Carla I Haack, MD

During her chief residency at Emory University School of Medicine, Dr. Haack was named a Grady Memorial Hospital Healthcare Hero by the Grady Health Foundation and received the David V. Feliciano Teaching Award. Upon completion of her training in June 2011, she joined our department. Her primary clinical location is the Acute and Critical Care Surgery Service of Emory University Hospital.

In 2013, Dr. Haack led the creation of the content for Emory's patient education app "Come Clean: Stop Surgical Infections Before They Start," which educates patients on wound care and how to reduce their risks for surgical site infections. In 2014 and 2016, Dr. Haack participated in the Emory Haiti Alliance's summer trips to Haiti, which offered free medical attention and surgery to patients in Haiti's Central Plateau.

To provide the highest quality of care, interpreter services may be utilized to ensure proper communication of medical information for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and non-English speaking patients or family members.

Grady Healthcare Heroes, Grady Health Foundation, 2011

David V. Feliciano Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, 2010, 2011

International Laureate Program, National Dean's List, Puerto Rico, 2005