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Dr. Sheryl Heron, MPH, MD, FACEP

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Specializes in: Emergency Medicine

Howard University College of Medicine

80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive Se
Atlanta, GA 30303

(404) 616-1000

Dr. Sheryl Heron, MPH, MD, FACEP is an emergency medicine doctor in Atlanta, GA specializing in emergency medicine. She graduated from Howard University College of Medicine. Dr. Sheryl Heron, MPH, MD, FACEP is affiliated with Grady Health System and Emory.

Office Locations

Address:

80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive Se
Atlanta, GA 30303

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“At the Emory School of Medicine, Dr. Sheryl Heron, professor of emergency medicine and associate dean for community engagement, equity and inclusion, said she "couldn't be more thrilled" by the...”—"New guidelines released on eliminating racism, bias in medical school", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , January 2022

“Dr. Sheryl Heron, a Black professor of emergency medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, who has worked in the field for more than two decades, said microaggressions can exact...”—"For Doctors of Color, Microaggressions Are All Too Familiar (Published 2020)", New York Times, August 2020

“Dr. Agarwal and Dr. Sheryl Heron, a researcher on injury and associate dean at Emory, hope the moment will lead to increasing interest in solutions to the health problems that disproportionately...”—"White Coats for Black Lives demonstration fills Emory's quad", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , June 2020

emergency care	180

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	134
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	25
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

emergency care	125

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	124
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	15
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	27
Cancer	15

emergency care	103
hospital care	14
outpatient care	14

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	246
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	34
Less than 65	96

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	48
Dementia	28
Cancer	9

emergency care	99

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	11
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	39
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

emergency care	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	110
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	15
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

emergency care	127

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	174
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	22
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	47
Dementia	32
Cancer	15

emergency care	108

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	132
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	19
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	48
Dementia	36
Cancer	0

emergency care	48

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	45

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

emergency care	14

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sheryl Heron, MPH, MD, FACEP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sheryl Heron, MPH, MD, FACEP treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Atlanta, GA were emergency care, hospital care and outpatient care.

emergency care	100
hospital care	14
outpatient care	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheryl Heron, MPH, MD, FACEP.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	101
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	22
85 and over	14
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	48

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheryl Heron, MPH, MD, FACEP From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sheryl Heron, MPH, MD, FACEP treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	9
Dementia	21

Education & Training

Dr. Sheryl Heron, MPH, MD, FACEP graduated from Howard University College of Medicine. She completed residency at Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital. She is certified by the Board Certification: ABMS Emergency Medicine and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine

Residency: Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certification: ABMS Emergency Medicine

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sheryl Heron, MPH, MD, FACEP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Grady Health System

Emory

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Biography

Dr. Sheryl Heron is a specialist in emergency medicine. She works in Atlanta, GA. Before completing her residency at Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital and a hospital affiliated with Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Dr. Heron attended medical school at Howard University College of Medicine. She is affiliated with Grady Health System.