Emory University Department of Medicine
@emorydeptofmed.bsky.social
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Gina Lundberg, MD, was named the 2026 recipient of the AHA Dr. Nanette K. Wenger Award. On 2/2, she received this honor at the Women's Heart Organization Summit in Washington, D.C. In attendance was women's heart health pioneer Nanette Wenger, MD, DOM Emeritus Professor! #DOMKudos 🔗 bit.ly/46zEoCC
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Gina Lundberg, MD, was named the 2026 recipient of the AHA Dr. Nanette K. Wenger Award. On 2/2, she received this honor at the Women's Heart Organization Summit in Washington, D.C. In attendance was women's heart health pioneer Nanette Wenger, MD, DOM Emeritus Professor! #DOMKudos 🔗 bit.ly/46zEoCC
In the Winter 2026 edition of the Emory Health Digest, researchers share groundbreaking innovations. Hear from DOM's own:
🔹 Shots That Changed the World | Nadine Rouphael, MD & Walter Orenstein, MD
🔹 Dinner with a Doctor | Dylan Baker, MD, Nadine Harris, MD & Ameeta Kalokhe, MD
🔗 bit.ly/4bqnWIf
🔹 Shots That Changed the World | Nadine Rouphael, MD & Walter Orenstein, MD
🔹 Dinner with a Doctor | Dylan Baker, MD, Nadine Harris, MD & Ameeta Kalokhe, MD
🔗 bit.ly/4bqnWIf
February 4, 2026 at 1:03 PM
In the Winter 2026 edition of the Emory Health Digest, researchers share groundbreaking innovations. Hear from DOM's own:
🔹 Shots That Changed the World | Nadine Rouphael, MD & Walter Orenstein, MD
🔹 Dinner with a Doctor | Dylan Baker, MD, Nadine Harris, MD & Ameeta Kalokhe, MD
🔗 bit.ly/4bqnWIf
🔹 Shots That Changed the World | Nadine Rouphael, MD & Walter Orenstein, MD
🔹 Dinner with a Doctor | Dylan Baker, MD, Nadine Harris, MD & Ameeta Kalokhe, MD
🔗 bit.ly/4bqnWIf
Tomorrow's MGR is a special edition, as it coincides with the Learning to Be Better Teachers Conference! Kerri Palamara McGrath, MD, joins us to present, "From Evidence to Transformation: Coaching Conversations That Move Learning Forward."
🗓️ February 3 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4bfgiAw
🗓️ February 3 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4bfgiAw
February 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Tomorrow's MGR is a special edition, as it coincides with the Learning to Be Better Teachers Conference! Kerri Palamara McGrath, MD, joins us to present, "From Evidence to Transformation: Coaching Conversations That Move Learning Forward."
🗓️ February 3 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4bfgiAw
🗓️ February 3 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4bfgiAw
We're excited to announce that Sonali Sakaria, MD, was named DOM's Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs! In this role, she will serve as a key physician leader for outpatient clinical operations within the DOM, promoting high-quality, safe, efficient & accessible patient care. Read more: bit.ly/4qAEyBG
January 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
We're excited to announce that Sonali Sakaria, MD, was named DOM's Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs! In this role, she will serve as a key physician leader for outpatient clinical operations within the DOM, promoting high-quality, safe, efficient & accessible patient care. Read more: bit.ly/4qAEyBG
Congrats to Audry Chacín-Suarez, MD, DOM Cardiology Fellow, on her publication in the Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular Health in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Applying the American Heart Association Life's Simple 7 Framework in a Center-Based Cohort. 🔗 bit.ly/4bFjw06
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Congrats to Audry Chacín-Suarez, MD, DOM Cardiology Fellow, on her publication in the Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular Health in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Applying the American Heart Association Life's Simple 7 Framework in a Center-Based Cohort. 🔗 bit.ly/4bFjw06
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Missed last week’s #ProjectECHO Session? Listen and subscribe to our podcast 👉https://scdp-echo-podcasts.simplecast.com Dr. Gavin Harris and Dr. Ziad Kazzi from @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social and Ricky Schutter from
Georgia DPH for an #EmergencyHospitalPreparedness #ProjectECHO session.
Georgia DPH for an #EmergencyHospitalPreparedness #ProjectECHO session.
January 26, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Missed last week’s #ProjectECHO Session? Listen and subscribe to our podcast 👉https://scdp-echo-podcasts.simplecast.com Dr. Gavin Harris and Dr. Ziad Kazzi from @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social and Ricky Schutter from
Georgia DPH for an #EmergencyHospitalPreparedness #ProjectECHO session.
Georgia DPH for an #EmergencyHospitalPreparedness #ProjectECHO session.
Join us for tomorrow's MGR featuring Anand Jain, MD. He will be presenting "Beyond the Esophagus: Systemic Manifestations of Esophageal Disorders."
🗓️ Tuesday, January 27 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/3YOGnyL
Missed a previous MGR? Check out our archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
🗓️ Tuesday, January 27 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/3YOGnyL
Missed a previous MGR? Check out our archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
January 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Join us for tomorrow's MGR featuring Anand Jain, MD. He will be presenting "Beyond the Esophagus: Systemic Manifestations of Esophageal Disorders."
🗓️ Tuesday, January 27 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/3YOGnyL
Missed a previous MGR? Check out our archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
🗓️ Tuesday, January 27 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/3YOGnyL
Missed a previous MGR? Check out our archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
👋 Meet Sofia Santoro, recipient of the Department of Medicine's 2025 Outstanding Newcomer Award. We’re excited to feature this outstanding staff member's work with the Georgia Emerging Infections Program within the Division of Infectious Diseases.
Read Sofia's #DOMStaff Spotlight ➡️ bit.ly/3Y0QobS
Read Sofia's #DOMStaff Spotlight ➡️ bit.ly/3Y0QobS
January 21, 2026 at 3:04 PM
👋 Meet Sofia Santoro, recipient of the Department of Medicine's 2025 Outstanding Newcomer Award. We’re excited to feature this outstanding staff member's work with the Georgia Emerging Infections Program within the Division of Infectious Diseases.
Read Sofia's #DOMStaff Spotlight ➡️ bit.ly/3Y0QobS
Read Sofia's #DOMStaff Spotlight ➡️ bit.ly/3Y0QobS
Tune in tomorrow to hear from this week's Medicine Grand Rounds speaker, Daniel Graciaa, MD, who will be presenting, "The Vaccine Landscape: Clinical Updates for 2026."
🗓️ Tuesday, Jan. 20 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4jx0smB
Missed a previous MGR? View the archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
🗓️ Tuesday, Jan. 20 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4jx0smB
Missed a previous MGR? View the archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Tune in tomorrow to hear from this week's Medicine Grand Rounds speaker, Daniel Graciaa, MD, who will be presenting, "The Vaccine Landscape: Clinical Updates for 2026."
🗓️ Tuesday, Jan. 20 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4jx0smB
Missed a previous MGR? View the archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
🗓️ Tuesday, Jan. 20 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4jx0smB
Missed a previous MGR? View the archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
Today we celebrate #MLKDay. On this day, Emory pays tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As we continue with Emory King Week, may we remember to continue to honor Dr. King through service and community year-round.
King Week Schedule ➡️ bit.ly/4qLJIe3
King Week Schedule ➡️ bit.ly/4qLJIe3
January 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Today we celebrate #MLKDay. On this day, Emory pays tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As we continue with Emory King Week, may we remember to continue to honor Dr. King through service and community year-round.
King Week Schedule ➡️ bit.ly/4qLJIe3
King Week Schedule ➡️ bit.ly/4qLJIe3
In a monumental world first, researchers have performed a coronary artery bypass without cutting the chest wall. We're proud to share that DOM's own, Adam Greenbaum, Vasilis Babaliaros, and Christopher Bruce, were part of this groundbreaking research alongside NIH collaborators. 🔗 bit.ly/457m2sb
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
In a monumental world first, researchers have performed a coronary artery bypass without cutting the chest wall. We're proud to share that DOM's own, Adam Greenbaum, Vasilis Babaliaros, and Christopher Bruce, were part of this groundbreaking research alongside NIH collaborators. 🔗 bit.ly/457m2sb
It’s bittersweet to say goodbye to Dr. Karen Law, whose last day at Emory was January 9. She has accepted an exciting opportunity with Piedmont Healthcare.
We will be celebrating her during the DOM's Learning to Be Better Teachers Day on 2/3. We hope to see you there! 🔗 bit.ly/45D8LaQ
We will be celebrating her during the DOM's Learning to Be Better Teachers Day on 2/3. We hope to see you there! 🔗 bit.ly/45D8LaQ
January 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
It’s bittersweet to say goodbye to Dr. Karen Law, whose last day at Emory was January 9. She has accepted an exciting opportunity with Piedmont Healthcare.
We will be celebrating her during the DOM's Learning to Be Better Teachers Day on 2/3. We hope to see you there! 🔗 bit.ly/45D8LaQ
We will be celebrating her during the DOM's Learning to Be Better Teachers Day on 2/3. We hope to see you there! 🔗 bit.ly/45D8LaQ
Emory King Week begins today! Join the Emory community for a week of honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The 2026 lineup includes👇 and more.
🎓 Educational lectures
🎥 Film screenings
🏆 Community Service Awards Celebration (co-sponsored by @emorymedschool)
Full schedule: bit.ly/4qLJIe3
🎓 Educational lectures
🎥 Film screenings
🏆 Community Service Awards Celebration (co-sponsored by @emorymedschool)
Full schedule: bit.ly/4qLJIe3
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Emory King Week begins today! Join the Emory community for a week of honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The 2026 lineup includes👇 and more.
🎓 Educational lectures
🎥 Film screenings
🏆 Community Service Awards Celebration (co-sponsored by @emorymedschool)
Full schedule: bit.ly/4qLJIe3
🎓 Educational lectures
🎥 Film screenings
🏆 Community Service Awards Celebration (co-sponsored by @emorymedschool)
Full schedule: bit.ly/4qLJIe3
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In a world first, a team of researchers at the National Institutes of Health and @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social , has successfully performed a coronary artery bypass (a normally open-heart surgery) without cutting the chest wall.
#EmoryProud #EmoryMade
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
#EmoryProud #EmoryMade
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
Researchers achieve the first minimally invasive coronary artery bypass
For high-risk patients, the method could offer a safer alternative to open-heart surgery.
www.nih.gov
January 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
In a world first, a team of researchers at the National Institutes of Health and @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social , has successfully performed a coronary artery bypass (a normally open-heart surgery) without cutting the chest wall.
#EmoryProud #EmoryMade
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
#EmoryProud #EmoryMade
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
Join us for tomorrow's DOM Medicine Grand Rounds, "Xenotransplantation: The Rapid Progression from First-in-Human Cases to Clinical Trials," featuring NYU's Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS.
🗓️ Tuesday, January 13 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/49eqhEN
MGR archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
🗓️ Tuesday, January 13 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/49eqhEN
MGR archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
January 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Join us for tomorrow's DOM Medicine Grand Rounds, "Xenotransplantation: The Rapid Progression from First-in-Human Cases to Clinical Trials," featuring NYU's Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS.
🗓️ Tuesday, January 13 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/49eqhEN
MGR archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
🗓️ Tuesday, January 13 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/49eqhEN
MGR archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
Congrats to our #DOMTeam members who received SOM Staff Awards:
🏆️ Excellence in Leadership Award: Jasmah Hanna, @emoryhospmed.bsky.social
🏆️ Excellence in Leadership Award: Zirka Smith
🏆️ Team Excellence Award Research/Science: Emory Children's Center - Vaccine Research Clinic
🏆️ Excellence in Leadership Award: Jasmah Hanna, @emoryhospmed.bsky.social
🏆️ Excellence in Leadership Award: Zirka Smith
🏆️ Team Excellence Award Research/Science: Emory Children's Center - Vaccine Research Clinic
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Congrats to our #DOMTeam members who received SOM Staff Awards:
🏆️ Excellence in Leadership Award: Jasmah Hanna, @emoryhospmed.bsky.social
🏆️ Excellence in Leadership Award: Zirka Smith
🏆️ Team Excellence Award Research/Science: Emory Children's Center - Vaccine Research Clinic
🏆️ Excellence in Leadership Award: Jasmah Hanna, @emoryhospmed.bsky.social
🏆️ Excellence in Leadership Award: Zirka Smith
🏆️ Team Excellence Award Research/Science: Emory Children's Center - Vaccine Research Clinic
Tune in tomorrow for DOM's MGR with Joseph Carpenter, MD (@emoryem.bsky.social), Elizabeth McCord, MD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences), and Theresa Vettese, MD (DOM), who will be presenting, "Management of Inpatients With Substance Use Disorder."
🗓️ 1/6 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4iVEklT
🗓️ 1/6 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4iVEklT
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Tune in tomorrow for DOM's MGR with Joseph Carpenter, MD (@emoryem.bsky.social), Elizabeth McCord, MD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences), and Theresa Vettese, MD (DOM), who will be presenting, "Management of Inpatients With Substance Use Disorder."
🗓️ 1/6 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4iVEklT
🗓️ 1/6 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4iVEklT
🎉 Happy New Year, #DOMTeam! As we enter 2026, we look forward to the new heights our department will reach thanks to our remarkable community of faculty, learners, researchers, and staff.
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
🎉 Happy New Year, #DOMTeam! As we enter 2026, we look forward to the new heights our department will reach thanks to our remarkable community of faculty, learners, researchers, and staff.
November and December DOM Staff Milestone Anniversaries:
👏25 YEARS: Nino Kavtaradze
👏20 YEARS: Monica Cabrera-Mora
👏15 YEARS: Mary Pierre
👏10 YEARS: Farhad Jameel, Olga Rivera, Tina Tisdale
👏5 YEARS: Eli Barrera-Nitz, Jane Dillavou, Byron Grover, Dalia Arafat Gulick, Tim Thurman, Sabeena Usman
👏25 YEARS: Nino Kavtaradze
👏20 YEARS: Monica Cabrera-Mora
👏15 YEARS: Mary Pierre
👏10 YEARS: Farhad Jameel, Olga Rivera, Tina Tisdale
👏5 YEARS: Eli Barrera-Nitz, Jane Dillavou, Byron Grover, Dalia Arafat Gulick, Tim Thurman, Sabeena Usman
December 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
November and December DOM Staff Milestone Anniversaries:
👏25 YEARS: Nino Kavtaradze
👏20 YEARS: Monica Cabrera-Mora
👏15 YEARS: Mary Pierre
👏10 YEARS: Farhad Jameel, Olga Rivera, Tina Tisdale
👏5 YEARS: Eli Barrera-Nitz, Jane Dillavou, Byron Grover, Dalia Arafat Gulick, Tim Thurman, Sabeena Usman
👏25 YEARS: Nino Kavtaradze
👏20 YEARS: Monica Cabrera-Mora
👏15 YEARS: Mary Pierre
👏10 YEARS: Farhad Jameel, Olga Rivera, Tina Tisdale
👏5 YEARS: Eli Barrera-Nitz, Jane Dillavou, Byron Grover, Dalia Arafat Gulick, Tim Thurman, Sabeena Usman
👋 Meet Kymberly McMillan, recipient of the Department of Medicine's 2025 Excellence in Academic Innovation Award. We’re excited to feature this outstanding staff member and her excellent work with our Office of Education.
Read Kymberly's #DOMStaff Spotlight ➡️ bit.ly/3Y3PDyv
Read Kymberly's #DOMStaff Spotlight ➡️ bit.ly/3Y3PDyv
December 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
👋 Meet Kymberly McMillan, recipient of the Department of Medicine's 2025 Excellence in Academic Innovation Award. We’re excited to feature this outstanding staff member and her excellent work with our Office of Education.
Read Kymberly's #DOMStaff Spotlight ➡️ bit.ly/3Y3PDyv
Read Kymberly's #DOMStaff Spotlight ➡️ bit.ly/3Y3PDyv
The end of the year is always special because our teams have the chance to come together in celebration. Our faculty, learners, and staff had an incredible 2025, and we’re excited for all that lies ahead. Happiest of holidays from our #DOMTeam to yours!
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The end of the year is always special because our teams have the chance to come together in celebration. Our faculty, learners, and staff had an incredible 2025, and we’re excited for all that lies ahead. Happiest of holidays from our #DOMTeam to yours!
⭐ HUGE NEWS: Emory's 40 Under Forty program was just released, which recognizes remarkable alumni who are leading change in innovative ways. We're proud to share that DOM's own Kajal Patal, MD (General Internal Medicine), was included in this prestigious list!
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/49Uslm6
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/49Uslm6
December 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
⭐ HUGE NEWS: Emory's 40 Under Forty program was just released, which recognizes remarkable alumni who are leading change in innovative ways. We're proud to share that DOM's own Kajal Patal, MD (General Internal Medicine), was included in this prestigious list!
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/49Uslm6
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/49Uslm6
Two of our incredible faculty members, Terry Jacobson, MD (General Internal Medicine), and Frances Eun-Hyung Lee, MD (Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine), were recognized in the 2025 Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list!
Read the Emory News Center story ➡️ bit.ly/4ohXJP0
Read the Emory News Center story ➡️ bit.ly/4ohXJP0
December 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two of our incredible faculty members, Terry Jacobson, MD (General Internal Medicine), and Frances Eun-Hyung Lee, MD (Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine), were recognized in the 2025 Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list!
Read the Emory News Center story ➡️ bit.ly/4ohXJP0
Read the Emory News Center story ➡️ bit.ly/4ohXJP0
Join us tomorrow to hear from Alexandra Migdal, MD (Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids), who will be presenting, "Beyond the Scale: The New Era of Obesity Management."
🗓️ December 16 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4a7SjTi
Check out our full MGR archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
🗓️ December 16 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4a7SjTi
Check out our full MGR archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
#MedicineGrandRounds
This playlist contains archived sessions of Emory's Internal Medicine ACCME-accredited Medicine Grand Rounds, a weekly conference that features speakers from...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Join us tomorrow to hear from Alexandra Migdal, MD (Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids), who will be presenting, "Beyond the Scale: The New Era of Obesity Management."
🗓️ December 16 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4a7SjTi
Check out our full MGR archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
🗓️ December 16 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/4a7SjTi
Check out our full MGR archive ➡️ bit.ly/dom-mgr-archive
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On the December 11, 2025 Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report, Gavin Harris, MD, covers current special pathogens of concern. Click the link below to access the situation report. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vm5...
Region 4 Special Pathogens of Concern- Situation Report- November 20, 2025
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December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
On the December 11, 2025 Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report, Gavin Harris, MD, covers current special pathogens of concern. Click the link below to access the situation report. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vm5...