Inpatient Consultation Practice

Atlanta Infectious
Disease Consultants

Board-certified infectious disease expertise serving hospitalized patients across the Atlanta and East Point, Georgia area — at the request of your admitting physician.

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Board Certified ID Specialist
3+ Hospital Affiliations
15+ Insurance Plans Accepted
FACP Fellow, American College of Physicians
Our Practice

Specialized Care
for Complex Infections

A consultative practice dedicated to the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases in hospitalized patients.

Atlanta Infectious Disease Consultants (AIDC) is an inpatient, consultative infectious disease practice serving the Atlanta and East Point, Georgia area. Dr. Ayo Joyce Drayton provides expert consultation for hospitalized patients at the direct request of their admitting physician.

Our practice focuses exclusively on in-hospital consultation, ensuring that patients with complex infections receive focused, specialist-level care while they are admitted. Follow-up visits for recently discharged patients are also available.

In-Hospital Consultation Request Line

(404) 863-9781 Available for physician referrals
Post-Discharge Follow-Up
Patients discharged after being seen by Dr. Drayton may require follow-up care. We see recently discharged patients at our office location:

285 Boulevard NE, Suite 115
Atlanta, GA 30312
(In the '285' Medical Office Building, across from Atlanta Medical Center Main Campus)
What We Do

Clinical Services

Dr. Drayton provides comprehensive infectious disease consultation for a wide range of complex conditions in hospitalized patients.

01
In-Hospital Consultation
Specialist-level evaluation and management of patients with infectious diseases while admitted to an affiliated hospital. Consultation is initiated by the patient's admitting physician.
02
Post-Discharge Follow-Up
Outpatient follow-up visits for patients who were seen by Dr. Drayton during a hospital stay. Continuity of care ensures your recovery is properly monitored after discharge.
03
Home Health Antimicrobial Management
Oversight and management of patients receiving intravenous or oral antimicrobials at home, ensuring safe and effective completion of therapy in a home health setting.
04
Infection Control Direction
Medical Director of Infection Control for Select Midtown Hospital and Select Regency Hospital of South Atlanta, providing institutional-level leadership on infection prevention.
Our Clinician

Dr. Ayo Joyce Drayton

JD
Dr. Ayo Joyce Drayton
MD, FACP  |  Infectious Disease
  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine
  • Board Certified in Infectious Diseases
  • Licensed in the State of Georgia
  • Fellow, American College of Physicians
  • Member, Infectious Disease Society of America
  • Vice Chief, Internal Medicine — Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center
  • Young Physician of the Year, Atlanta Medical Association (2007)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Education
Howard University College of Medicine 6-Year BS/MD Dual Degree Program
Post-Doctoral Training
Internal Medicine Residency Henry Ford Hospital — Detroit, Michigan
Infectious Disease Fellowship Jackson Memorial Hospital — Miami, Florida
Academic Appointments
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (2006, 2008)
Lecturer, Anatomy, Microbiology & Biochemistry Morehouse School of Medicine (2000–2004)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine (1994–2002)
Selected Publications
Nzerue CM, Drayton JR, et al. Renal Tuberculosis in Patients with HIV Infection: A Case-Control Study. Am J Med Sci, 2000.
Drayton JR, Dickenson G, Rinaldi MG. Co-administration of Rifampin and Itraconazole Leads to Undetectable Drug Levels. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1994.
Drayton JR (1999). Cat-scratch disease. Emedicine Text Book of Medicine and Surgery.
Awards & Honors
Young Physician of the Year Atlanta Medical Association, 2007
America's Top Doc — Bariatric Medicine 2007
Will Rogers Institute Research Fellow Award Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

Office Manager: Cathi Dailey

Where We Serve

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Drayton accepts consultation requests at the following hospitals in the Atlanta metro area.

Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center
Main Campus & South Campus
Regency-Select Hospital of South Atlanta
Long-term acute care facility
Select Hospital Midtown
Medical Director, Infection Control
Coverage

Accepted Insurance

We accept most major insurance products. The following plans are accepted, though this list is not exhaustive. Please contact us if you have questions about your specific plan.

Medicare
Medicaid
Blue Cross Blue Shield (all products)
United HealthCare (all products)
Humana (ChoiceCare)
Humana (Tricare)
Coventry HMO
Southcare PPO
GreatWest PPO
PHCS
Multiplan
CCN
CIGNA
AETNA
First Health

* This list may not be exhaustive. Please contact the office to confirm coverage.

Get in Touch

Request a
Consultation

Consultations are initiated by the patient's admitting physician. If you are a clinician seeking a consultation, please contact us directly using the information below.

Phone (Consultation Line)
(404) 863-9781
Post-Discharge Follow-Up Office
285 Boulevard NE, Suite 115
Atlanta, GA 30312
Accepting Consultations At
Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center
Select Hospital Midtown
Regency-Select Hospital of South Atlanta

Physician Referral Line

AIDC operates as a purely consultative practice. Consultations must be requested by the patient's admitting or treating physician. To request an in-hospital infectious disease consultation, please call:

(404) 863-9781

Office Manager

Cathi Dailey