
Overview
Patrick Flume is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina. He serves as the Powers-Huggins Endowed Chair for Cystic Fibrosis and oversees a large Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Center, including the largest adult CF program in South Carolina. He also leads large clinical programs dedicated to patients with bronchiectasis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections.He is recognized by the national and international CF community having served on the CF Foundation Center Committee, the Adult Care Consensus Committee, and the Advisory Task Force on Adult Issues, the Professional Education Committee, the European CF Society's Best Practices committee, and as founding co-chair of the CF Foundation's Pulmonary Practice Guidelines Committee. He co-led the International Working Group on Antimicrobial Resistance in Cystic Fibrosis. He is the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis.He serves as Associate Vice President for Clinical Research at MUSC, leads a very busy clinical research program for CF, bronchiectasis, and NTM, and is co-principal investigator for the South Carolina Clinical \& Translational Research Institute. Many of these studies are related to new drug and therapy development for patients, but he also has an interest in determining optimal management of CF pulmonary exacerbations and is the co-PI in the STOP trials, aimed at identifying optimal treatments for exacerbations.
Dr. Flume is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis, Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease, Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infections, and Lung Transplant.
He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 200 peer reviewed articles and participating in 12 clinical trials. Dr. Flume is currently accepting new patients.
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Locations
171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Flume has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
12 Clinical Trials
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center
Dr. Gerard Silvestri is a professor of medicine and a lung cancer pulmonologist at the Medical University of South Carolina with a career dedicated to the evaluation, management and improvement of outcomes of patients with this most common of malignancies. He completed his undergraduate education at Fairleigh Dickinson University, his medical degree at St. Georges University, a residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of St. Raphaels/Yale University School of Medicine and fellowship training at Dartmouth. He has an advanced degree in health services research, also from Dartmouth.Dr. Silvestri began the first multidisciplinary lung cancer clinic in South Carolina, and now evaluates between five and seven new lung cancers per week. His clinical research is patient-oriented and directed towards nearly every aspect of lung cancer care. He has experience in evaluating new technologies for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer and was the part of the first group to publish the utility of endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph nodes to stage lung cancer patients. Dr. Silvestri has been a section editor and author of the American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based guidelines on the diagnosis and management of lung cancer. To date, he has over 200 peer-reviewed journal publications, abstracts, book chapters and invited commentaries in clinical care and research of lung cancer. He has lectured as a master clinician in lung cancer for both the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS), and has served as chair of the Thoracic Oncology Network of the ACCP. Dr. Silvestri is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Silvestri is currently accepting new patients.
John Huggins, MD, specializes in Critical Care Medicine, and Pulmonology. Dr. Huggins is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleural Effusion, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Endoscopy, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Huggins is currently accepting new patients.
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center
Nichole Tanner, MD, MSCR, specializes in Lung Cancer, Critical Care Medicine, and Pulmonology and is located in Charleston, SC. Dr. Tanner is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, Lung Adenocarcinoma, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, and Endoscopy. Dr. Tanner is currently accepting new patients.
Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Patrick A. Flume
How do I make an appointment with Dr. Patrick A. Flume?
You can book an appointment with Dr. Patrick A. Flume by calling their office at 843-792-1414. MediFind provides direct contact information so you can schedule visits, second opinions, or consultations without navigating third-party calendars.
Is Dr. Patrick A. Flume a top-rated expert for Cystic Fibrosis?
MediFind is an objective health platform that identifies experts based on real-world data. Dr. Patrick A. Flume is classified as an Elite expert for Cystic Fibrosis, meaning they are among the top experts in the country for this condition. This ranking is based on their volume of patients, published research, and peer connections.
What conditions does Dr. Patrick A. Flume specialize in?
While Dr. Patrick A. Flume is a Intensive Care Medicine, they have specific expertise in Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis, and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. MediFind analyzes a doctor's articles and referral patterns to identify their specific areas of focus within Intensive Care Medicine.
Does Dr. Patrick A. Flume participate in research or clinical trials?
Yes. Dr. Patrick A. Flume has published 200 articles and abstracts on conditions like Cystic Fibrosis. You can view a list of Dr. Patrick A. Flume's latest peer-reviewed publications and clinical trial participation on their profile to see if they are active in new treatments.
Does Dr. Patrick A. Flume accept my insurance?
Dr. Patrick A. Flume accepts most major insurance plans, including Absolute Total Care South Carolina and Aetna. We recommend calling the office directly at 843-792-1414 to verify that your specific plan is currently accepted before your visit.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- BronchiectasisDr. Flume isElite. Learn about Bronchiectasis.
- Cystic FibrosisDr. Flume isElite. Learn about Cystic Fibrosis.
- Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infections
- Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease
- Distinguished
- Lung MetastasesDr. Flume isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Metastases.
- Newborn JaundiceDr. Flume isDistinguished. Learn about Newborn Jaundice.
- Pseudomonas Stutzeri InfectionsDr. Flume isDistinguished. Learn about Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections.
- Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID)Dr. Flume isDistinguished. Learn about Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID).
- TracheitisDr. Flume isDistinguished. Learn about Tracheitis.
- Experienced
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Flume isExperienced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
- AsthmaDr. Flume isExperienced. Learn about Asthma.
- Asthma in ChildrenDr. Flume isExperienced. Learn about Asthma in Children.
- Bronchiolitis ObliteransDr. Flume isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiolitis Obliterans.
- BronchitisDr. Flume isExperienced. Learn about Bronchitis.


