Elizabeth Walton, MD
“I began considering medical school when I was in college at Georgia Tech. Medicine seemed like the perfect way to incorporate my interest in people with my love of science.”
Dr. Walton is an Atlanta native and a proud graduate of Marist School. She graduated cum laude from Georgia Institute of Technology and earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. She completed her residency in internal medicine at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. where she was voted “most outstanding resident” by the faculty and her peers.
Dr. Walton is one of the founding partners of Piedmont Internal Medicine (PIM). Prior to joining PIM, Dr. Walton worked for Piedmont Physicians Group for ten years. Before PPG, she was an assistant professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and medical director of the Asa G. Yancey Health Center in Atlanta. She is board certified in internal medicine.
Dr. Walton’s special interests include preventive medicine and women’s health, and she believes in educating her patients so they can live healthier, more productive lives. In her free time, she enjoys watching sports, playing pickleball and spending time with her wife and twin boys.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PIEDMONT INTERNAL MEDICINE 2015-present
Equity Partner in eleven physician group, Atlanta, GA
Wellness and preventive medicine focused ambulatory practice that includes approximately 2,500 patients.
PIEDMONT PHYSICIANS GROUP 2006 to 2015
General Internist, Atlanta, GA
Employed by a large hospital system practicing internal medicine in an ambulatory care setting.
Regional Medical Director
Oversaw twenty five physicians practicing in five North Georgia locations. Responsibilities included financial reviews, peer assessments, patient satisfaction survey reviews, quality metrics and EPIC training.
EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 1998 to 2006
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Practiced primary care and urgent care medicine in a non-profit urban clinic.
Clinical Preceptor to Emory University medical students, Internal Medicine residents and Family Medicine residents.
Medical Director, Grady Health System – Asa G. Yancey Health Center
Liaison between Emory physicians and Grady administration. Responsibilities included hiring physicians and staff; overseeing quality improvement initiatives, managing patient and staff grievances; actively participating in weekly administrative meetings.
NOVA MEDICAL GROUP 1997 to 1998
General Internist, Sterling, VA
One of four internists providing both inpatient and outpatient services in a private suburban medical practice.
MID-ATLANTIC PERMANENTE 1996 to 1997
Physician, Arlington, VA
Practiced in an after-hours urgent care clinic while completing Internal Medicine residency.
EDUCATION
The Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Science – Applied Biology, Cum
Laude
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Doctor of Medicine
The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Residency – Internal Medicine
AWARDS / RECOGNITION / MEMBERSHIPS
American College of Physicians – Current member
Medical Association of Atlanta – Current member
Piedmont Hospital Women’s Auxiliary – Medical Advisory Board member 2013 to 2014
The George Washington University Medical Center – Outstanding Resident Award 1997
Speaker: Georgia Health Agents Luncheon – “Opioids in the Workplace” August 16, 2018
Publication: Walton, Elizabeth. “Treating the LGBT Patient Population.” Journal of the Medical Association of Atlanta, 2018, Vol 89, No.1
Television: Atlanta & Company – Guest on this morning show. Panel discussion on women and alcohol. March 1, 2018
American Medical Association – Participant in a physician and patient roundtable discussing health care reform, 2017 https://amapatients.wpengine.com/multimedia/