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Office
1462 Clifton Rd NE
Suite 446; Mailstop 1370/004/1AD
Atlanta, GA 30322Phone+1 404-727-3113Fax+1 404-712-2557- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. James Hughes is an infectious disease specialist in Atlanta, GA. He received his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and has been in practice 46 years. He is experienced in public health, disease outbreaks, and antimicrobial drug resistance.
Education & Training
- University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1978
- University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
- University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1973
- Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1971
- Stanford UniversityB.A., 1966
- University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease
Certifications & Licensure
- GA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Honorary Diploma American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (One Health), 2013
- James M. Hughes Medal of Excellence National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011
- "To honor and recognize current Emory faculty who have published one or more individual papers that have each garnered more than 1000 citations" Member, Millipub Club, Emory University, 2010
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsThe Duration of Pharyngeal Gonorrhea: A Natural History StudyLindley A. Barbee, Olusegun O. Soge, Christine M Khosropour, Micaela Haglund, Winnie Yeung, James P. Hughes, Matthew R. Golden> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021 Aug 16
- Prioritizing a One Health Approach in the Immediate Fight Against Antimicrobial ResistanceJames Hughes, MD> ;EcoHealth. 2018 Mar 11
- 168 citationsIncreased Risk of HIV Acquisition Among Women Throughout Pregnancy and During the Postpartum Period: A Prospective Per-Coital-Act Analysis Among Women With HIV-Infecte...Kerry A. Thomson, James P. Hughes, Jared M. Baeten, Grace John-Stewart, Connie Celum, Craig R. Cohen, Kenneth Ngure, James Kiarie, Nelly Mugo, Renee Heffron, Partners ...> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2018 Jun 5
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Journal Articles
- Influence of sources of information about influenza vaccine on parental attitudes and adolescent vaccine receiptGargano LM, Underwood NL, Sales JM, Seib K, Morfaw C, Murray D, DiClemente RJ, Hughes JM, Hum Vaccin Immunother, 1/3/2015
- Assessing the role of providers' vaccination behaviors in attaining routine immunization coverage in IndiaCohen MA, Gargano LM, Thacker N, Choudhury P, Weiss PS, Arora M, Orenstein WA, Omer SB, Hughes JM, J Trop Pediatr, 1/1/2015
- Human papillomavirus vaccination among adolescents in GeorgiaUnderwood NL, Weiss P, Gargano LM, et al, Hum Vaccines Immunother, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Parental attitudes and beliefs about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and vaccine receipt among adolescents in Richmond County, GeorgiaHerbert NL, Seib K, Gargano LM, Sales JM, Morfaw C, Weiss P, Murray D, DiClemente RJ, Hughes JM, Annual Meeting of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, Austin, TX, 1/20/2014
- Improvement in knowledge and attitudes regarding vaccines recommended for adolescents in a curriculum developed and implemented in east Georgia, United States 2010-2012Seib K, Gargano LM, Herbert NL, Sales JM, Rask K, Morfaw C, DiClemente RJ, Murray D, Hughes JM, Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescents, Austin, TX, 1/20/2014
- Pre-existing chronic health conditions and health insurance status as determinants of vaccine receipt among adolescents in Richmond County, GeorgiaSeib K, Gargano LM, Herbert NL, Sales JM, Rask K, Morfaw C, DiClemente RJ, Murray D, Hughes JM, Annual Meeting of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Conference, Austin, TX, 1/20/2014
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Lectures
- Emerging Microbial Threats: Issues, Challenges, and OpportunitiesCDC, Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2014
- Discovering new diseases via enhanced partnership between public health and pathology experts1/1/2014
- Emerging Infections: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Headed?Seattle, WA - 1/1/2013
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Other
- Addressing the Antibiotic Resistance CrisisHughes JM, Physician Weekly
1/1/2012 - City Under Water: Flood Emergencies and Public HealthHughes JM, Web-based Case Study
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University - 1/1/2006 - Emerging Infectious Diseases: the public's view of the problem and what should be expected from the public health communityHughes JM, Infectious diseases from nature: mechanisms of viral emergence and persistence; McLaughlin Symp
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX - 1/1/2005 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
- Scientists Were Hunting for the Next Ebola. Now the U.S. Has Cut off Their FundingOctober 25th, 2019
- HIV Prevention: Unique Considerations for Transgender PopulationsSeptember 19th, 2016
- THE DOCTOR'S WORLD; Anthrax Version of the Canary in the Coal Mine Is SuggestedNovember 6th, 2001
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneFellow
- American Academy of MicrobiologyFellow
- American Association for the Advancement of ScienceFellow
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- Candler HospitalSavannah, Georgia
External Links
- Emory University Faculty Pagehttp://medicine.emory.edu/infectious-diseases/faculty-directory/hughes-james-m.html
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