Department of Family and
Preventive Medicine

Choose a doctor your family will never outgrow. A family doctor treats mothers-to-be, babies, preschoolers, budding athletes — and their moms, dads, and grandparents. Many Emory Clinic primary care doctors have specialized training that focuses on treating the whole family.

Emory Clinic family doctors offer preventive care, treat many kinds of illnesses, and help manage ongoing conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes. They work to help you — and your whole family — stay healthy at every age.

Doctors used to care for families for generations. The same doctor who delivered your mother may have treated her chickenpox, her brother’s broken rib, her mother’s arthritis, and her father’s heart problem. You can still get that level of family care and attention.

Family medicine doctors are generalists who can treat many types of conditions. In some cases, they can treat issues that might otherwise need a specialist – such as sports injuries, maternity care, or age-related problems. If you ever do need to see a specialist, your family doctor can coordinate your care.

Emory Clinic Family Medicine offers many services, including:

• Lifestyle and wellness education
• Care for adults and the elderly
• Care for newborns, children, teens, and young adults
• Care for minor emergencies – urgent, acute care
• Sports/school physicals, annual exams, immunizations and health screenings
• Chronic disease management, including diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and obesity
• Maternity care
• Mental and behavioral health services, including individual and family counseling
• On-site lab testing
• Cardiac stress test
• Hospital care – Family medicine physicians offer inpatient care at Emory hospitals 

Family medicine doctors treat many diseases and disorders, including:

Emory Clinic doctors are nationally recognized experts in their fields of treatment. As Emory University School of Medicine faculty they conduct collaborative scientific research and develop lifesaving therapies for better patient care. Their expertise helps advance our understanding of conditions that affect people of all ages – from newborns, toddlers and teens to parents and grandparents.