
Clifford Dacso MD MPH, MBA, MBA
Geriatric Medicine, Infectious Disease
Chief Clinical Officer, Knox Clinic, Rockland, Maine Local Health Officer, South Thomaston, Maine Professor of Molecular & Cellular Biology and Professor of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX
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22 White St.Rockland, ME 04841
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Education & Training
Pepperdine University School of Business and ManagementMBA, 1988 - 1990
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Medical Microbiology, 1978 - 1980
University of Texas, Health Sciences Center, School of Public HealthMPH, Disease Control, 1975 - 1980
University of Texas Health Sciences Center School of Public HealthMPH, Disease Control, 1975 - 1980
Baylor Coll Med-Houston1976 - 1978
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1988 - 2028
ME State Medical License 2020 - 2028
TX State Medical License 1976 - 2027
AL State Medical License 1982 - 2016
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Mary F. Chapman, MD Humanitarian Award Maine Medical Association, 2025
- Cozarelli Prize National Academy of Sciences, 2023
- Master Clinician Baylor College of Medicine, 2021
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsSteroid receptor coactivator 3-deficient regulatory T cells eradicate multiple solid tumors in syngeneic mouse models.Nuri Sung, Eunsu Kim, Yosef Gilad, Yuri Park, Adam M Dean
Oncoimmunology. 2026-12-31 - Nicotine e-cigarettes increase smoking cessation more than nicotine replacement therapy or non-nicotine e-cigarettes at ≥6 mo.Clifford C Dacso,
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2026-03-01 - 4 citationsCRISPR-Cas9 engineering of human T regulatory cells - Design and optimization of a manufacturing process.Ortal Shimon, Adam M Dean, Shoshana Cohen, Aiden L Moser, Clifford C Dacso
Molecular Immunology. 2025-08-01
Journal Articles
- Technology and Heart Failure: Patients’ Perceptions and Use of Technology to Manage Their DiseaseHall AK, Dodd V, Harris, AM, McArthur K, Dacso CC, Colton L, Telemedicine and e-Health, 4/1/2014
- Technology and Heart Failure: Patients' Perceptions and Use of Technology to Manage Their DiseaseHall AK, Dodd V, Harris, AM, McArthur K, Dacso C, Colton L., Telemedicine and eHealth., 1/1/2014
- Info-gap Management of Public Health Policy for TB with HIVprevalence and Epidemiological UncertaintyZetola N, Ben-Haim Y, Dacso C, BMC Public Health, 1/1/2012
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Blue Scale: A Multi-sensing Device for Remote Management of Congestive Heart FailurePollonini L, Quadri S, Chen J, Ding J, Zheng Z, Naribole S, McArthur K, Knightly EW, Dacso CC, Annual Conference of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Chicago, IL, 1/26/2014
- Blue Scale: Early Detection of Impending Congestive Heart Failure Events via Wireless Daily Self-MonitoringChen J, Quadri S, Pollonini L, Naribole S, Ding J, Zheng Z, Knightly EW, Dacso CC, IEEE Healthcare Innovation and Point of Care Conference, Seattle, WA, 1/8/2014
- CorpsChronicles: An Application Leveraging Social Networks for Online Epidemiologic Survey StudiesMayfield P, McOwiti A, Barney J, Qu Shijing, Sexton KR, Harris AM, McArthur K, Hilsenbeck SG, Bondy ML, Conneely O, Spitz M, Dacso CC, Becnel LB, American Medical Informatics Annual Symposium, Washington, DC, 11/16/2013
Lectures
- Point of Care Medical Technologies Must Blaze New Trails1/1/2013
- Communicating Novel Aspects of Personalized MedicineOrlando, FL - 2/1/2012
- Hypertension in WomenThe Woodlands, TX - 11/1/2011
Other
- Some Consequences of Not Participating in Peer Review. Editorial.Dacso C, IEEE JTEHM
1/1/2014 - Point of care medical technologies must blaze new trailsDacso CC, IEEE Life Sciences Newsletter
1/1/2013 - Lithium Nephropathy (Elctronic Magazine)Lederer E, Dacso CC, Medscape
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2427772
1/1/2012
Press Mentions
A 12-Hour Biological Clock Coordinates Essential Bodily FunctionsJune 6th, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French
External Links
- Baylor College of Medicinehttps://www.bcm.edu/people/view/clifford-dacso-m-d/baylor-college-of-medicine-primary-faculty-a-d-molecular-and-cellular-biology/b1671fcd-ffed-11e2-be68-080027880ca6/56fd8f3e-548c-4eda-b22e-61450a591328
- Institute for Collaboration in Healthhttp://instforcollabinhealth.org
- Knox Clinichttp://knoxclinic.org
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