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

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

19 citations
In-person and Telephonic Shared Decision-making Visits for People Considering Lung Cancer Screening: An Assessment of Decision Quality.
Nichole T. Tanner, Emerald Banas, Derik E. Yeager, Lin Dai, Chanita Hughes Halbert
Chest. 2019-01-01
24 citations
Outcomes From More Than 1 Million People Screened for Lung Cancer With Low-Dose CT Imaging.
Gerard A Silvestri, Lenka Goldman, Nichole T Tanner, Judy Burleson, Michael Gould
Chest. 2023-07-01
84 citations
Screening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report.
Peter J Mazzone, Gerard A Silvestri, Lesley H Souter, Tanner J Caverly, Jeffrey P Kanne
Chest. 2021-11-01

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

Low Awareness of Lung Cancer Screening Raises ConcernsNovember 3rd, 2024
‘Popularity Paradox’: Evidence Lacking to Support Lung Cancer Screening for Never-SmokersAugust 23rd, 2024
LDCT Lung Cancer Screening Reduces Mortality, but Uptake Remains LowFebruary 13th, 2023
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Grant Support

K24 Mid-Career Investigator Award In Patient-Oriented ResearchNational Cancer Institute2007–2011