
Kiera L von Besser MD PhD, FACEP
Assistant Medical Director, Emergency Care of Atlanta, Inc., Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
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5665 Peachtree Dunwoody RoadEmergency Care of AtlantaAtlanta, GA 30342
Phone+1 678-843-7294
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Education & Training
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2008 - 2011
- Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
- University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2007
- Princeton UniversityBA, Molecular Biology, Summa cum laude
- University of ChicagoPhD, Molecular Genetics and Cellular Biology
Certifications & Licensure
- GA State Medical License 2011 - 2027
- PA State Medical License 2007 - 2012
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 26 citationsIs discharge to home after emergency department cardioversion safe for the treatment of recent-onset atrial fibrillation?Kiera von Besser, Angela M. Mills
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2011-12-01 - 225 citationsArabidopsis HAP2 (GCS1) is a sperm-specific gene required for pollen tube guidance and fertilization.Kiera von Besser, Aubrey C. Frank, Mark A. Johnson, Daphne Preuss
Development. 2006-12-01 - 192 citationsArabidopsis hapless Mutations Define Essential Gametophytic FunctionsMark A. Johnson, Kiera von Besser, Qing Zhou, Evadne Smith, George Aux
Genetics. 2004-10-01
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