Antoinette W. (Williams) Rutherford MD

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, U of SC Sch of Med

1 Richland Medical Park DrSuite 300Columbia, SC 29203
Phone+1 803-799-5022
Fax+1 803-799-5890

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Education & Training

University of MarylandFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2005 - 2008
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2004 - 2005
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
University of South Carolina School of MedicineClass of 2001

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Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 2003 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Cerner Sentinel Cloud Auditing, Cerner Corporation, 2012, 2014-2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification P2 Sentinel, Cerner Corporation, 2012, 2014-2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (CQM), Cerner Corporation, 2012, 2014-2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

40 citations
Effects of allopurinol on cardiac function and oxidant stress in chronic intermittent hypoxia.
Antoinette L. Williams, Ling Chen, Steven M. Scharf
Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung. 2010-02-01
71 citations
Obstructive sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, and inflammation—is NF-κB the key?
Antoinette Williams, Steven M. Scharf
Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung. 2007-03-23
15 citations
Use of absorbable cyanoacrylate glue to repair an open cystotomy.
Brian D. Seifman, Mark A. Rubin, Antoinette L. Williams, J. Stuart Wolf
The Journal of Urology. 2002-04-01