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Geoffrey Lifferth, MD, Emergency Medicine, Gallatin, TN

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Emergency Medicine Gallatin, TN

Chief Medical Officer

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  • Office

    Sumner Regional Medical Center
    555 Hartsville Pike
    Gallatin, TN 37066
    Phone+1 615-452-4210

Summary

  • Dr. Geoffrey Lifferth is an emergency medicine physician in Gallatin, TN and is currently the Chief Medical Officer of Highpoint Health Systems, that includes Sumner Regional Medical Center, Trousdale Medical Center and Riverview Regional Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, and did his residency at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine residency at Brigham and Womens and Massachusetts General hospitals. He has been in practice for over 20 years in Middle Tennessee.
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Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1997 - 2001
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
    University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1997
  • Brigham Young University
    Brigham Young UniversityB.S., History, With Honors, 1987 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2002 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2000 - 2013
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Physician of Quarter award Kaizen x 2/ LEAN project

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • A Fibrillar Collagen Gene, Col11A1, Is Essential for Skeletal Morphogenesis  
    Li, Y., Laced, A., Warman, M.L., Deier, D.R., Yoshioka, H., Lifferth, G.D., Teuscher, C., Woodward, S.R., Taylor, B.A., Seegmiller, R.E., Olsen, B.R., Cell, 2/19/1995

Abstracts/Posters

  • Geriatric Patients With Syncope of Unknown Etiology in the Emergency Department.
    Lifferth, G., Lee, L., Moore, R, New England Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Worcester, MA, 1/1/2001
  • Testing Probes, a New Method of Measuring Teamwork Attributed in Simulated Scenarios.
    Raemer, D., Shapiro, N., Lifferth, G., Blum, R., Edlow, J., International Meeting on Medical Simulation, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/1/2001
  • Predictive Indicators Among Cancer Patients Who Complete a Cancer Clinical Trial.
    Jackson, A.L., Keech, D.S., Lifferth, G.D., Wong, F.S., Robbins, K.T., National Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting, 1/1/1996

Other

  • Endocarditis. 
    Lifferth, G, Micromedex
    1/1/1998

Press Mentions

  • 32 Hospitals, Health Systems with Newly Created Executive Roles in 2018
    32 Hospitals, Health Systems with Newly Created Executive Roles in 2018December 20th, 2018