Emory University Department of Medicine

Last but not least! After five weeks of introducing our new class of chiefs, we now come to our final spotlight… Suyu Zhang, Grady Memorial Hospital!

🩺Medical School: New York Medical College
🎓College: Tufts University
🏡Hometown: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan and New Haven, Connecticut
🎉Fun fact: "When I had to have my meniscus repaired in medical school, I asked the anesthesiologist for an epidural block instead of general anesthesia so I could watch the surgery.”
🔗Full spotlight: bit.ly/3Li8jEz

Please join us once more in welcoming this new group of leaders and wishing them a great year ahead!

🎉 : Congrats to Anayancy Ramos Facio, PhD, candidate in Emory Laney Graduate School's microbiology and molecular genetics program, and her advisor Timothy Read, PhD, Infectious Diseases faculty member, for being named 2024 Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Gilliam Fellows!

This program recognizes student-adviser pairs for their outstanding research and their commitments to advancing equity and inclusion in science. Each student-adviser pair is awarded $53,000 in support each year for up to three years of the student's dissertation research.

✨ICYMI: In July, DOM's Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine hosted another successful Annual Southeast Review and Update on Medical Care of Older Adults!

This event brought together a vibrant and diverse group of healthcare professionals including primary care physicians, internal medicine and geriatric specialists, nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, and hospice and palliative medicine experts. Over the one and a half days together this group discussed the multifaceted challenges faced by today’s elderly patients and how our communities can stay at the forefront of geriatric care.

Read more➡️bit.ly/3LZQXwy

🥁Drum roll please for our next ... Jim Pennoyer, chief at Emory University Hospital!

🩺Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
🎓College: University of Notre Dame
🏡Hometown: East Providence, RI
🎉Fun fact: "I played the trumpet in the Notre Dame marching band as an undergraduate. I may not have been the most talented trumpet player, but I was the loudest!"

Read Jim's spotlight & meet our other chiefs: bit.ly/3Li8jEz

"I started in February 2024 and the time has flown by! I have thoroughly enjoyed the last few months discovering all the research that is happening in our department and meeting several exceptional investigators, coordinators, and administrators involved in these studies."

👋Meet Chelsea, our next ! Chelsea is an indispensable member of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, playing a crucial role in supporting RADx Tech studies and assisting investigators with starting research studies.

Read her full spotlight➡️ bit.ly/3WyVKd4

Introducing our next : Mackenzie Garcia, Ambulatory Chief Resident!

🩺Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
🎓College: Colorado State University
🏡Hometown: Evergreen, Colorado
🎉Fun fact: "I recently acquired a hobby of building LEGO creations. It’s not something I did much as a kid so it’s a new-found joy!"
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Read Mackenzie's spotlight & meet our other chiefs: bit.ly/3Li8jEz

Emory University and GradyHealth teams have been instrumental in testing and conducting clinical studies for the first FDA-authorized point-of-care hepatitis C (HCV) test, Xpert HCV. Their involvement began in the fall of 2023 as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) RADx Tech test validation center.

We are proud to share that the Grady Liver Clinic teams were led under the direction of GIM faculty, Shelly-Ann Fluker, MD, FACP (L) and Lesley Miller, MD (R), and served as one of the 15 sites enrolling in the nationwide clinical trial. ⁠ 🎉

Full article➡ brnw.ch/21wLvRX

☀️Happy last day of July! Find out what the DOM, as well as our Faculty Development and RYSE teams, have been up to this past month by checking out our July Bulletin and What's Up in Research newsletters located on our News & Updates archive➡️bit.ly/dom-news-updates
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Read about the following & MORE!⁠
🔹Celebrating the "Class of 2024"
🔹Meet DOM's new leaders, faculty, fellows, chiefs, and interns
🔹31 DOM faculty named 2024 "Top Docs"
🔹RYSE, staff, and researchers spotlight
🔹2024 DOM Research Day

🔔Attention rising fourth-year medical students! Interested in pursuing a career in internal medicine? Do you want a sneak peek into residency at a thriving academic medical center?

Consider applying to our RYSE Visiting Mini-Clerkship for the following opportunities (and more):
🔹Faculty mentorship
🔹Virtual exposure to clinical sites at Emory
🔹Access to educational activities & networking opportunities with leaders in our IM residency program
🔹Coaching for interview season

📅Applications are due August 7. Learn more: bit.ly/3YiL84x

✨Introducing our next : Irtiqa Fazili, chief at the Atlanta VA Medical Center!

🩺Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
🎓College: University of Pennsylvania
🏡Hometown: Nashville, TN
🎉Fun fact: "In 2023, I visited five national parks – Arches, Canyonlands, Grand Canyon, Zion, and Great Smoky Mountains."

Read Irtiqa's spotlight & meet our other chiefs: bit.ly/3Li8jEz

🎉 : Congrats to DOM's own Monica Farley, MD (Infectious Diseases), on her recent appointment as President-Elect of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases(NFID)!

Since 1973, the NFID has led national efforts to increase awareness about infectious disease prevention and treatment. NFID is dedicated to educating and engaging the public, communities, and healthcare professionals about infectious diseases across the lifespan.

On July 8, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, announced a new pilot program, the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, which aims to provide support and services to both patients and caregivers to address the challenges posed by dementia effectively.

GradyHealth was selected as one of 390 institutions to participate, and we are proud to share that DOM's own Gabriela Cohen, MD, and her Emory at Grady Geriatric team will lead the implementation of the GUIDE model at Grady.👏

Read full article ➡ bit.ly/3YfSCWa

✨Our next is Dan Barboto, chief at Emory University Hospital Midtown!

🩺Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
🎓 College: The University of Tampa
🏡 Hometown: ​​​​​​​Tampa, Florida
🎉Fun fact: "I'm a big soccer guy! When I’m not in the hospital, you can find me playing soccer all over Atlanta in one of the many leagues the city has to offer."

Read his full spotlight & meet our other chiefs: bit.ly/3Li8jEz

✨LEADERSHIP NEWS✨️ We're thrilled to welcome our newest Department of Medicine Program Directors! Congratulations to these outstanding education leaders:
🔹Kelly Kaysen, MD: Rheumatology Fellowship PD⁠
🔹Priya Kohli, MD: Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship PD⁠
🔹Varun Phadke, MD: Infectious Disease Fellowship PD (eff. 9/1)⁠

➡️Read the full announcement: bit.ly/3S8zENe

🎉 : Congrats to GIM faculty member, Tracey Henry, MD, MPH, MS, who was selected by the National Academy of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for their 2024–2025 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows!

Beginning in September, Dr. Henry will be one of seven health professionals spending a year in Washington, D.C., working on health-related legislative and regulatory issues with members of Congress and the executive branch.

✨Introducing our 2024–2025 IM Chief Residents! First up...meet Kylie Anthony, one of our chiefs at Grady Memorial Hospital! 👋

Medical School: McGovern Medical School (UT Health Houston)
College: Baylor University
Hometown: ​​​​​​​Temple, TX

What is your favorite thing about our program?
🔹Absolutely the people! I could see even through a Zoom screen on interview day the camaraderie between the residents and amongst the attendings. My co-residents have been incredibly supportive through the ups and downs that occur in residency, and I am so grateful to work and learn alongside them every day.

➡️Read the full spotlight & meet our other chiefs: bit.ly/3Li8jEz

✨️Exciting beginnings are unfolding this July.✨️On July 1, we welcomed 50+ fellows to the Department of Medicine! Meeting everyone in person over the past week has been so exciting, and we can't wait to get to know each of our newest trainees better. Let's give them a warm welcome and cheers to joining the !

👋So long and farewell! Please join us in congratulating our fellows who have completed their fellowships this academic year. Across our many fellowship programs, trainees, leaders, faculty, and staff gathered over the last few weeks to celebrate this momentous achievement in these physicians' medical training.

We thank the for their time spent with us, and look forward to seeing them shine in their future endeavors! ✨️

👏Let's give a big round of applause to the 31 DOM faculty members who were recognized in Atlanta Magazine’s Top Doctors list! These physicians were selected by their peers as the city's best doctors this year.

DOM physicians represented in 2024 ‘Top Doctors’ list in Atlanta magazine - Emory Daily Pulse Emory physicians once again lead in being recognized in Atlanta magazine’s 2024 “Top Doctors” issue. Physicians within Emory Healthcare, Emory Healthcare Network, Emory medical staff, and faculty and adjunct faculty of Emory University School of Medicine comprise...

Cheers to the ! Our J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program wrapped up the year with our annual Senior Banquet and 🍻Chief's Roast & Toast events, celebrating an exceptional group of physicians. Despite embarking on residency during a pandemic, these trainees remained resilient and we could not be more proud of what they have accomplished during their time with us. ⁠

🎓To our grads: whether you are staying at Emory or moving on, we wish you all the best as you take the next steps in your careers. Congratulations!

➡️Read more: bit.ly/3RPtcdP

✨️ICYMI: As we wrap up June, be sure to check out this month's DOM Bulletin (RYSE & Faculty Development editions) and What's Up in Research newsletters located on our DOM archive at bit.ly/dom-news-updates!

🌈As Pride Month comes to a close, we want to give a special shoutout to GIM faculty member, Jason Schneider, MD, for receiving Georgia Equality's Allen Thornell Political Advancement Award! Dr. Schneider is recognized for his long-term advocacy and work on behalf of LGBTQIA+ people, particularly his role in organizing and mobilizing healthcare professionals to advocate against restrictions on gender-affirming care during past legislative sessions.

✨What a year it's been! Our '23–'24 IM chief residents are saying goodbye and embarking on new endeavors. We thank them for their outstanding leadership and dedication this past year!
🔹Alisha Arora
🔹Martin Campbell
🔹Alvaro Ceballos
🔹Charlie Fortin-Leung
🔹Deanna Gill
🔹Alex Matelski

🌈June is ! To celebrate this time of year, Emory University School of Medicine recently spotlighted Geriatrics and Gerontology postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Jeffrey Lentz.

Dr. Lentz is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and has devoted his educational and research pursuits to studying this population. His interest initially sparked when he was an undergrad interning at True Colors United, a nonprofit organization that serves and supports LGBTQ+ youth. “True Colors opened my eyes and helped me discover my passion for learning about my community more deeply.”

Now, as a third-year post-doctoral fellow, his research focuses on LGBTQ+ older adults, exploring their aging process, overall health in long-term care, and their caregivers. Read his full profile ➡️ https://brnw.ch/21wKRG5

To our trainees starting their residencies today—welcome! 🙌 We are so EXCITED to have you join the family and look forward to working with you!🎉

✨️We are proud to announce that incoming DOM Chair, Carlos del Rio, MD, has been elected to serve on the National Academy of Medicine Council! This will be his second four-year term as the NAM international secretary, one of three key leaders of the academy.

As international secretary, he works closely with the NAM president and governing council, and as liaison to the global academies of medicine and science. First elected in 2020, Dr. del Rio's re-election is a testament to his valuable contributions to the academy and the field of medicine. Read the full story ➡️brnw.ch/21wKEWv

📰DOM LEADERSHIP NEWS: Joanna Bonsall, MD, PhD, has been named the new Chief of Emory Medical Service at Grady Memorial Hospital, effective July 1!

Dr. Bonsall currently serves as the Chief of Hospital Medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital, the largest division within the Department of Medicine at Grady. In this role, she has shown exceptional leadership, fostering growth and a culture of engagement among her team.

We are thrilled about her ongoing leadership at Grady and look forward to the positive impact she will make! Read more➡️bit.ly/4b5qoQK

It’s the most fun day of the year—Emory Staff Fest! We hope you are having a "rocking" time! 🎸🥁

If you're not here yet, there's still time to 🎵swing🎵 by before 2 p.m. and with us.