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C. Edward Coffey, MD, Psychiatry, Charleston, SC

C. EdwardCoffeyMD

Psychiatry • Charleston, SC

Neuropsychiatry

Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina

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    Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President St.
    Charleston, SC 29425
    Phone+1 713-206-6560
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Summary

  • Dr. Ed Coffey is a neuropsychiatrist, a healthcare leadership adviser, and an Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

    Dr. Coffey is an accomplished physician (board certified in both Neurology and Psychiatry) with expertise in neuropsychiatry and brain stimulation therapies, and is consistently listed as a “Top Doctor” by numerous organizations. He is also an award-winning health care executive, recognized for leading high quality, financially successful, academically-based systems of integrated health care. Dr. Coffey’s innovative work on “Perfect Depression Care” has been widely cited as a model for health care transformation, and its audacious goal of “Zero Suicides” has become an international movement, honored by The Joint Commission (2006 Codman Award), the American Psychiatric Association (APA) (2006 Gold Achievement Award), the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (2011), and by his appointment to the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (2011).

    Dr. Coffey is also a community activist and advocate for a sustainable environment, safe gun ownership, and lifelong social and emotional learning (SEL). Dr. Coffey is the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Sciences degree from Wofford College (2014), the college's greatest honor, as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Neuropsychiatric Association, the association's highest honor.

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1979 - 1984
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Neurology, 1981 - 1983
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1981
  • Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1979
  • St. John's College, Oxford University
    St. John's College, Oxford UniversityBA, Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology, 1974 - 1976
  • Wofford College
    Wofford CollegeBS, Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, 1970 - 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2015 - 2019
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1996 - 2018
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1979 - 2002
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1990 - 1996
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Honorary Doctor of Science Wofford College, 2014
  • Rhodes Scholar Wofford College, 1974
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Duke University School of Medicine, 1979
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Emerging Story of Emerging Technologies in Neuropsychiatry  
    Coffey MJ, Coffey CE, Dialogues in Clin Neurosci, 1/1/2016
  • Suicide Prevention in Patient and Nonpatient Populations (Letter)  
    Coffey MJ, Coffey CE, Ahmedani BK, Psychiatric Services, 1/1/2015
  • An Update on Perfect Depression Care  
    Coffey CE, Coffey MJ, Ahmedani BK, Psychiatric Services, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Textbook of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry 
    Editors: Coffey CE, Cummings JL.Press Care2013
  • Textbook of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry 
    Editors: Coffey CE, Cummings JL.American Psychiatric Press, Inc., Washington D.C.Edition Thir,2011
  • Geriatric Neuropsychiatry 
    Chapter: Geriatric Neuropsychiatry 
    Page 3 - 16Cummings JL, Coffey CEEditors: Coffey CE, Cummings.American Psychiatric Press Inc., Washington2011
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Dramatically Improving the Quality of ECT Care (Abstract)
    Coffey CE, JECT, Annual Meeting of the Association for Convulsive Therapy, Toronto, 1/21/2006
  • Dramatically Improving the Quality of ECT Care
    Coffey CE, J ECT, Annual Meeting of the Association for Convulsive Therapy, Toronto, 1/12/2006
  • Electroconvulsive Treatment
    Fink M, Coffey CE (Chairmen), 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Montreal, 1/7/1988

Lectures

  • Pursuing Perfect Depression Care: A Model for Eliminating Suicide and Transforming Behavioral Healthcare 
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - 1/13/2016
  • Advances in Brain Stimulation Therapies in Neuropsychiatry 
    London, Ontario - 1/25/2015
  • The Major Neurocognitive Disorders 
    Houston - 1/23/2015
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Other

  • There Is No Health(care) Without Mental Health(care). 
    Coffey MJ, Coffey CE, FutureScan Healthcare Trends and Implications 2016-2021, Health Administration Press
    Chicago - 1/1/2016
  • Where Zero is the Perfect Number 
    Coffey CE, National Council Magazine
    1/1/2012
  • When Depression Won't Go Away 
    Coffey CE, Bottom Line Health Magazine
    1/1/2011
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