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Pediatric Services

Miriam B. Vos, M.D., M.S.P.H.

Pediatric Hepatologist
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta 
2015 Uppergate Drive NE 
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-785-1832

Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology
Emory University School of Medicine

Private Practice

Emory-Children’s Center 
2015 Uppergate Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30322-1015

Education/Training

  • Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Louisville, Pediatrics
  • Fellowship: University of Louisville, Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Fellowship: Northwestern University, Hepatology

Professional/Scientific Societies

  • American College of Gastroenterology
  • North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • American Society of Transplantation
  • American Gastroenterology Association
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
  • NAASO, The Obesity Society

Clinical Interests

  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
  • Complications of obesity in children
  • Pediatric liver disease
  • Liver transplantation in children

Research

  • Cytokines in evaluation and treatment of pediatric steatohepatitis. A preliminary study evaluating peripheral blood levels of cytokines in children with and without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
  • Redox effects in fructose metabolism in pediatric obesity and NAFLD. A clinical study exploring the redox effects of acute fructose ingestion in children in a GCRC setting

Publications/Presentations

Honors and Awards

  • Joseph W. Crooks Scholar, Faculty development award, Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 2006
  • First Place Award, American Liver Foundation, Illinois Chapter Abstract Competition, 2006
  • Distinguished Recognition Award, 15th Annual North American Conference of Gastroenterology Fellows, 2005 
  • Chairman’s Achievement Award, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics (2002, 2005)
  • Outstanding Fellow Research Presentation, Kentucky Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Annual Meeting, 2004
  • Young Investigator Award, 2nd World Congress Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, 2004
  • The Graduate Dean’s Citation, University of Louisville, 2004
  • Outstanding Achievement Award, C.R.E.S.T. Program, University of Louisville Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Investigative Sciences (2003-2004)