Dr. Atallah oversees the daily operations, all physicians and related tasks at Jackson Memorial. Since joining the hospital, he has helped facilitate an almost two day reduction in inpatient length of stay. He was also very involved in the development and plan for the $300 million emergency department at Jackson Memorial. In addition, he has extensive emergency department operational experience and has been awarded the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants “Physician of the Year” designation in 2013, the Georgia College of Emergency Physicians “Medical Director of the Year” in 2014, the Grady Health System “Pillar of Excellence Award” in 2019. He was a finalist for the prestigious international “Franz Edelman Award for Excellence in Operations Research” from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Dr. Atallah is a member of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the American Association of Physician Leadership, and is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
