Joanna M. Bonsall MD, PhD, SFHM

Joanna Bonsall, MD, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine. She completed her undergraduate training at Emory University, and her medical training and graduate training at Emory University School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Emory University and was hired as a hospitalist at Emory University Hospital Midtown in 2009. She began her post-graduate involvement with the MD/Ph.D. program in 2010 when she created a Clinical Refresher course, designed for MD/Ph.D. students re-entering their clinical years. Since then, she has continued to expand her role in mentoring and supporting MD/Ph.D. students in their clinical years.

In addition to her clinical interests, Dr. Bonsall is a founding member and former chair of the Emory University School of Medicine’s Transitions of Care (TOC) task force. The TOC task force, which has been in place for five years, has developed and implemented a patient care transitions curriculum for the Internal Medicine residency training program. In addition, Dr. Bonsall also leads improvements in communication and patient care transitions at the faculty level and speaks about this topic at regional and national meetings.