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Dee Ford, MD, Pulmonology, Charleston, SC

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Pulmonology Charleston, SC

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

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  • Office

    171 Ashley Ave
    Charleston, SC 29425
    Phone+1 843-792-1414

Education & Training

  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaMSc, Clinical Research, 2005 - 2007
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2002 - 2005
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1999
  • University of South Carolina
    University of South CarolinaB.S., Biology, 1989 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2002 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2019 - 2023
  • SD State Medical License
    SD State Medical License Active through 2023
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2019 - 2023
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2018 - 2023
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2018 - 2023
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2019 - 2022
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Influential Women in Business Award Charleston Regional Business Journal, 2014
  • Roger C. Bone Advances in End of Life Care Award American College of Chest Physicians, 2010
  • Best Doctors in America 2009
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • From Barriers to Assets: Rethinking Factors Impacting Advance Care Planning for African Americans  
    Dee Ford, MD, Cambridge Journals
  • An official ATS/AACN/ACCP/ESICM/SCCM Policy Statement on responding to requests for potentially inappropriate treatments in ICUs  
    Bosslet GT, Pope TM, Rubenfeld G, Lo B, Truog R, Rushton C, Curtis JR, Ford DW, Osborne M, Misak C, Au DH, Azoulay E, Brody B, Fahy B, Hall J, Kesecioglu J, Kon AA, Li..., Am J of Resp and Crit Care Med, 1/1/2015
  • Frequency, cost and risk factors of readmissions among severe sepsis survivors  
    Goodwin AJ, Rice DA, Simpson KN, Ford DW, Crit Care Med, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Clinical implications and biases involved in inter-ICU transfers
    Nadig NR, Goodwin AJ, Simpson A, Simpson KN, Ford DW, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2015
  • Therapeutic alliance and patient-centeredness of care as perceived by surrogate decision makers of intensive care unit survivors: A pilot study
    Huff N, Nadig NR, Ford DW, Cox CE, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2015
  • Resilience and psychological distress among surrogate decision makers of critically ill patients
    Nadig NR, Huff N, Ford DW, Cox CE, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Clinical Year in Review: Ethics and End of Life 
    San Diego, CA - 1/1/2014
  • MUSC Critical Care Outreach Program: Integrating Research and Clinical Program Development 
    1/1/2013
  • Futility in the ICU: Prevention, Procedure, and policy 
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
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Press Mentions

  • At a Rural ICU, Covid-19’s Summer Surge Put Telehealth to the Test
    At a Rural ICU, Covid-19’s Summer Surge Put Telehealth to the TestOctober 5th, 2021
  • Telehealth Implementation Guide Seeks to Smooth Adoption, Improve Sustainability
    Telehealth Implementation Guide Seeks to Smooth Adoption, Improve SustainabilityAugust 27th, 2021
  • Telehealth Scales up During the Pandemic to Offer Patient Care in the Safety of the Home
    Telehealth Scales up During the Pandemic to Offer Patient Care in the Safety of the HomeSeptember 9th, 2020
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