Experienced in Collapsed Lung

Dr. Alex Gifford

Intensive Care Medicine
University Hospitals
11100 Euclid Ave, 
Cleveland, OH 
Offers Telehealth
Experienced in Collapsed Lung
University Hospitals
11100 Euclid Ave, 
Cleveland, OH 
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Overview

Alex Gifford is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Gifford is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Collapsed Lung. His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Newborn Jaundice, and Bronchiectasis.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 66 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in OH
Hospital Affiliations
Rainbow Babies And Childrens Hospital
Uh Cleveland Medical Center
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

University Hospitals
11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Call: 216-844-8500
Other Locations
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
1 Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH 03756
Call: 603-650-5533

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

1 Clinical Trials

Do Changes in Serum Hepcidin-25 Concentration Predict Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Exacerbation (CFPE) Treatment Responses?
Do Changes in Serum Hepcidin-25 Concentration Predict Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Exacerbation (CFPE) Treatment Responses?
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 13, 2018
Intervention Type: Other

66 Total Publications

Effects of azithromycin in young adults with cystic fibrosis: a protocol for emulating a published randomised controlled trial using registry data.
Effects of azithromycin in young adults with cystic fibrosis: a protocol for emulating a published randomised controlled trial using registry data.
Journal: BMJ open
Published: March 25, 2025
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  • Cystic Fibrosis
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  • Bronchiectasis
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  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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  • Newborn Jaundice
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  • Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID)
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  • Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
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  • Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
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  • Aspergillosis
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  • Interstitial Lung Disease
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  • Lung Metastases
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  • Pneumonia
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  • Acquired Tracheomalacia
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  • ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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  • Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)
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  • Asthma
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  • Asthma in Children
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  • Atypical Pneumonia
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