Grady Liver Clinic
The Grady Liver Clinic, housed in the Grady Primary Care Clinic, was founded in 2002. The clinic is a unique model for hepatitis C care in that it is primary care- based and staffed by Emory general internists with expertise in hepatitis C treatment and management. Lesley Miller, MD is the medical director of the clinic.
The Grady Liver Clinic has become a model of excellence for non-traditional approaches to hepatitis C care by providing access for patients with healthcare disparities. Using a multidisciplinary team approach including physicians, clinical pharmacists, nurses and patient navigators, the Grady Liver Clinic has been nationally recognized for implementing large scale hepatitis C screening and linkage to care as well as treatment programs. The Grady Liver Clinic has tested over 34,000 Grady patients for hepatitis C, revealed a 9% prevalence of infection, and treats approximately 500 patients annually with a 98% cure rate.
Grady Liver Clinic honored by the American College of Physicians for bringing comprehensive hepatitis C care to underserved in Atlanta
Atlanta’s Grady Liver Clinic was awarded the American College of Physicians (ACP) Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award from the Rosenthal Family Foundation. The award was presented at ACP’s Convocation Ceremony Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
The Grady Liver Clinic: HCV Micro-Elimination in a Southern Safety-Net Health System
Grady is home to the Grady Liver Clinic (GLC), a unique model for hepatitis C care run and staffed by primary care physicians with expertise in hepatitis C treatment.
Task Force for Global Health features The Grady Liver Clinic
The Grady Liver Clinic (GLC) has become a model of excellence for non-traditional approaches to hepatitis C care, as it provides access for patients with healthcare disparities. Founded in 2002, the GLC is based at Grady Memorial Hospital, part of a safety-net health system in Atlanta, GA.
Selected Publications
- Improving access to hepatitis C care for urban, underserved patients using a primary care-based hepatitis C clinic
- Association of Obesity, Diabetes, and Alcohol Use With Liver Fibrosis Among US Adults With Hepatitis C Virus Infection
- Differences in inpatient and outpatient hepatitis C virus prevalence and linkage to care rates in a safety net hospital hepatitis C screening program
- Improved Hepatitis C Cure Cascade Outcomes Among Urban Baby Boomers in the Direct-Acting Antiviral Era
Emory Special Diagnostic Services
Emory Special Diagnostic Services, part of the Paul W. Seavey Comprehensive Internal Medicine Clinic, is one of a handful of such clinics around the country, dedicated to patients with complex, undiagnosed illnesses. The team has seen more than 300 patients since opening, about half of whom received diagnoses. While the special diagnostic team is largely made up of internal medicine and primary care physicians—generalists, who take a comprehensive view—there’s a reason such clinics are often housed in academic medical centers: a host of specialists are needed to consult on cases, including neurologists, pathologists, geneticists, gastroenterologists, cardiologists, infectious disease doctors, rheumatologists, and psychiatrists.
New Emory clinic tackles hard-to-diagnose cases
The Emory Special Diagnostic Services (ESDS) is a practice within the Emory clinic dedicated to evaluating patients with hard to diagnose cases. Like other parts of Emory Healthcare, ESDS accepts most major insurance plans.
Emory Healthcare features the Emory Special Services Diagnostic Clinic
Watch to learn more about Emory's Special Services Diagnostic Clinic and its impact on the Atlanta community.
Diagnostic Demons: Taking on the most confounding cases
Emory Special Diagnostic Services, part of the Paul W. Seavey Comprehensive Internal Medicine Clinic, is one of a handful of such clinics around the country, dedicated to patients with complex, undiagnosed illnesses.
Emory Special Diagnostic Services concentrates on hard-to-diagnose cases
Led by medical director Clyde Partin, MD, ESDS takes the time to review and form a complete picture of the patient's condition. Working with experts within every specialty area at Emory, the ESDS physicians spearhead teams to evaluate and diagnose each patient's illness. While a definitive diagnosis is not always possible, the team will devote as much effort as is necessary in an attempt to determine the source of the problem.
Doctor Detective: How Atlanta’s Dr. Clyde Partin unravels puzzling medical mysteries
A visit to Dr. W. Clyde Partin Jr., director of Emory Clinic’s Special Diagnostic Services, is like seeing a kinder, gentler version of Dr. Gregory House, the brilliant but irascible television doctor. House walks with a limp, pops Vicodin, and insults patients and colleagues alike before suddenly pronouncing an elusive diagnosis.