
Dr. Ramzy Rimawi, MD
Internist | Critical Care Medicine
1364 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta GA, 30322About
Ramzy Rimawi, MD, is a board-certified physician in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Critical Care Medicine in the United States. Since 2014, he has served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, where he has authored numerous articles and delivered hundreds of lectures in the realms of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and critical care. Dr. Rimawi has also been a featured speaker at international conferences. His expertise encompasses a wide range of topics, including sepsis, COVID-19, surgical infections, antibiotics, endocarditis, bacteremia, MRSA, urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted diseases, necrotizing fasciitis, osteomyelitis, prosthetic joint infections, spinal infections, device-related infections, nursing home infections, ECMO, mechanical ventilation, advanced airway management, life support, vasopressors, seizures, and trauma. Whether working for plaintiffs or defendants, he approaches case evaluations impartially, assessing breaches in the standard of care, negligence, and deviations from established guidelines and hospital protocols. He is well-versed in various procedures, including but not limited to intubation, central venous/arterial catheters, bronchoscopy, chest tubes, ECMO, dialysis, and balloon pumps.
Education and Training
Ross University MD 0
Ross University School of Medicine MD 2008
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Infectious Disease (Internal Medicine)
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Use of voriconazole for the treatment of Paecilomyces lilacinus cutaneous infections: case presentation and review of published literature.
- Medical care of pregnant women in eastern North Carolina with human immunodeficiency virus.
- A case of anaphylaxis after a proven penicillin tolerance.
- Pediatric HIV Long-Term Nonprogressors.
- Just Say "Stop": Avoiding Prolonged Empiric Antibiotics.
- Can a Lack of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Rectal Carriage Help Avoid Carbapenem Prescription?
- Precision Medicine for Critical Illness and Injury.
- Distinguishing Pneumonia From Pneumonitis to Safely Discontinue Antibiotics.
- Bad Response or Bad Luck? A New Versus Recrudescent Sepsis Readmission.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Internal Medicine Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine Emory University School of Medicine 2014 - 2014
- Chair, Resuscitation Committee Emory University Hospital Midtown 2018 - Present
- Chair, Sepsis Committee Emory University Hospital Midtown 2023 - Present
- Chief Fellow Infectious Diseases, East Carolina University 2013 - 2014
- Chief Hospitalist Washington County Hospital 2011 - 2013
- President NYU Lutheran House Staff Association 2010 - 2011
- Vice President Enclave Homeowners Association 2020 - 2023
Professional Memberships
- North Carolina Infectious Disease Society
- Society of Critical Care Medicine Southeast Chapter
- Emory Critical Care Infectious Disease
- American Medical Association
- Infectious Diseases Society of America
- American College of Chest Physicians
- American Thoracic Society
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
Fellowships
- East Carolina University Critical Care Medicine 2014
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