Emory University School of Medicine
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M. Andrew Davis, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery, Trauma/Surgical Critical Care at Grady Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Dr. "Drew" Davis received his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 2006. He completed his general surgical residency at Emory University in 2011, later returning to Emory for his trauma surgery and surgical critical care fellowships, completed at Grady Memorial Hospital in 2014 and 2015, respectively. He then moved to Houston to work for Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) as a trauma surgeon/intensivist at Ben Taub Hospital, one of only two Level 1 trauma centers in that city and a leading institution in trauma and critical care medicine.

After nearly six years of building his academic practice at BCM, Dr. Davis returned to his training home at Grady in 2021. In addition to his duties as a trauma surgeon and working to develop quality improvement projects within the trauma program, he serve s as director of perioperative medical services at the hospital. His primary clinical focus is trauma and acute care surgery, with a particular interest in damage control surgery, trauma resuscitation, emergency general surgery, and quality improvement in these areas.

As part of his commitment to mentoring Emory trainees and fostering an environment of inclusion, Dr. Davis is currently assisting in coordinating efforts for the Emory General Surgery Residency LGBTQ Faculty Mentoring Program. These efforts are part of the wider initiative from the LBGTQ Faculty Mentoring/Affinity Group in the Emory School of Medicine. Ongoing work includes scheduled mentoring sessions and career and professional development for participants. 

M. Andrew Davis, MD

DEI Awards

Emory Department of Surgery DEI Awards 2022

  • Allan Pickens, MD, Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

  • Jeroson Williams, MD, General Surgery Resident

Emory SBAS Travel Awards 2022

These awards will allow the following general surgery residents to attend the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons:

  • Emma Crichton, MD

  • Goeto Dantes, MD

  • Jeroson Williams, MD

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Randi Smith receives Emory SOM Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award

Randi Smith, MD, Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Department of Surgery, has been chosen to receive the Emory School of Medicine Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award for 2022. This honor is bestowed upon a faculty member who has made significant achievements in ensuring that the climate of the SOM is characterized by inclusivity and organizational equity through leveraging of the varied attributes of diversity in our community. 

Dr. Randi Smith

In Oklahoma, Emory builds relationships with the Muscogee Nation

Fifteen Emory community members traveled to Okmulgee, Oklahoma, on a journey of learning at the invitation of the Muscogee Nation. Prior to Emory's founding, the Muscogee people lived, worked, produced knowledge on, and nurtured the land where Emory's Oxford and Atlanta campuses are now located. Over four days of educational gatherings, shared meals and gift exchanges, the Emory group heard recurring themes from Muscogee Nation members, whose 86,000 citizens comprise one of the largest Native tribes in the U.S.

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Robust community engagement will inform design of twin memorials

Emory University President Gregory L. Fenves has charged the Twin Memorials Working Group with designing and constructing twin memorials to honor the enslaved individuals and their descendants who lived and worked on Emory's original campus, which is now Oxford College, as well as others whose labor has not been fully acknowledged by the university. Having two memorials is a means of articulating and interconnecting the shared histories of the Atlanta and Oxford campuses.

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