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SPEAKER BIO

Dr. Ted Johnson is the Chair of the Emory Family and Preventive Medicine Department and Paul W. Seavey Chair and Chief of the Emory General Internal Medicine Division. He received his MD from Northwestern and his MPH from the UNC- Chapel Hill. Following training in Internal Medicine, he completed two years of additional training in Geriatric Medicine. He earned recognition as a Fellow of the American Geriatrics Society.

Dr. Johnson’s work in geriatrics for the past 25 years has focused on older adults in general, and specifically on interventions that reduce potential harm and improve quality of life and well-being in those with chronic conditions.