James P Capes MD

Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

975 E 3rd StChattanooga, TN 37403
Phone+1 423-778-7000

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Education & Training

Carolinas Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1991 - 1994
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 1991

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Certifications & Licensure

IN State Medical License 2023 - 2027
KY State Medical License 2025 - 2027
NC State Medical License 1991 - 2027
TN State Medical License 2018 - 2027
GA State Medical License 1994 - 2021
AL State Medical License 1998 - 1998
SC State Medical License 1992 - 1996
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

52 citations
Scribe Impacts on Provider Experience, Operations, and Teaching in an Academic Emergency Medicine Practice
Jeremy J. Hess, Joshua Wallenstein, Jeremy Ackerman, Murtaza Akhter, Douglas S. Ander
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2015-01-01
Images in emergency medicine. Adult epiglottitis.
Bitner, Capes Jp, Debra E. Houry
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2007-05-01
8 citations
Prophylaxis against middle ear barotrauma in US hyperbaric oxygen therapy centers
James P Capes, Christian Tomaszewski
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 1996-11-01