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Department of Pediatrics

We are committed to giving children a bright future. We provide the highest-quality clinical care, and we improve it every day through scientific research and training tomorrow's pediatrics leaders.

About Us

Welcome! For over a century, faculty at Emory University have provided clinical care to children in Georgia. The Department of Pediatrics is committed to providing the best clinical care, cutting-edge research, and training opportunities for tomorrow's pediatric leaders.

 

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Clinical Care

From rare diseases to routine procedures, we provide advanced treatment for children and teens through our clinical facilities at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Clinical Care

Leading the way in pediatric health

# 3 in NIH funding

We rank among the top pediatrics departments in the U.S. for National Institutes of Health funding awards.

5 Specialties in Top 10: U.S. News & World Report 2019-20

Nephrology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Cancer, Orthopedics, and Urology ranked in the top 10 for USNWR.

73 children cured of sickle cell

The largest sickle cell program in the nation gives children suffering from the disease a healthy new future.

400+ clinical trials for pediatric cancer

Our Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center has one of the largest brain tumor and leukemia-lymphoma programs in the U.S.

News Feature Emory new site in NIH-sponsored coronavirus vaccine study Evan Anderson, MD

Emory’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) is participating in a clinical trial testing a vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19, the first such vaccine to be tested in the United States ... Read more

News feature Lawmakers aim to reverse health cuts to poison control center, others Dr. Robert Geller

If proposed budget cuts go into effect, Georgians who call the state’s poison control center after snakebites, poison scares and other emergencies may have to wait longer to get their call answered, the center’s medical director testified Thursday.

Dr. Robert Geller, who oversees the center, was among several health advocates who don’t want their budgets reduced and have given legislators a blunt picture of the possible impact of cuts proposed by the governor’s office. Read more...

Lawmakers aim to reverse health cuts to poison control center, others

News Feature A Body of Germs: Understanding the Molecular Mysteries of the Microbiome Rheinallt Jones, PhD

There are more bacterial cells in your body than there are human cells. While they might only weigh around a kilogram, researchers are learning that this community of cells in the body, called the microbiome, have a significant impact on our health. “Beneficial” (symbiotic) bacteria in our digestive tracts help us digest food completely, respond to toxins, and keep our intestinal cells healthy. Read More

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