AlexHowardGiffordMD

Pulmonology • Cleveland, OH

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine

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Office
UH Cleveland Medical Center
11100 Euclid Ave Department of Medicine-Pulmonary/Critical Care
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone+1 216-844-8500

Fax+1 216-844-2187

Education & Training

Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2007
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2021 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
NH State Medical License 2006 - 2022
VT State Medical License 2003 - 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013

Clinical Trials

Does a Daily Iron Tablet Improve Anemia in Cystic Fibrosis Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Evaluation of Inhaled Antibiotics on Bacterial Diversity and Richness in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Terminated
Biomarkers of Iron Homeostasis and Responses to Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Exacerbation (CFPE) Treatment Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Completed
Feasibility of a Goal-based Agenda Setting Intervention Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 14
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

51 citations
Comparison of Dry Powder versus Nebulized Beta-Agonist in Patients with COPD Who Have Suboptimal Peak Inspiratory Flow Rate
Donald A. Mahler, Laurie A. Waterman, Joseph Ward, Alex H. Gifford
Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 2014-03-26
77 citations
Prevalence and COPD phenotype for a suboptimal peak inspiratory flow rate against the simulated resistance of the Diskus® dry powder inhaler.
Donald A. Mahler, Laurie A. Waterman, Alex H. Gifford
Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 2013-05-24
243 citations
Longevity of patients with cystic fibrosis in 2000 to 2010 and beyond: survival analysis of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation patient registry.
Todd MacKenzie, Alex H. Gifford, Kathryn A. Sabadosa, Hebe B. Quinton, Emily A. Knapp
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2014-08-19