Gerard A Silvestri MD

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Professor, Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

171 Ashley AveCharleston, SC 29425
Phone+1 843-792-1414

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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

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Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 1993 - 2027
VT State Medical License 1992 - 1994
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017

Clinical Trials

Surgical Versus Non-surgical Staging of Lung Cancer
TERMINATED
NA
Early Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules
COMPLETED
COVID Breath Test - Ancon Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 16
COMPLETED

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Variability Among Radiologists in Interpreting Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screens.
Paul F Pinsky, Ella Kazerooni, Gerard Silvestri, Raymond U Osarogiagbon, Farhood Farjah
Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2026-08-10
Association of New and Growing Nodules With Malignancy in Follow-Up Screening for Lung Cancer: A Cohort Study.
Kathryn J Long, Ralph Ward, Ella Kazerooni, Paul Pinsky, Robert Young
Chest. 2026-08-01
Clinical Utility of Next Generation Sequencing in Concurrent EBUS-TBNA and Liquid Biopsies in NSCLC.
Nicholas J Pastis, Adam H Fox, Travis Ferguson, Christopher R Gilbert, Jeffrey Thiboutot
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026-07-20

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

Half of Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer Don’t Get Treatment, Study FindsMay 7th, 2026
Biodesix to Present New Data at Two Major Upcoming Scientific MeetingsDecember 3rd, 2025
Biodesix Announces Publication of a New Nodify CDT® Clinical Validation StudyJanuary 7th, 2025

Grant Support

Personalized screening for lung cancer: the importance of co-existing chronic conditions to clinical practice and policyUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2020–2026
Personalized screening for lung cancer: the importance of co-existing chronic conditions to clinical practice and policyUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2020–2026
K24 Mid-Career Investigator Award In Patient-Oriented ResearchNational Cancer Institute2007–2011