Michelle D. Lall, MD, MHS

SAEM Immediate Past President Emory University School of Medicine

Biography

Michelle D. Lall, MD, MHS, is a professor of emergency medicine at Emory University, where she serves as inaugural vice chair of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Dr. Lall earned her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed her emergency medicine residency and chief residency at Emory University. She was selected for the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program, a national fellowship focused on advancing women in academic medicine leadership.

Her work focuses on medical education, physician well-being, and the impact of bias on equity and inclusion in medicine, with particular interest in gender differences in burnout and workplace mistreatment. She also serves as inaugural chair of the All-Emergency Medicine Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force.

Dr. Lall is active in the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), where she serves on the executive committee of the Board of Directors, and is a past president of the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM). She is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and a member of the Delta Omega Honor Society.