Geevan George, MD

I am excited to be joining the DBMI community at Vanderbilt! A
little about myself, I grew up in Huntsville, Alabama and about
15 years ago I moved Greenville, South Carolina where I call the
Upstate home. I went to undergrad at Bob Jones University and
medical school at the University of South Carolina School of
Medicine Greenville. I will be finishing my family medicine
residency in June at Prisma Health and subsequently working as
an outpatient position with Spartanburg Regional Healthcare
System. The work I am able to do in caring for my patients has
fueled my interest within clinical informatics, to improve the
technology physicians and patients interact with when it comes
to providing health care.

Growing up and working in the upstate of South Carolina lends
itself to a variety of outdoor activities. If I am not caring for
patients, you will usually find me hiking the Blue Ridge
Mountains, kayaking, trail running or gardening. I enjoy deep sea
fishing with my siblings and spending time with my church
family. I also travel overseas for medical mission trips where I
have the opportunity to treat patients and teach medical
students.

During my training as a medical student and resident, I realized
how much time I spent in front of a computer documenting and
searching information in the electronic medical record to care
for my patients. I also realized that many physicians have
become weary and burnout due to the time spent with the EMR;
and this is where my interests lie. I want to learn tools to
improve the physician experience with the EMR and leverage
the technology to better care for my patient population. I also
have interests with improving clinical workflow to enrich the
physician and patient interaction and ultimately increase
revenue. I look forward to learning about different tools that my
colleagues have used within their clinical enterprises and share
ideas on how to improve the clinical experience.