Emory Faculty
Emory Faculty
Elizabeth Madeline Hechenbleikner, MD
Surgery, Minimally Invasive General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus
550 Peachtree Street Northeast, Medical Office Tower, Fl 14, Atlanta, GA 30308 +1 More LocationsAbout
Dr. Hechenbleikner received her MD degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 2009. Her postgraduate training included a general surgery residency at Georgetown University Hospital (2009-2011, 2014-2017); a surgical research fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, during which she conducted studies related to colon cancer (2011-2014); a resident scholarship in patient safety and quality, also at Johns Hopkins (2013-2014); and a laparoscopic and advanced gastrointestinal surgery fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital (2017-2018).
During her residency at Georgetown University Hospital, she assisted in the development and implementation of an auditing tool to evaluate adherence to surgical time-out and debriefing processes in the operating room across surgical specialties.
Dr. Hechenbleikner's primary clinical site is Emory University Hospital Midtown, where she focuses on acute care surgery and bariatric surgery.
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
- 2018
Locations
Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus
550 Peachtree Street Northeast
Medical Office Tower, Fl 14
Atlanta,
GA
30308
Emory Bariatrics Center
550 Peachtree Street Northeast
Medical Office Tower, Fl 7
Atlanta,
GA
30308
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Credentials
Education
- Fellowship: Mount Sinai Hospital, Surgery, 2018
- Residency: Georgetown University Hospital, General Surgery, 2017
- Fellowship: John Hopkins Hospital, General Surgery, 2014
- Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital, General Surgery, 2014
- Residency: Georgetown University Hospital, General Surgery, 2011
- Internship: Georgetown University Hospital, General Surgery, 2010
- Medical Education: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, MD, 2009
Board Certifications
- Surgery (General Surgery), American Board of Surgery, 2018
Awards
- Marie J. Simonian Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2013, 2016
First Place, Resident Research Forum and Paper Competition (Commission on Cancer Category), American College of Surgeons' Maryland Chapter Annual Meeting, 2012
Professional Memberships
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
American College of Surgeons
American College of Surgeons (GA Chapter)
Association for Academic Surgery
