Emory Faculty
Emory Faculty
David C Tong, MD
Internal Medicine - Hospitalist, Nephrology, Hospital Medicine
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About
Dr. Tong received his medical training at Duke Medical School and his public health training at UNC Chapel Hill and was elected to the AOA honor society. He then did his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Emory University. He stayed for training in nephrology at Emory and did research in the lab of Dr. James Tumlin, studying the pathway by which steroids stimulate calcineurin phosphatase, the enzyme targeted by transplantation drugs such as cyclosporine and prograf. He has stayed on faculty in the renal division after finishing his fellowship and is currently studying polyoma virus BK, which affects kidney transplant recipients.
Studying various aspects of BK virus in kidney transplant recipients as well as in a related mouse model of polyoma virus infection.
Dr. Tong's clinical focus is in renal transplantation.
Languages
- English
Emory Affiliation
- Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
- Emory Healthcare Network
- Emory Physician Group Practice
Academic Title
- Assistant Professor
Academic Profile
Year Started Practicing
- 2003
Locations
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital
1441 Clifton Road Northeast
Atlanta,
GA
30322
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
Atlanta,
GA
30342
Emory University Hospital Midtown
550 Peachtree Street Northeast
Atlanta,
GA
30308
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Lana Aleuy, DO
Internal Medicine - Hospitalist
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30342Credentials
Education
- Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine, Nephrology, 2003
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2000
- Internship: Emory University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, 1998
- Medical Education: Duke University School of Medicine, MD, 1997
Board Certifications
- Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2003
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2000