Tracey Henry, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.

Tracey L. Henry is an Associate Professor of Medicine and a physician in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. She provides primary care to low-resourced populations and is an attending physician for the inpatient teaching services at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. She co-directs the Health Equity Advocacy Policy track for Emory’s Graduate Medical Education programs and previously served as Assistant Health Director and supervising attending in Grady’s Primary Care Center.

Dr. Henry’s goal is to foster a healthier society by bridging both the medical and public health paradigms. Her clinical and research interests encompass advancing health equity, integrating behavioral health into primary care, health system science transformation, workforce and climate change and health. She continues her strong influence on Emory’s School of Medicine with her service as founding director of the endowed E.M.P.A.C.T. Program, aimed at Engaging, Mentoring, Preparing, advocating for, Cultivating, and Teaching students who are historically underrepresented in medicine. Dr. Henry is also a founding member of the Emory at Grady-based Coalition for Responsible Kidney Care, partnering with the National Kidney Foundation and Georgia policymakers to expand access to outpatient dialysis services for nearly 500-800 undocumented individuals in Georgia. Nationally, she has served on a number of advisory councils for primary care, healthcare delivery systems, and payment reform. Dr. Henry has served in many leadership roles in the American College of Physicians (ACP), the American Medical Association (AMA), and the Society of General Internal Medicine, including Chair of the ACP Council of Early Career Physicians and the AMA’s Council on Legislation. Her contributions to medicine and service have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Emory’s Distinguished Service Award, the AMA's Women Inspirational Physician Award, the ACP McDonald National Award for Early Career Physicians, and the American Medical Women’s Association Exceptional Mentor Award.

Dr. Henry earned her MD from Georgetown University School of Medicine, an MPH from Johns Hopkins University, and an MS in Neuroscience from Tulane University. During her residency, she served on the ACP Council of Residents/Fellows and received the AMA Paul Ambrose Award for Leadership Among Resident Physicians.