Shelly-Ann Fluker MD

Department of Medicine
Professor

(404) 778-1640
shelly-ann.fluker@emory.edu

Overview

Dr. Fluker is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Fluker received her undergraduate degree in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, her MD degree from Harvard Medical School, and completed a Primary Care Residency and Chief Residency at Brigham and Womens Hospital. Dr. Fluker is a faculty member in the Division of General Internal Medicine section at Grady Memorial Hospital and has focused her career on caring for medically underserved patient populations and educating health professionals. Dr. Fluker is the Program Director of the Primary Care Track of the Emory University J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency program. Dr. Fluker is also the Associate Medical Director of the Grady Liver Clinic, a primary care-based hepatitis C clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital which is internationally recognized for its multidisciplinary team-based approach to hepatitis C management of an urban, underserved patient population. Dr. Fluker teaches regionally and nationally about hepatitis C screening, treatment, and alternate models of care and has been the co-investigator of several research projects focused on implementing systematic screening for hepatitis C and evaluating the cure cascade for hepatitis C in a medically underserved population.

Academic Appointment

Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Emory University
Program Director, Primary Care Track J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program

Education

Degrees

MD from Harvard Medical School
BS, Biology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research

Publications

Leveraging Self-regulated Learning in a Focused Direct-Observation and Feedback Model in the Ambulatory Setting for Improved Self-efficacy.
J Gen Intern Med
04/24/2025 Authors: Kim K; Gathoo A; Rimler E; Fluker S-A; Sekar DR
Factors Influencing Primary Care Career Choice: A Multi-Institutional Cross-sectional Survey of Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency Graduates.
J Gen Intern Med Volume: 40 Page(s): 247 - 252
01/01/2025 Authors: O'Rourke P; Tackett S; Chacko K; Knaus SJ; Shalaby M; Fluker S-A; Ma M; Overland M; Wright S
Developing and Implementing a Quality Improvement Curriculum in a Large Internal Medicine Residency Program.
J Med Educ Curric Dev Volume: 12 Page(s): 23821205251320482
01/01/2025 Authors: Kim K; Adhyaru B; Doyle J; Bussey-Jones J; Jones D; DiFrancesco L; Fluker SA; Gitomer R; Ilksoy N
A contactless cure: Leveraging telehealth to improve hepatitis C treatment at a safety-net hospital.
J Viral Hepat Volume: 31 Page(s): 176 - 180
04/01/2024 Authors: Frye K; Davis A; Darby R; McDaniel K; Quairoli K; Liu Z; Miller LS; Fluker S-A
Large-Scale, Primary Care-Based Hepatitis C Treatment in an Urban, Medically Underserved Patient Population.
Public Health Rep Volume: 139 Page(s): 163 - 168
01/01/2024 Authors: Fluker S-A; Darby R; McDaniel K; Quairoli K; Mbonu C; Kilakkathi S; Koumtouzoua S; Jagannathan R; Miller LS
Using race as a social construct when looking at differences in racial associations between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes.
Diabetologia Volume: 67 Page(s): 211 - 212
01/01/2024 Authors: Rollin FG; Washington C; Fluker S-A
An innovative approach to career development and promotion of diverse faculty.
J Hosp Med Volume: 18 Page(s): 234 - 238
03/01/2023 Authors: Jones D; Fluker S-AN; Walker TA; Manning KD; Bussey-Jones JC
Clinical presentation of COVID-19 and association with outcomes among hospitalized older adults.
J Am Geriatr Soc Volume: 71 Page(s): 599 - 608
02/01/2023 Authors: Ohuabunwa U; Afolabi P; Tom-Aba D; Fluker S-A
ADAPTING TO THE TIMES: EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF TELEHEALTH ON HCV OUTCOMES IN A SAFETY-NET POPULATION
Volume: 76 Page(s): S1046 - S1046
10/01/2022 Authors: Frye K; Davis A; Darby R; McDaniel K; Quairoli K; Miller L; Fluker S-A
FACTORS INFLUENCING PRIMARY CARE CAREER CHOICE: A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL CROSS- SECTIONAL SURVEY OF INTERNAL MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE RESIDENCY GRADUATES
Volume: 37 Page(s): 210 - 210
06/01/2022 Authors: O'Rourke P; Tackett S; Chacko K; Knaus SJ; Shalaby M; Fluker S-A; Ma M; Overland M; Wright S
Differences in inpatient and outpatient hepatitis C virus prevalence and linkage to care rates in a safety net hospital hepatitis C screening program.
J Gastroenterol Hepatol Volume: 36 Page(s): 2285 - 2291
08/01/2021 Authors: Veeramachaneni H; Park B; Blakely D; Palacio A; Darby R; Fluker S-A; Lyles RH; Miller LS
SUCCESSFUL LARGE-SCALE, PRIMARY CARE-BASED HEPATITIS C TREATMENT IN AN URBAN, UNDERSERVED PATIENT POPULATION, 2002-2019
Volume: 36 Page(s): S49 - S49
07/01/2021 Authors: Fluker S-A; Darby R; McDaniel K; Quairoli K; Mbonu C; Koumtouzoua S; Miller L
PRESENTING SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH OUTCOMES IN AN ELDERLY AFRICAN AMERICAN PATIENT POPULATION
Volume: 36 Page(s): S35 - S35
07/01/2021 Authors: Ohaubunwa U; Afolabi P; Aba DT; Fluker S-A
Presenting Symptoms of COVID-19 and their Association with Outcomes in an Older African American Population
Volume: 69 Page(s): S106 - S106
04/01/2021 Authors: Ohuabunwa U; Afolabi P; Tom-Aba D; Fluker S
MAINTENANCE OF AN HCV TREATMENT PROGRAM IN A SAFETY-NET HEALTH SYSTEM AT THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC USING A TELEHEALTH MODEL
Volume: 72 Page(s): 291A - 291A
11/01/2020 Authors: McDaniel KB; Haman K; Fluker S-A; Miller L
Improved Hepatitis C Cure Cascade Outcomes Among Urban Baby Boomers in the Direct-Acting Antiviral Era.
Public Health Rep Volume: 135 Page(s): 107 - 113
01/01/2020 Authors: Dupont SC; Fluker S-A; Quairoli KM; Body C; Okosun I; Lom J; Miller LS
IMPLEMENTATION OF REFLEX HCV RNA TESTING IN A SAFETY-NET HEALTH SYSTEM: CHALLENGES, LESSONS LEARNED AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MICROELIMINATION
Volume: 70 Page(s): 354A - 354A
10/01/2019 Authors: Miller L; Fluker S-A; Park B; Kusi S; Wang W; Mann K
Failure to Return for SVR12 Evaluation: A Major Gap in the HCV Care Cascade
Volume: 68 Page(s): 924A - 924A
10/01/2018 Authors: Miller L; Darby R; Palacio A; Lom JE; Fluker S-A
Medical Assistant Driven Improvement in Hepatitis C Screening Rates in the Primary Care Setting.
Volume: 68 Page(s): 308A - 308A
10/01/2018 Authors: Travis N; Fluker S-A; Miller L
Improved HCV Care Cascade Outcomes Among Urban Baby Boomers Identified Through A Screening Program In the All-Oral DAA Era
Volume: 66 Page(s): 555A - 555A
10/01/2017 Authors: Dupont SC; Fluker S-A; Quairoli K; Lom J; Miller LS
PATIENT AND SYSTEM FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR GLYCEMIC CONTROL AT AN URBAN, SAFETY-NET HOSPITAL
Volume: 32 Page(s): S781 - S782
04/01/2017 Authors: Ricketts JC; Snoeyenbos G; Bustillo A; Castillo AM; Elliott JL; Dobro S; Higgins S; Fluker S-A
AN INNOVATIVE RESIDENCY LONGITUDINAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT CURRICULUM
Volume: 32 Page(s): S653 - S653
04/01/2017 Authors: Fluker S-A; Higgins S
What Happens After Screening and Linkage to Care? Examination of HCV Care Cascade Outcomes Among 5,000 Urban Baby Boomers Screened for HCV 2012-2014
Volume: 64 Page(s): 377A - 377A
10/01/2016 Authors: Miller L; Body CB; Park B; Wimberley W; Fluker S-A; Okosun IS
ACCESS TO AND SUCCESS WITH NEW HEPATITIS C THERAPY IN AN URBAN PRIMARY CARE CENTER
Volume: 31 Page(s): S110 - S110
05/01/2016 Authors: Miller L; Quairoli K; Lom J; Fluker S-A
TO BIOPSY OR...TO BIOPSY? THERE IS NO QUESTION
Volume: 31 Page(s): S767 - S767
05/01/2016 Authors: Root H; Fluker S-A
High-Yield Birth-Cohort Hepatitis C Virus Screening and Linkage to Care Among Underserved African Americans, Atlanta, Georgia, 2012-2013.
Public Health Rep Volume: 131 Suppl 2 Page(s): 84 - 90
01/01/2016 Authors: Miller LS; Rollin F; Fluker S-A; Lundberg KL; Park B; Quairoli K; Niyibizi NK; Spaulding AC
Screening Urban Baby Boomers for HCV: Successful Implementation and Robust Linkage to Care in an Underserved Population
Volume: 62 Page(s): 1103A - 1104A
10/01/2015 Authors: Miller L; Park B; Niyibizi N; Elam AD; Rollin F; Fluker S-A; Spaulding AC
RATES OF HEPATITIS A AND HEPATITIS B VACCINATION IN AN URBAN, PRIMARY CARE-BASED HEPATITISC CLINIC
Volume: 30 Page(s): S243 - S244
04/01/2015 Authors: Clermont MP; Dayalan S; Fluker S-A; Miller L
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF A LARGE SCALE HEPATITIS C SCREENING PROGRAM AMONG BABY BOOMERS IN AN URBAN PRIMARY CARE CENTER
Volume: 29 Page(s): S496 - S497
04/01/2014 Authors: Miller L; Fluker S-A; Lundberg KL; Rollin F; Park B; Quairoli K; Spaulding A
A difficult case to swallow: herpes esophagitis after epidural steroid injection.
Am J Ther Volume: 21 Page(s): e9 - 14
01/01/2014 Authors: Davis K; Prater A; Fluker S-A; Klein R
MULTIDISCIPLINARY GROUP EDUCATION SESSIONS TEACHING PATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS IMPROVES OUTCOMES FOR LOW-INCOME, LOW-LITERACY PATIENTS IN AN URBAN SETTING
Volume: 28 Page(s): S442 - S443
06/01/2013 Authors: Schmidt S; Knight A; Miller L; Fluker S-A; Levitch D; Bussey-Jones JC; Brown MK; Quairoli K; Fost M
DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM IN ACCORDANCEWITH NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA) GUIDELINES FOR THE PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME (PCMH)
Volume: 28 Page(s): S460 - S460
06/01/2013 Authors: Schmidt S; Fluker S-A; Bussey-Jones JC; Jones D; Lundberg KL; Higgins S
EFFECT OF A ROTATION IN A PRIMARY CARE BASED HEPATITIS C CLINIC ON RESIDENT KNOWLEDGE OF HEPATITIS C MANAGEMENT
Volume: 27 Page(s): S176 - S177
07/01/2012 Authors: Fluker S-A; Miller L; Davis-Singletary L; Fost M
Improving access to hepatitis C care for urban, underserved patients using a primary care-based hepatitis C clinic.
J Natl Med Assoc Volume: 104 Page(s): 244 - 250
01/01/2012 Authors: Miller L; Fluker S-A; Osborn M; Liu X; Strawder A
FACTORS AFFECTING LOST TO FOLLOW-UP BEHAVIOR IN AN URBAN, PRIMARY CARE-BASED HEPATITIS C CLINIC
Volume: 59 Page(s): 543 - 543
02/01/2011 Authors: Miller L; Fluker S; Canipe A
Incorporating performance improvement methods into a needs assessment: experience with a nutrition and exercise curriculum.
J Gen Intern Med Volume: 25 Suppl 4 Page(s): S627 - S633
09/01/2010 Authors: Fluker S-A; Whalen U; Schneider J; Cantey P; Bussey-Jones J; Brady D; Doyle JP
The Effect of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Sustained Virologic Response Rates for Hepatitis C Treatment Among Urban Patients at a Safety-Net Hospital
Volume: 138 Page(s): S219 - S219
05/01/2010 Authors: Reid AL; Osborn MK; Strawder A; Fluker S-A; Miller L
RATES OF HEPATITIS A AND HEPATITIS B VACCINATION IN AN URBAN, PRIMARY CARE-BASED HEPATITIS C CLINIC
Volume: 58 Page(s): 499 - 500
02/01/2010 Authors: Dayalan S; Fluker S; Osborn M; Miller L
SUCCESS OF PRIMARY CARE-BASED HEPATITIS C TREATMENT FOR URBAN, UNDERSERVED PATIENTS
Volume: 58 Page(s): 498 - 499
02/01/2010 Authors: Miller L; Fluker S; Osborn M; Dayalan S; Kempker J; Lam H; Lammert C; Law J; Naik J; Strawder A

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