Dr. George M. Lyon M.D., Infectious Disease Specialist
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Dr. George M. Lyon M.D.

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

4/5(10)
550 Peachtree St NE Floor 7 Atlanta Georgia, 30308
Rating

4/5

About

George M. Lyon III, MD, is a leading Infectious Disease Specialist currently serving patients at Emory Clinic and Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia. Furthermore, he is Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine faculty. Throughout his fourteen years of practice, Dr. Lyon III has accrued extensive expertise in Lyme disease and all facets of infectious disease medicine. After earning his medical degree in 1994 at Marshall University School of Medicine, he completed his internship and residency at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and his fellowship at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lyon III is board certified in internal medicine and infectious disease medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. Additionally, in order to stay up to date on all medical advancements in his field, he maintains a professional membership with the American Medical Association, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Massachusetts Medical Society, the American Society of Transplantation, and the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation.

Education and Training

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine 1994

Board Certification

Infectious Disease (Internal Medicine)

Provider Details

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Fellowships

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

Professional Society Memberships

  • Infectious Diseases Society of America, American Society of Transplantation, The Southern Society for Clinical Investigation

Articles and Publications

  • 80 Articles, 2 Book Chapters

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Dedication, education, patient care, research and technology.

Hobbies / Sports

  • Family, Friends, Traveling, History, Reading, Sports, Outdoors

Favorite professional publications

  • All major medical/infectious disease publications

Dr. George M. Lyon M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 550 Peachtree St Ne 7th Floor

550 Peachtree St NE Floor 7 -
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
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New patients: 404-686-8114
Fax: 404-686-4841

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Patient Experience with Dr. Lyon


4.0

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Dr. George M. Lyon M.D. has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 10 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Infectious Disease Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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