TRANSITIONAL TRACK LEADERSHIP

Kimberly Manning, MD
Program Director, Transitional Track
Assistant Professor of Medicine; kdmanni@emory.edu
After completing her undergraduate studies in Biology at Tuskegee University and receiving an MD degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, Dr Manning went on to do a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve/MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Following a chief residency, she joined the Emory faculty in 2001, and has received numerous teaching awards from the medical school and Internal Medicine residency program. 

Deborah Baumgarten, MD, MPH
Co-Director, Transitional Track
Associate Professor, Radiology; dbaumga@emory.edu
Dr Baumgarten did her undergraduate training in Chemistry at Brown University and received her MD from Emory University.  She did a Transitional Internship, Radiology Residency (including one year as a chief resident) and Abdominal Imaging Fellowship at Emory University as well.  Dr Baumgarten joined the Emory faculty in 1995 and works in the Abdominal Radiology Division with responsibilities at Emory Hospital, The Emory Clinic and Grady Memorial Hospital. She received her MPH from Rollins School of Public Health in December 2001.  In 1996, she became the Co-Director of the Emory Transitional Internship Program, in 1998, the Director of the Abdominal Imaging Fellowship and in 2000, the Associate Program Director for the Radiology Residency.

 H. Kenneth Walker, MD
Associate Program Director, Transitional Track
Professor of Medicine; kwalk04@emory.edu
Professor of Medicine has been named chairman of the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine, a group that serves as the advisory body to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the National Library of Medicine. A member of the faculty of the Department of Medicine since 1970, Dr Walker is a 1956 graduate of Oxford College, a 1958 graduate of Emory College, and a 1963 graduate of the Emory School of Medicine. 

Chief Residents 2008-2009

Shahed Lewis Brown, MD
Chief Resident, Atlanta VA Medical Center
404-235-3000; slewis6@emory.edu
Shahed was raised in New York and South Carolina and received her B.S. in Biochemistry from Clemson University in South Carolina in 2001. She received her M.D. from University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC in 2005. She completed residency in Internal Medicine at Emory in Atlanta in 2008 and is now serving as chief resident at the Atlanta VA Hospital for the 2008-2009 academic year. After her chief year, she will pursue a career in academic internal medicine within the Emory Department of Medicine. Outside of the hospital, Shahed enjoys live music and karaoke, photography, travel, playing poker, and VH1 reality TV shows about the rock band, Poison.

 

Karen Law, MD
Chief Resident Grady Memorial Hospital
404-616-7030; kllaw@emory.edu
Karen was born and raised in Atlanta, GA.  She then moved to Providence, RI to attend Brown University for college and medical school, where she received a BS in Biology and her MD degree.  She returned to Atlanta and to Emory University to complete her internal medicine residency training.  Karen will be Chief Resident at Grady Memorial Hospital for the 2008-2009 academic year.  She plans to pursue a fellowship in Rheumatology at Emory after her chief year is completed, with a special interest in immunology and targeted therapies for autoimmune disorders.  Her interests outside of the hospital include running, international travel, photography, and a life of good food.

Benjamin Mackie, MD
Chief Resident, Emory University Hospital
404-727-2993; bmackiee@emory.edu
Ben grew up Tallahassee, Florida. He received his B.A. in History from the University of Florida in 2000, and his M.D. from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in 2005. He recently completed his Internal Medicine residency here at Emory in 2008, and is currently the chief resident for Emory University Hospital for the 2008-2009 academic year. After his chief year he will begin a fellowship in cardiology here at Emory. His academic interests include heart failure and statin therapy. Outside of the hospital he enjoys college sports, hiking, fishing, live music, and being outdoors.

 

Luis Mora, MD
Chief Resident, Crawford Long Hospital
404-686-3260; vmora@emory.edu
Luis Mora was born in Bogota, Colombia. He finished high school in Santiago, Chile and subsequently attended medical school in Medellin, Colombia (Universidad CES). After obtaining his M.D. he came to Atlanta to complete 3 years of Internal Medicine training at Emory University.  He is currently chief resident at Crawford Long Hospital. His academic interests include cardiac electrophysiology and transitional research with stem cells. His interests outside of the hospital include guitar, blues, rock, jazz, soccer and tennis.

Paulina Rebolledo, MD
Chief Resident, Grady Memorial Hospital
404-616-7027; preboll@emory.edu
Paulina was born in Mexico City. After living in Brazil, Italy and Mexico, she obtained her MD from La Salle University School of Medicine in Mexico. She then came to Emory, where she completed a Masters of Science in Clinical Research and Internal Medicine residency in 2008. Paulina is currently one of the chief residents at Grady Memorial Hospital and has matched at Emory for ID Fellowship. Her research interests are in mucosal/intestinal immunity in HIV and development of diagnostics in resource-limited areas. Outside of medicine she enjoys music, running, pilates, world travel and contemporary literature

RESIDENCY PROGRAM OFFICE ADMINISTRATION:

Melanie Lewis, Program Administrator – 404-616-7024; mllewis@emory.edu
Jill Cuestas, Recruitment & Program Coordinator for Transitional–404-616-7028;  jill.cuestas@emory.edu
Carolyn Lyles, Program Administrative Assistant –404-616-3421; clyles@emory.edu
Mariama Credell, Evaluations and Data Manager – 404-616-7031; bcredel@emory.edu
Addie Byrd, Program Coordinator, HR – 404-616-6141; abyrd2@emory.edu
Saphornia Rickette, Program Assistant-VAMC – 404-321-6111 x 2073; saphronia.rickett@va.gov
Ruthie Dorsey, EUH Reception – 404-727-7050; rdorsey@emory.edu
Tamiko McNeely, Residency Program Assistant-404-616-5343; tmcnee2@emory.edu
Ginny Hardison, Student Education Coordinator – 404-778-1655; ginny.hardison@emory.edu