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At Children’s and around the world, Dr. Chris Rees is helping shape the future of pediatric clinical care through childhood mortality prevention research, international partnerships, and physician education.
When asked what led him to pursue a career in medicine, Chris Rees, MD, MPH, doesn’t pause to consider his answer—it comes quickly. He was a teen on a family trip to El Salvador at a time when there were stories on the news that made him realize that not everyone had the same access to healthcare as his family.
Click above to read the full spotlight on Dr. Chris Rees.
Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR)
The 8th Annual Pediatric Early Career Researcher (ECR) Conference was held on Friday, May 15, 2026 at the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Support Center. The agenda included oral presentations, rapid-fire presentations, and poster presentations from early-career investigators across all pediatric disciplines. Shari Barkin, MD, MSHS, Pediatrician-in-Chief for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and George W. Brumley Jr. Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicines, delivered the keynote address.
Congratulations to this year's Pediatric Early Career Researcher Conference award winners: Vani Sridhar, MS and Ran Xiao, PhD for rapid-fire/poster presentations, and Hananeh Fonoudi, PhD and Noor Alzraikat, MD for oral presentations. Thank you to all of the presenters, attendees, judges, mentors, and partners for making this year’s event a success!
REACH is excited to announce the Ann C. Mertens REACH for the Stars Women in Science Lecture, an annual distinguished lecture established to honor the legacy of Ann Mertens, a visionary leader, dedicated mentor, and passionate advocate for women in science. This lecture series celebrates exceptional women whose research, leadership, and mentorship are advancing pediatric health and shaping the future of scientific discovery. REACH was honored to welcome Dr. Sonja Rasmussen as the inaugural speaker for the Ann C. Mertens REACH for the Stars Women in Science Lecture on April 30, 2026. Click here for more information.
Research and Epidemiology for Adolescent and Child Health (REACH) Center
The Department of Pediatrics is proud to be featured in Emory's Health Sciences Research Buildings (HSRB I and II) on the Nexus boards. If you’re visiting, don’t miss the spotlight on our outstanding faculty! Click here to read the pediatric research highlight.
Bhavya Doshi, MD, a pediatric hematologist at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and assistant professor at Emory University School of Medicine, doesn’t have to look far for inspiration. She finds it in the children and families she cares for every day. While she is fascinated by new scientific advances in treating hemophilia, it’s the relationships she builds with patients that drive her to keep pushing for novel therapies.
In addition to seeing patients in clinic, Dr. Doshi is a researcher, so she can clearly see the connection between the bench and the bedside. She is a physician scientist with expertise in basic and translational approaches to improving diagnostics and therapeutics for patients with bleeding and clotting disorders. She has special interest in creating therapies that work for more patients by focusing on overcoming the challenges faced by patients with hemophilia A who develop factor VIII (FVIII) inhibitors.
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (Aflac)
Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR)
Congratulations to the 14 Center members who were recognized by the Emory School of Medicine as 2026 National Doctors' Day Honorees
In recognition of National Doctors' Day, the Emory School of Medicine Recognitions Committee sent out a call for nominations for doctors across the School of Medicine who go above and beyond. More than 300 Emory faculty members were nominated by their peers and colleagues for their dedication to improving the health and well-being of our patients and community through the care they provide, the research they conduct and their efforts to teach and inspire learners. 44 Members of the Department of Pediatrics were honored as part of 2026 National Doctors' Day; 14 of these honorees are Center members of the Pediatric Research Alliance.
Center Members K.M. Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, MBA and Eric Ortlund, PhD were among fourteen Emory faculty members to be named by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as Class of 2025 Fellows. The AAAS, publisher of the Science family of journals, announced the new class on March 26, 2026.
AAAS selects Fellows for their outstanding efforts in the advancement of science based on research, teaching, administration and technology, as well as communicating and interpreting science to the public. Becoming an AAAS Fellow is considered a lifetime honor. In addition to advancing research, Fellows play a crucial role in shaping public policy and influencing national and global perspectives on critical issues.
Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR)
Center for Cystic Fibrosis and Airways Disease Research (CF-AIR)
Center for Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, & Nutrition Innovation (GENI)
Children's Center for Immunity and Applied Genomics (CIAG)
Research and Epidemiology for Adolescent and Child Health (REACH) Center
Children living with sickle cell disease and other blood disorders face lifelong challenges—but that’s changing thanks to research at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University. At the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Dr. Francesca Vinchi is studying how iron and heme (a molecule that contains iron) affect the body and is looking for new therapies that could reduce complications and improve quality of life for kids with sickle cell disease in Georgia and beyond.
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (Aflac)
Georgia Solve Sickle Cell Initiative
Researchers Develop New Sensor System to Prevent a Common Hospital Complication: Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a new, flexible, sensor-filled fabric to monitor areas at risk of pressure injuries (PIs) and alert hospital staff when a patient needs to be turned. These sensors, embedded in fabric, can monitor patients’ physical condition and alert healthcare workers before pressure sores form. This technology is currently being piloted on four cribs in the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), with the eventual goal of deploying it in 50 beds. The researchers hope their device becomes universal across healthcare systems, making PIs a thing of the past. The research for this priority issue is funded by the Pediatric Technology Center (PTC), a joint partnership between Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia Tech, including funds from the Imlay Foundation's Imlay Innovation Fund.
Pediatric Technology Center (PTC)
We are proud to announce that the Marcus Center for Cellular Therapy has been named a 2026 Innovator of the Year in Research by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Marcus Center for Cellular Therapy
