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Dr. Sara D. Turbow

Dr. Sara D. Turbow, MD, MPH

Associate Medical Director of the Primary Care Center

After coming to Emory for medical school, it was Grady that kept me here for internal medicine residency and as an attending. I am passionate about educating residents and medical students and enjoy working with Grady patients each day. Beyond my work in the primary care center and on the inpatient wards, I also work in the Hepatitis C clinic and supervise the internal medicine resident ambulatory education curriculum.

Specialties

  • Internal Medicine

Board Certifications

  • ABMS Internal Medicine

Affiliations

  • Emory

Education & Training

  • Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
  • Internship: Emory University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Emory University School of Medicine

Honors & Awards

Nominee, Outstanding Clinic Resident, Emory University School of Medicine, 2013

Nominee, Outstanding Clinic Resident, Emory University School of Medicine, 2014

Citizenship Award, Emory University School of Medicine, 2014

Nominee, Outstanding Clinic Resident, Emory University School of Medicine, 2015

Distinction in HIV Primary Care, Emory University School of Medicine, 2015

Distinction in Teaching, Emory University School of Medicine, 2015

Nominee, Hanofsky Award, Society for General Internal Medicine National Meeting, 2016

Best Ambulatory Lecture, Emory University J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2015-2016

“Rising Star” Junior Faculty Award, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 2016 – 2017

NIH Loan Repayment Award Recipient, 2017

Publications

Dieffenbach S, Stein AD. “Stunted child/overweight mother pairs represent a statistical artifact, not a distinct entity.” J Nutr, April 2012; 142(4): 771-773. PMID: 22378330

Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Dieffenbach SD, Kengene AP. “Added value of novel circulating biomarkers in type 2 diabetes prediction: a systematic review.” Diabetes Res Clin Pract, September 2013; 101(3), 255-269. PMID: 23647943

Turbow S, Patterson B. “Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disorders.” Endocrine Pathophysiology. Felner EI, Umpierrez GE, eds. Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2014. ISBN 1451171838

Turbow S, George, M. “Advance Care Planning.” ACP Smart Medicine March 2014.

Adekunle AN, Lam AS, Turbow SD, Stallworth CR, Ferris MJ, Kim J, Jacobson TA. “Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Producing Renal Cell Carcinoma.” Am J Med, March 2016; 129(3), e29-31. PMID: 26582059

Hankin A, Turbow S, Spicer JO, Freiman H, Shah B, Travis N. “Missed Opportunities: Prior healthcare contacts among patients newly identified with HIV infection via a routine HIV screening program in an inner-city primary care center.” J GA Pub Health Assoc, 2015; 5(2), 160-4.

Okosun I, Turbow S, McJenkin K, Davis-Smith YM, Seale JP. “Diagnostic performance of glycated hemoglobin for diabetic retinopathy in non-diabetic older overweight/obese African-Americans.” Diab Res and Clin Prac, 2016; 120, 124-131. PMID: 27544907

Bell JC, Turbow S, George M, Ali MK. “Factors associated with high-utilization in a safety net setting.” BMC Health Serv Res, 2017; 17(273), 1-9. PMID: 28410614

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