Message from the Chair
Welcome! The Department of Pediatrics is committed to giving children a bright future. Through a strong partnership with Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Grady Health, and other academic partners, we provide the highest-quality clinical care, continually enhancing it through scientific research and education. We are proud to also have partnerships with Morehouse School of Medicine, Mercer University, and the University of Georgia (UGA), further strengthening our academic and clinical missions. Our collaboration with Georgia Tech, particularly through the Pediatric Technology Center, enables us to develop cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions to advance child health at the bedside.
For over a century, faculty at Emory University have provided clinical care to children in Georgia. With humble beginnings, pediatrics began as a part of the Department of Medicine at Emory and consisted of six faculty members, two Associate Professors of Medicine and four Instructors in Pediatrics and Diseases of Children.
The Department of Pediatrics has grown substantially since the 1920s and is comprised of over 630+ faculty members, making it the second largest department in Emory’s School of Medicine. We are dedicated to improving the lives of children and adolescents in our community as well as around the globe through scientific research, superior clinical care, and training the next generation of leaders in pediatrics. Our resident program is expanding, allowing us to train more future pediatricians who are ready to make significant contributions to child health.
Our capable team members reflect the communities we serve and enable us to provide the highest quality care, utilizing the latest discoveries to advance child health outcomes. The Department of Pediatrics has ranked No. 5 for 2024 in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding awarded to pediatrics departments, demonstrating our commitment to impactful discoveries and advancing pediatric medicine.
The history of Pediatrics at Emory University is rooted in Atlanta institutions and spans over 100 years of providing the best clinical care to patients and families in Georgia and the southeast. It has included groundbreaking research, academic excellence, outstanding training programs, rapidly expanding extramural funding, and remarkable growth. Since its inception in 2018, the Pediatric Institute supports active collaborations between Emory and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. It drives sustainability and significant growth in our missions of clinical care, teaching, and research, and positions us to make an even greater impact on child health outcomes for years to come.
Chair, Emory University, Department of Pediatrics
Pediatrician in Chief, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta