevant options.""She has a terrific network of specialists for referral when indicated. She knows not only who is knowledgeable, but also those who share her compassionate, patient-centered approach."James Neely
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital
"James is one of our nocturnists at EUH. He takes incredible care of patients.""Despite being incredibly busy with 10 teams to crosscover on while handling admissions, he's meticulous and extremely thoughtful in his patient care.""He is extremely reliable. Anytime I have a patient I'm worried about, James is ready to hear about them and do whatever is needed to support their care."Janice Newsome
Department of Radiology|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Upbeat, enthusiastic, energetic with her patients, which makes them feel hopeful and connected.""Dr. Newsome really listens to her patients, tries to understand their feelings and experiences, and communicates that understanding to them.""She is more than book-smart, she is truly talented at her craft and has a remarkable capacity to blend the relevant evidence, her impressive skills, and her wise intuitions to provide the best care possible."Modele Ogunniyi
Department of Medicine|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Excellent clinician who provides comprehensive and compassionate care to her patients every day at the Grady heart failure clinic and on inpatient cardiology consults.""Contributes to the improvement of public health and delivery of care through multiple innovative quality improvement and research projects as the codirector at the Grady heart failure clinic (e.g., reducing heart failure readmissions through telemonitoring, improving depression screening in heart failure patients).""Tireless patient advocate particularly for underserved populations"
Nora Oliver
Department of Medicine|Atlanta VA Medical Center
"Excellent patient-centered approach in everyday practice""Wonderful teacher to trainees and clinic providers""Follows evidence-based research"Anand Patel
Department of Medicine|Grady Memorial Hospital
"New to faculty but already quickly built a name for himself as a go-to consultant for many services""Professional, confident, fun, and great under pressure""Sole provider of a valuable service to Grady that is relied upon by many and has no redundancy—endoscopic ultrasound"Gaurav Patel
Department of Anesthesiology|Emory University Hospital
"Always willing to take on the most difficult patients and never complains about it."
"Great teacher to both residents, anesthetists, and other doctors."
"In stressful situations in the OR, Dr. Patel always adds a level of calm and levelheadedness."
Trusharth Patel
Department of Anesthesiology|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Inspiring demeanor with patients, always calm and reassuring""Devoted to our pain fellows, coordinating very useful cadaver workshops""Fantastic teacher"Ravi Pathak
Department of Anesthesiology|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Ravi is part anesthesia and part Palliative Care that makes him 100% compassionate, empathetic and thoughtful.""Skilled pain interventionalist with excellent medical knowledge""Problem solver, critical thinker and communicates well with patients and colleagues"Andrew Pendley
Department of Emergency Medicine|Emory University Hospital
"Dr. Pendley is able to think fast and make decisions quickly, but does so thoughtfully, collaboratively, and calmly.""Despite his focus on efficiency and throughput, Dr. Pendley takes time with his patients to listen to their story, gather the necessary information, and make and implement a good treatment plan in the ED setting.""Rather than just react to emergencies when they occur in the ED, Dr. Pendley does his best to take the steps needed to ward off an emergency or a patient crashing."Kalpana Prasad
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences|Atlanta VA Medical Center
"Always caring towards patients and peers""Wealth of information""Great team player"Meena Prasad
Department of Medicine|Atlanta VA Medical Center
"Advocate for her patients""Clinical Experience""Compassionate"Tammie Quest
Department of Family & Preventative Medicine|Atlanta VA Medical Center
"Dr. Quest is the consummate leader. She advocates for patients, families, faculty, and staff alike, all with the goal of providing the best palliative care to patients of all Emory hospitals and affiliates.""With patients and families, Dr. Quest quickly establishes rapport, elicits the patient's hopes and worries, and provides the patient and family with the right help at the right time.""As a colleague, Dr. Quest is always ready to help a team member think through a challenging situation."Katie Ragsdale
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences|The Emory Clinic
"Katie's clinical skills with regard to assessment, conceptualization, and treatment delivery are outstanding.""She is the first colleague I go to for consultation on a tough problem, and is always helpful.""Katie regularly brings new ideas to our team to improve patient care and the quality of our services overall."Mark Rosing
Department of Emergency Medicine|Emory University Hospital
"Although he is very understated, Dr. Rosing is remarkably competent and medically wise and sophisticated""Dr. Rosing treats patients and their loves ones with respect, kindness, and care.""Dr. Rosing is trustworthy, honest, and benevolent in his interactions with the ED patients and other ED providers."Christina Rostad
Department of Pediatrics|Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
"Dr. Rostad is committed to ensuring that her patients receive the most up to date therapies. Consulting with experts both locally and nationally, she consistently makes sure that they are provided with every opportunity to receive cutting edge care.""As a graduate of Emory’s pediatric residency and fellowship programs, Dr. Rostad is committed to ensuring that trainees receive training in the key aspects of pediatric infectious disease.""Dr. Rostad’s kindness and compassion for her patients extends to her colleagues and she is consistently an advocate for both."Amanda Sanders
Department of Medicine|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Compassionate doctor--able to treat medical illnesses while also recognizing and working to alleviate socioeconomic barriers that often arise at Grady.""Continues to seek out learning opportunities for not only personal growth/leadership but then is able to bring this expertise back to our group in an effort to continue to educate our group of physicians""Helping to design and oversee the new ED Hospitalist role"Joanna Schindler
Department of Anesthesiology|Grady Memorial Hospital
"As director of our preoperative assessment clinic, Dr. Schindler is vital to getting our high-risk patients at Grady optimized for the best possible surgical outcomes.""Dr. Schindler has pioneered telephone assessments for our eye patients, which has improved patient access and convenience while making efficient use of hospital resources.""Through collaborations with the Division of Endocrinology Dr. Schindler has advanced our perioperative management of hyperglycemia."Stacie Schmidt
Department of Medicine|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Tireless advocate for the most "difficult" patients--those with aberrant behaviors, substance use, and history of trauma""Incredible job of networking and coordinating across specialties to dismantle our medical silos and improve comprehensive care for Grady patients."Majid Sheikh
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital
"Takes time to answer questions to patient, family and nurses""Very empathetic towards patients and the staff""Dedicates 100% of himself to his work everyday, regardless if he is tired and not feeling well""Very attentive to his patients and their needs"Anandi Sheth
Department of Medicine|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Brilliant clinician educator; works hard to train folks at all levels of training, including med students, APPs and fellows;""Collaborates closely and works with the high risk OB group at Emory to develop and implement plans to link and keep HIV+ vulnerable pregnant women in care""Works and collaborates with community based clinics that work with vulnerable at risk populations to train them on how to do HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis"Soumitri Sil
Department of Pediatrics|Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
"Soumitri has worked hard to ensure that Aflac patients have access to outpatient psychotherapy services on all three campuses.""Soumitri provides empirically supported cognitive behavioral therapy for patients experiencing chronic pain.""Soumitri works closely to involve all Aflac psychologists in her clinical research projects to benefit our patients with pain."Adam Singer
Department of Radiology|Grady Memorial Hospital
"He is always available to answer questions and help coordinate diagnostic studies for patients with complex musculoskeletal injuries.""He always reaches out to the clinical care team if he wants to better understand the clinical problem. He has come to my OR several times just to learn about the problem. I have never seen a radiologist do this before.""His example for relationship with his clinical partners has affected other radiologists in his practice who now do the same thing."Willie Smith
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Role model for junior faculty""Represents patients' best interests in truly COMPLEX hospital discharges""Team player, reliable, consistent; always professional"Boris Spektor
Department of Anesthesiology|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Very responsive to outpatients and PCPs with regards to pain management""Very knowledgeable about medication issues for geriatric patients"Sahar Taghvaei
Department of Medicine|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Dr. Taghvaei is extremely dedicated to her patients and always goes above and beyond for them.""She easily connects with her patients and their families.""She always tries to uplift everyone around her with her extremely positive attitude."Jabeen Taj
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital
"As Site Director for Palliative Care at EUH, Dr. Taj has built the service up to new heights in the provision of palliative care and hospice services to patients and families in need.""As Director of Cardiac Palliative Care, Dr. Taj has collaborated effectively with the Advanced Heart Failure Team to ensure that patients being considered for advanced heart failure therapies meet with palliative care as part of their initial evaluation.""In her care of patients, Dr. Taj meets patients and families where they are and supports the teams who provide their care day in and day out."Yilang Tang
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences|Atlanta VA Medical Center
"Yilang's expertise in the area of addiction psychiatry have made such a contribution to our team.""Dr. Tang invests in his patients and provides excellent clinical care.""His approach to patient care and to working with an interdisciplinary team make him such a pleasure to work with."Peter Thompson
Department of Surgery|Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
"Dr. Thompson treats each patient as if they were a family member. He is incredibly calm, compassionate, and detail oriented.""Dr. Thompson routinely spends more than an hour explaining breast reconstruction options to women recently diagnosed with breast cancer. He never seems rushed and gives each patient the individualized care she deserves.""Dr. Thompson remains calm, level headed, and kind even in stressful situations."Antoine Trammell
Department of Medicine|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Great inpatient quality metrics""Board of Directors for Center for Black Women's Wellness along with other community work to improve the health of the community""Director of Refugee Clinic"Duc (Bobby) Tran, Jr.
Department of Hematology/Medical Oncology|Emory University Hospital Midtown
"Dr. Tran takes time and care with each of his patients. He strives to design treatment plans collaboratively with them that are in their best interests medically but also take into account their lifestyle and preferences.""Dr. Tran exudes a warm, friendly, and empathetic nature, which makes his patients feel comfortable with him.""Dr. Tran takes his time with his patients, really listens to them, and conveys that he has heard them and will incorporate their perspective."Keriann Van Nostrand
Department of Medicine|Emory University Hospital
"Very thorough, excellent communication skills. Her patients adore her. Goes above and beyond to help her patients.""Very helpful to colleagues. Excellent team player. Has multidisciplinary team approach which makes it easy to work with.""Lot of enthusiasm. Hardworking. Outstanding physician."Monica Ward
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences|Grady Memorial Hospital
"Dr. Ward always steps up to cover the inpatient service when her colleagues need help""Places Grady and her patients above everything else.""Always immediately available to the residents"Laura Watkins
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences|The Emory Clinic
"She is an excellent clinician and colleague who adds enormous value to our team.""She can always be counted on to be thorough and rigorous in her approach.""She has developed the clinical programming for a dual diagnosis (PTSD/depression/anxiety and substance abuse) treatment program as part of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program Intensive Outpatient Program."Sally West
Department of Medicine|The Emory Clinic
"Honors the patient/physician relationship, spending quality, caring time with each patient""Creates a plan of care that is understood by her patients and feasible for the patient, helping to insure that the patient can follow through with recommendations""Very supportive and caring"Stormi White
Department of Pediatrics|Marcus Autism Center
"Unparalleled care for her patients and families""Stellar supervision of trainees at all levels in our organization""Novel approaches to multidisciplinary care to achieve best practice assessments in a financially sustainable manner"Deborah Young
Department of Pediatrics|Hughes Spalding Hospital and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
"Amazing role model in clinical care and professionalism - an expert in managing difficult patient encounters""Energizing presence during a busy emergency department shift""She is an incredibly supportive colleague and excels as a mentor to junior faculty members."
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