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George Leach

  • Department of Emergency Medicine
    Assistant Professor
  • george.leach@emory.edu
  • Grady Memorial Hospital
    Emergency Medicine
    49 Jesse Hill Jr Dr
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Overview

My academic interests include Observation Medicine and Education. I have a variety of Observation Medicine research interests. Regarding education, I'm specifically interested in optimizing its delivery to maximize learning for medical students, residents, and patients.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Emory University
  • BS in Chemistry from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Research

Publications

  • Characteristics of hospital observation services: a society of cardiovascular patient care survey.
    Crit Pathw Cardiol Volume: 12 Page(s): 45 - 48
    06/01/2013 Authors: Osborne A; Weston J; Wheatley M; O'Malley R; Leach G; Pitts S; Schrager J; Holmes K; Ross M
  • Ability of triage decision rules for rapid electrocardiogram to identify patients with suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
    Crit Pathw Cardiol Volume: 11 Page(s): 211 - 213
    12/01/2012 Authors: Osborne AD; Ali K; Lowery-North D; Capes J; Keadey M; Franks N; Hertzberg V; Stroder R; Pitts S; Wheatley M
  • Impact of an emergency department observation unit transient ischemic attack protocol on length of stay and cost.
    J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis Volume: 21 Page(s): 673 - 678
    11/01/2012 Authors: Nahab F; Leach G; Kingston C; Mir O; Abramson J; Hilton S; Keadey M; Gartland B; Ross M
  • Peer Chart Review for Observation Medicine Patients With Chest Pain as a Novel Teaching Tool
    Volume: 60 Page(s): S161 - S161
    10/01/2012 Authors: Osborne AD; Leach G; O'Malley RE; Ross MA; Wheatley M
  • Frequency of Emergency Physician and Neurologist Agreement in the Diagnosis of TIA
    Volume: 74 Page(s): A142 - A142
    03/02/2010 Authors: Kingston C; Mir O; Leach G; Ross M; Abney J; Ayala L; Nahab F
  • Transthoracic dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.
    Obes Surg Volume: 17 Page(s): 1475 - 1481
    11/01/2007 Authors: Lerakis S; Kalogeropoulos AP; El-Chami MF; Georgiopoulou VV; Abraham A; Lynch SA; Lewis AJ; Leach GC; Osier EJ; Veledar E
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