Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology

At Emory's Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, we know that comprehensive care is about more than a list of medical conditions; more than pills and procedure. Our comprehensive approach is about listening well, caring greatly, and applying our knowledge and skill wisely to help our patients achieve their care goals.

Research Programs

Geriatrics faculty are engaged in research aimed at optimizing health care for older adults through translational science - from bench to bedside and from bedside to the broader community.

Geriatric Research

Education Programs

We prepare both present and future leaders of medicine with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to care for the population of people 60 years of age and older.

Geriatric Fellowship Program

Annual Bettye Rose Connell Memorial Lecture

Established in 2009, the Bettye Rose Connell Memorial Lecture series commemorates Dr. Connell’s dedication to improving the lives of vulnerable elders. Each spring, distinguished regional and national researchers are invited to Emory University and the Atlanta VA Medical Center to honor her legacy and promote continued scholarship in this field.

Be sure to join us for next year's event planned for April 2025!

Bettye Rose Connell Memorial Lecture from April 2023

Top Docs of Atlanta 2024

Three of our faculty physicians have been named the region's best by Atlanta Magazine, which ranks doctors based on a survey of their peers.

Sivan Ben-Moshe

Sahebi Saiyed

Kimberly Curseen

*Note: Dr. Curseen has a secondary appointment with the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology*

Celebrating Budd Terrace at Wesley Woods America's Best Nursing Home 2025 by Newsweek

Newsweek announced that AG Rhodes at Wesley Woods is ranked number one in the state for 2025, marking our fifth consecutive year at the top.

Budd Terrace also earned a spot at 15th!

Research Highlight Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology receives awards from the National Endowment for the Arts

The Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology is thrilled to announce that they will receive a Research Grants in the Arts award of $50,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This grant will support the project titled Community-based participatory evaluation studies on an Adaptango dance program for adults with Parkinson’s Disease (PD).

This program, led by Madeleine Hackney, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, in collaboration with Laura Emmery, PhD, Associate Professor of Music Theory at Emory’s College of Arts and Sciences, uses a modified traditional Argentine tango resulting in adapted tango (Adaptango), which accommodates movement needs of older adults with PD (PWP) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI).