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Douglas Ander, MD is a
Professor of Emergency Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and
Assistant Dean for Medical Education. Douglas is originally from Brooklyn, NY.
He earned his BA from Brandeis University in Political Science and Biology and his
Medical Degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine and Internal
Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He moved to Atlanta in
1996 and has been with the Emory University School of Medicine and the Grady
Memorial Hospital Emergency Department ever since. In his 24 years at Emory and
Grady, Douglas has served on multiple institutional committees and held
leadership roles for the Physician Assistant Program, Emergency Ultrasound
Program, and several other national organizations. Most recently, he led
efforts within the Emory Health Science Center to promote interprofessional
education. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Morehouse School of Medicine and
works with their medical students interested in Emergency Medicine.
Outside of medicine, Douglas has been engaged in the Atlanta community.
He has been involved in Ahavath Achim Synagogue for over a decade as the Chair
of the Education Committee, board member, officer, and President from 2014 to
2016. He maintains an active role as a Trustee and is now on the Board of their
Preschool, Ahava. He is also an alumnus of Leadership Atlanta and volunteers
his time in the community doing CPR training and providing care to migrant
workers in South Georgia. Douglas has completed 14 AJC Peachtree Road races. He
ran his first Peachtree in 2006 to celebrate 10 years in Atlanta. In addition,
he has run one NYC Marathon and multiple half marathons, 10k and 5k races. For
the past three years, with the guidance of the Atlanta Triathlon Club, he has
completed 3 half-ironman triathlons and several other triathlons of various
lengths. He and his wife, Dr. Jessica Arluck, an OB/GYN, live in Atlanta and
have raised two adult daughters.