Harry W. Severance Jr. MD FACEP

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

Assistant Adjunct Professor Department of Medicine Duke University

1650 Capanna TrailHixson, TN 37343
Phone+1 423-402-8514

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Education & Training

ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1984 - 1986
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1986
Duke University HospitalFellowship, 1981 - 1982
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1981

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Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2008 - 2028
NC State Medical License 1982 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2004 - 2026
American Board of Emergency Medicine Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top 25 Thought Leader - Health & Safety Thinkers 360, 2022

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Smartphone 12-lead ECG-Exciting but must be handled with care.
Joseph B. Muhlestein, Joseph B. Muhlestein, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Charles F. Bethea, Harry W. Severance
American Heart Journal. 2020-03-08
17 citations
Feasibility of combining serial smartphone single-lead electrocardiograms for the diagnosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Joseph B. Muhlestein, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Charles F. Bethea, Harry W. Severance, Robert J. Mentz
American Heart Journal. 2020-03-01
15 citations
Smartphone ECG for evaluation of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): Design of the ST LEUIS International Multicenter Study.
Alejandro Barbagelata, Charles F. Bethea, Harry W. Severance, Robert J. Mentz, David E. Albert
Journal of Electrocardiology. 2017-10-01

Journal Articles

Unintended Consequences of Vaccine “Passports”
Harry W Severance, ACEP-Now, 5/18/2021
Ballistic Wounding:
Harry W Severance, Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, 3/1999

Lectures

Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
Web conference - 6/18/2021
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
TAPA annual Spring Fling Conference - Chattanooga, TN - 4/16/2021
COVID-19 - What We Know So Far: Acute Emerging Viral Threats
Northwest Seminars - Duck Key, FL - 3/2/2020

Other

How the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Work, and Some Current Concerns
Harry W Severance, ACEP-Now
https://www.acepnow.com/article/how-the-covid-19-mrna-vaccines-work-and-some-current-concerns/
2/19/2021
COVID-19 Can Offer Some Silver Linings
Harry W Severance, EP-Monthly
https://epmonthly.com/article/covid-19-can-offer-some-silver-linings/
2/2/2021

Press Mentions

How Stark Law Could Be Keeping Physicians From LeadershipSeptember 23rd, 2025
What’s Disrupting the Physician-Patient Relationship?April 24th, 2025
We're Nearing a Doctor Retirement Cliff. Can Health Care Survive the Fall?April 3rd, 2025

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