Nathan Spell, III, MD, FACP exemplifies a commitment to excellence in medicine.
Dr. Spell is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and trained in internal medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He served four years as an internist in the US Air Force Medical Corps before coming to Emory University in 1998. Dr. Spell is professor of medicine and vice chair for quality and clinical excellence in the Department of Medicine and is the associate dean for education and professional development in the School of Medicine.
From 2006 to 2016 he served as Chief Quality Officer of Emory University Hospital, leading a variety of quality improvement activities, including oversight and support of projects, internal consultation, development and delivery of training programs, and intentional efforts to enhance the culture of safety and service.
Dr. Spell is an educator with expertise in healthcare system structure, safety and quality improvement. Target audiences include medical and nursing students, graduate medical education, physicians and staff at Emory, continuing medical education and community outreach. He directs quality improvement courses that combined have reached over 2,000 participants.