Distinguished Faculty

R. Wayne Alexander, MD, PhD
Chairman, Department of Medicine
R. Bruce Logue Professor of Medicine
Emory School of Medicine

Amir Jaffer, MD
Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Sylvia McKean, MD
Director of Hospital Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Jason Persoff, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville

Mark V. Williams, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
Northwestern University

Mitchell Wilson, MD
Corporate Medical Director
Eagle Hospital Physicians

Conference Committee

Emory School of Medicine

Daniel D. Dressler, MD, MSc
Course Director
Director of Education
Section of Hospital Medicine

Valery Akopov, MD
Director of Hospital Medicine
Medical Director of Care Coordination
Emory Crawford Long Hospital

Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD
Associate Program Director
Assistant Chief of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine

Bryce Gartland, MD
Director of Hospital Medicine
Medical Director of Care Coordination
Emory University Hospital

Oschner Health System

Steven Deitelzweig, MD, MMM
Course Director
Department Chair of Hospital Medicine
Vice President of Medical Affairs

David Lee, MD, MBA, FACP
Course Co-Director
Vice Chair, Department of Hospital
Medicine

Kevin Hude, MD
Assistant Program Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Hospital Medicine

Conference Faculty

Ochsner Health System

Vasu Vuppala, MD
Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Emory School of Medicine

Vasilis Babaliaros, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology

Yvette Cua, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine

Janice Glascock, PharmD
Assistant Director, Department of Pharmacy

Stephanie Grossman, MD
Director of Palliative Care
Section of Hospital Medicine

Ashley Herring, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Infectious Diseases
Department of Pharmacy

Christine Lallos, MD
Critical Care Fellowship Director
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care

Corey Kershaw, MD
Medical Director, VA MICU
Assistant Professor
Pulmonary/ Critical Care

Michael Lubin, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine

Brent Morgan, MD
Director of Medical Toxicology Fellowship
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Owen Samuels, MD
Director of Neurointensive Care
Assistant Professor of Neurology
and Neurosurgery

Sara Saxer, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, Liver Transplant
Department of Pharmacy

David Schulman, MD, MPH
Section Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care
Emory University Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Arvin Singh, MD
Associate Director of Hospital Medicine
Emory University Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Andrew Smith, MD
Medical Director, Heart Failure Transplant
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology

Ram Subramanian, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Digestive Diseases
Division of Pulmonary Critical Care

Guillermo Umpierrez, MD
Professor of Medicine
Section Chief, Endocrinology and Diabetes
Grady Health System

John Vazquez, MD
Associate Director of Hospital Medicine
Emory University Hospital Northlake

Neil Winawer, MD
Director of Hospital Medicine
Grady Memorial Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine

Shanta Zimmer, MD
Associate Fellowship Program Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases