GerardASilvestriMD

Pulmonology • Charleston, SC

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

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

Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1990 - 1993
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 1993 - 2025
VT State Medical License 1992 - 1994
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Surgical Versus Non-surgical Staging of Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Early Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Completed
COVID Breath Test - Ancon Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 16
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Acquisition and Handling of Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle Samples: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.
Christopher R Gilbert, Claire Dust, A Christine Argento, David Feller-Kopman, Anne V Gonzalez
Chest. 2025-03-01
Why Women Appear To Have Better Outcomes When Undergoing Screening For Lung Cancer.
Gerard A Silvestri, Ralph C Ward, Raewyn J Scott, Hormuzd Katki, Rebecca Landy
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2025-02-18
Burden of Comorbid Conditions Among Individuals Screened for Lung Cancer.
Dejana Braithwaite, Shama Karanth, Christopher G Slatore, Jae Jeong Yang, Martin Tammemagi
JAMA Health Forum. 2025-02-07

Lectures

Surrogate Markers and the Association of Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening with Mortality
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Cambridge, Maryland - 7/11/2013

Press Mentions

Biodesix Announces Publication of a New Nodify CDT® Clinical Validation StudyJanuary 7th, 2025
‘Troubling’ Data Show Lack of Awareness About Lung Cancer ScreeningNovember 15th, 2024
Low Awareness of Lung Cancer Screening Raises ConcernsNovember 3rd, 2024
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Grant Support

Personalized screening for lung cancer: the importance of co-existing chronic conditions to clinical practice and policyUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2020–2026
Personalized screening for lung cancer: the importance of co-existing chronic conditions to clinical practice and policyUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2020–2026
K24 Mid-Career Investigator Award In Patient-Oriented ResearchNational Cancer Institute2007–2011