R. Martin York, MD was born in Albany, Georgia. He graduated from Georgia Tech on the Dean’s List with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1964. He graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 1969 where he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed an internship and one year of residency at Duke University Hospital. He then served two years in the United States Army as a physician and was awarded the Bronze Star for Service with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. After military service, Dr. York continued his internal medicine residency at the University of California at San Francisco. Afterwards, he went to Boston where he did a two year fellowship in Medical Oncology at the Sidney Farber Cancer Center at Harvard University. Dr. York is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and is Board certified in Medical Oncology.
In 1977, Dr. York joined the faculty of the Emory University School of Medicine and The Emory Clinic. During his tenure at the university he became an Associate Professor. He was given the Golden Apple ward in 1989 for the Best Teacher of Medicine Service and was the Clinical Director of Medical Oncology. He also served on the Board of Directors of The Emory Clinic until his departure to join Peachtree Hematology-Oncology Consultants in 1994.
Dr. York has served as the Principal Investigator in numerous studies of various oncologic drugs and diseases. He has also published many articles and book chapters dealing with hematology and oncology. He also holds memberships in the American and Georgia Societies of Clinical Oncology, as well as the American College of Physicians.
Dr. York is married; he has two children. Dr. York’s wife is on the Emory University French Faculty. They have a daughter who is an Episcopal priest, a son who is a budding attorney, a one year old grandson and a Doberman. Dr. York loves to read and is an avid chef. He is widely regarded as the worst golfer in Atlanta. Dr. York vows that someday he will finish the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle.