March 3, 2023

Dear colleagues and friends:

I am pleased to announce that Ravi Rajani, MD, Professor of Surgery, has accepted the role of Interim Executive Associate Dean, Emory at Grady, effective March 1. Dr. Rajani is exceptionally qualified for this role given his dedicated clinical service at Grady and prior leadership roles on the Grady campus, including Chief of Vascular Surgery and Co-director of The Grady Heart and Vascular Center. He currently serves as the Assistant Dean for Medical Education for Emory at Grady. These roles, as well as his partnership with clinical and administrative leaders from our Emory at Grady team and members of the Grady Health System community provide valuable insights into the opportunities and challenges ahead. 

As Interim EAD, Dr. Rajani will serve as the primary liaison between Emory School of Medicine, Grady Health System and Morehouse School of Medicine at Grady. He will also be Chair of the Board of the Emory Medical Care Foundation and the principal Executive Physician for Emory School of Medicine on the Grady campus. He will provide executive oversight and strategic vision and direction for Emory School of Medicine’s clinical, research, and teaching missions at Grady.

Dr. Rajani joined Emory in 2011 as the inaugural chief of vascular and endovascular surgery at Grady and has been instrumental in growing the service line to its current state. He has led numerous clinical trials at Grady, which have primarily focused on endovascular control of vascular trauma, management of peripheral arterial disease, and novel methods of dialysis access creation. Dr. Rajani has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and serves on the editorial leadership of both the Journal of Vascular Surgery and Annals of Vascular Surgery. He represents Emory on the leadership of multiple national vascular surgical societies.

I look forward to Dr. Rajani’s contributions and have great confidence in his ability to lead our initiatives at Grady. Please join me in welcoming and congratulating Dr. Rajani.

Sincerely,

Carlos 

Carlos del Rio, MD

Interim Dean, Emory University School of Medicine

Interim Chief Academic Officer, Emory Healthcare

Leon L. Haley, Jr. MD Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine