Emily Pinto Taylor, MD is an assistant professor in the divisions of general internal medicine and hospice and palliative medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Her clinical work spans both the inpatient medicine wards and the outpatient palliative oncology clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta’s public safety-net hospital.

Dr. Taylor is deeply committed to medical education and finds great joy in teaching. Her research interests include social prescribing to address isolation among people with chronic and terminal illness, advance care planning for individuals living with HIV, debriefing after difficult patient care events, and end-of-life care for patients with limited English proficiency. A strong advocate for narrative medicine, she uses writing as a tool to process complex suffering—both with resident teams and personally—and to mentor learners in the art of effective, compassionate communication.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Taylor is a marathon runner, chocolate chip cookie baker, person of faith, and avid reader. She is most grateful for the in-between moments shared with her three children and her husband, a middle school principal.