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
