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Woodruff Health Sciences Center 

At A Glance

Named for the legendary leader of the Coca-Cola Company, The Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University is an academic health science and service center focused on missions of teaching, research, health care and public service. Its components include schools of medicine, nursing, and public health; the Yerkes National Primate Research Center; the Emory Winship Cancer Institute; and Emory Healthcare, the largest, most comprehensive health system in Georgia. The Woodruff Health Sciences Center has a $2.3 billion budget, 17,953 employees, 2,487 full-time and 1,561 affiliated faculty, 4,384 students and trainees, and a $5.5 billion economic impact on metro Atlanta.

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Leadership

Dr. Fred Sanfilippo

Dr. Fred Sanfilippo

Executive Vice President for Health Affairs,
CEO of WHSC,
Chairman of Emory Healthcare

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Emory in the Community


Community Benefits Report


This annual report celebrates the many Emory health sciences faculty, staff, and students who have provided so much help and hope to people in need, here in Atlanta and internationally.


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Member of AAHC


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The Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) is a non-profit organization that seeks to advance the nation's health and well-being through vigorous leadership of the nation’s academic health centers. WHSC is a member.