Our Faculty

The School of Medicine's diverse team of over 3,000 faculty members works in hospitals, clinics, classrooms, labs, and research centers to improve lives today and for the next generation.

Faculty Directory

Faculty Development

We help our faculty enjoy career success by developing relational and technical skills needed in teaching, clinical practice, and research. We offer courses, conferences, and programs that help you grow through networking, research support, building teaching skills, career advising, and other forms of continuing education.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

To provide the highest level of care, we need a team as diverse as our patient population. We're pursuing meaningful diversity through recruiting and retaining people from different backgrounds, cultivating an inclusive workplace climate, and offering engagement and development programs that positively impact the whole community.

Faculty Clinical Experience

Our clinical experience is one of the most exciting parts of working at Emory. We see rare and complex cases, from children through veterans and underserved populations. We quickly transfer research knowledge to patients in our translational clinics. And we actively support collaboration.

Inaugural Mattox Lectureship in honor of chair's 25-year anniversary

After several years of COVID-related delays, the School of Medicine recently held its first Mattox Lectureship - an honor that coincided with its namesake’s 25-year anniversary as Chair of Emory’s Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr. Douglas Mattox, Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology.

Policies and Guidance

Information covering leave and benefits; appointments, promotions, and tenure; conflicts of interest and industry relations; faculty affairs; and research.

2022-2023 Annual Report

The Office of Faculty Academic Affairs and Professional Development supports and celebrates faculty at all stages of their academic career. Review our 2022-2023 impact report here.

Faculty Recognitions Week

Each fall, faculty members are recognized for their accomplishments and excellence in patient care, research, and education. The week is capped off with the Celebration of Faculty Excellence ceremony and reception.

Supporting Our People

Medicine is a demanding field, where over half of physicians experience symptoms of burnout. We're making moves to change that, with a range of support services like counseling, educational workshops, and community safety protocols to help our faculty heal themselves as well as patients.

Supporting Our People

News

Two Emory professors receive U.S. government’s highest honor for early career scientists Jan. 28, 2025

School of Medicine professors Elizabeth Leslie and Dionna Williams are recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, which recognizes scientists and engineers who show exceptional potential for leadership early in their research careers.

Emory Eye Center recognizes outstanding staff with 2025 awards Jan. 27, 2025

The Emory Eye Center recently honored its dedicated staff members at its annual awards ceremony, recognizing those who have made significant contributions to the center’s mission of improving eye care, education, and research.

Emory researchers study the behavior of heart cells in space to find better treatment strategies on earth Jan. 21, 2025

A team of researchers led by Emory’s Chunhui Xu recently found that heart muscle cells can grow -and survive in the microgravity environment of space. Her findings show promise for developing hardier heart cells that could effectively repair damaged hearts in cell therapy on Earth