Joshua Elder

Assistant Professor

Joshua Elder

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: Hospital Medicine

  • JELDER@augusta.edu
  • (706) 721-7897
  • (706) 721-4180

Education

  • MD, Medicine Augusta State University, 2016

  • BM, Music Performance, General University of Georgia, 2010

Certifications

  • PHY GA Professional Medical BRD, 2019

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • GMED 5000

    Basic Clerkship GMED
  • MEDI 6150

    MCG YOU+
  • GMED 5011

    Medicine Sub-I
  • RMED 5000

    Medicine

Teaching Interests

I am interested in teaching undergraduate medical students to be compassionate physicians. I am involved in teaching activities geared toward shaping their professional identity as well as promoting resilience in their careers in medicine. On the clinical side, I teach physical exam at the bedside and help undergraduate and graduate medical trainees develop their clinical reasoning skills.

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • A Case of Heavy-Chain Neuronal Intermediate Filament Autoimmune Encephalitis , 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Scurvy: An elusive diagnosis, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Insights into Nuclear Cardiology in the United States from the first 3 years of the ImageGuide Registry, 2020
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

As a physician caring for hospitalized adults, my clinical interests include diagnosis and treatment of common and uncommon diseases, and I have worked on a number of case reports and case presentations related to this. I am also engaged in quality improvement within my division. My research interests also extend to the importance of compassion in healthcare and how this can be effectively taught to medical students and residents.

Department Service

  • Division of Hospital Medicine Morbidity & Mortality Review Committee 2022 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • AU Sepsis Inpatient Collaborative 2019 - 2024

    Role: Committee Member

University Service

  • Augusta University Faculty Senate (AUFS) 2020 - 2022

    Role: University Senate Service

Professional Service

  • - 2024

    Role: Other
  • - 2024

    Role: Other