David Walsh
                                                                                Professor
                                        Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: Hospital Medicine
                                                                                 Bio
Academic academic hospitalist and leader focused on the development of hospital medicine programs and with a clinical and research focus on COVID19
                                     
                                 
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                        -  DAWALSH@augusta.edu
                                          -  (706) 721-7897
                                         -  (706) 721-4180
                                         -  BI 5084
                                                                                 
                                    
                                 
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                                                                    Education
                                    
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MD, Medicine
University of Louisville, 2010
 
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BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
University of Louisville, 2006
 
                                        
                                    
                                                                        Certifications
                                    
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American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
ABIM, 2013
 
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PHYSICIAN
GA Professional Medical BRD, 2019
 
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PHY
GA Professional Medical BRD, 2019
 
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PHYSICIAN
Tennessee Professional Medical Board, 2014
 
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PHYSICIAN
South Carolina Professional Board, 2013
 
                                        
                                    
                                                                        Awards & Honors
                                    
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AU Health SHINE Award
Division of Hospital Medicine, 2023
 
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Honorable Mention. AU Health: Quality Improvement Symposium
AU Health: Quality Improvement Symposium, 2023
 
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Top Cited Article. Journal of Hospital Medicine
Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2023
 
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2nd Place. AU Health: Quality Improvement Symposium
AU Health: Quality Improvement Symposium, 2022
 
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NAPCRG Clinical Pearl Awarded to Thad Wilkins, MD, MBA; David Walsh, MD; Christy Ledford, PhD; Stephen Looney, PhD; Stephen Shiver, MD; Matthew Lyon, MD; Megan Furno, MPH For the presentation entitled The Economic Impact of a Hospital at Home in a COVID19 Pandemic
NAPCRG Annual Meeting, 2022
 
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                            
                            
                                
                                    
                                                                             Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
                                        
                                        
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RMED 5000
Medicine
 
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GMED 5011
Medicine Sub-I
 
                                        
                                                                                 Teaching Interests 
                                        Resident Education
Core Internal Medicine Procedural Competency
Diagnostic Reasoning
                                        
                                    
                                 
                             
                            
                            
                            
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                                    Selected Recent Publications
                                                                    
                                    - Safety and Cost-Effectiveness of Hospital at Home in Patients with COVID-19, 2025
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
 
- The Impact of COVID-19 on US Academic Medical Centers: Implications for General Medicine Service Lines, 2025
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
 
- How Social Connectedness Helps Patients Stay Home After Hospital at Home Enrollment: A Mixed Methods Study, 2024
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
 
- Creation of a medical procedure service in a tertiary medical center: Blueprint and procedural outcomes, 2022
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
 
- Delta Blues, 2022
 Other
 
                                
                                                                    Research Interests
                                    Inpatient Care
Transitions of Care
COVID19
                                                                 
                            
                            
                            
                                
                                                                             Department Service
                                        
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