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    Lloyd Friedman, MD

    Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)
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    Additional Titles

    Director of Inpatient Quality and Safety, Internal Medicine

    Director of Firm Operations, Internal Medicine

    About

    Titles

    Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)

    Director of Inpatient Quality and Safety, Internal Medicine; Director of Firm Operations, Internal Medicine

    Appointments

    Other Departments & Organizations

    Education & Training

    Fellow
    Yale University School of Medicine (1988)
    Resident
    Oregon Health Sciences University (1982)
    Intern
    Beth Israel Medical Center (1980)
    MD
    Yale University (1979)
    BA
    Columbia University, Biochemistry (1975)

    Research

    Overview

    Follow up of a cohort of NYC drug and alcohol users for the development of TB AIDS and death.

    The ability of chitinase to protect against tuberculosis

    Development of a new mechanical ventilation weaning algorithm

    Development of a neural network to predict successful weaning from mechanical ventilation

    Medical Research Interests

    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Asthma; Electronic Health Records; Lung; Pulmonary Medicine; Respiration; Tuberculosis

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Lloyd Friedman's published research.

    Publications

    2024

    • Standards of care for patients with suspected and confirmed drug-susceptible tuberculosis in Connecticut: reporting, diagnosis and treatment 2024
      CT DPH
      Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements

    2020

    • Clinical Tuberculosis
      Friedman, LN, Dedicoat M, Davies P, editors. Clinical Tuberculosis, 6th edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Inc. 2020
      Books
    • Guidelines for the treatment of tuberculosis disease and infection
      Sosa L, Friedman LN. In: Friedman LN, Dedicoat M, Davies P, editors. Guidelines for the treatment of tuberculosis disease and infection. In Clinical Tuberculosis, 6th ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Inc. 2020
      Chapters

    2019

    • Tuberculosis and biologic therapies: anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha and beyond
      Godfrey MS, Friedman LN. Tuberculosis and biologic therapies: anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha and beyond. In Lewinsohn DM, Daley CL, editors. Clinics in Chest Medicine, Amsterdam: Elsevier, Inc. 2019
      Books
    • Connecticut Tuberculosis Risk Assessment
      Connecticut Tuberculosis Risk Assessment . Connecticut Department of Public Health. 2019
      Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
    • Tuberculosis in Pregnancy
      Friedman LN, Tanoue LT. Tuberculosis in Pregnancy. UpToDate, Inc., Waltham, Mass
      Chapters

    2017

    • Standards of care for patients with suspected and confirmed drug-susceptible tuberculosis in Connecticut: reporting, diagnosis and treatment 2017.
      Connecticut Department of Public Health
      Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements

    2016

    • Electronic DOT (eDOT): Guidelines and Procedures
      Electronic DOT (eDOT): Guidelines and Procedures. Connecticut Department of Public Health. 2016
      Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements

    2009

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    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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      New England Journal of Medicine

      Journal ServiceReviewer
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      Annals of Internal Medicine

      Journal ServiceReviewer
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      American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

      Journal ServiceReviewer
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      International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

      Journal ServiceReviewer
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      PLOS One

      Journal ServiceReviewer
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    Clinical Care

    Overview

    Lloyd Friedman, MD, is a pulmonary critical care specialist who primarily treats tuberculosis (TB), latent tuberculosis infection, and nontuberculous mycobacteria. He also cares for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit at Yale New Haven Hospital.

    Dr. Friedman was inspired to become a doctor in New York City in the late 1980s, when the incidence of tuberculosis was increasing dramatically in the city, especially in areas affected by poverty. He has been following a cohort of welfare patients in New York to assess the incidence of tuberculosis, AIDS, and death.

    The number of cases and incidence of TB has since declined dramatically, but Dr. Friedman still finds it rewarding to be able to support patients who have the disease. “TB requires a long-term treatment, and I get to know my patients over a period of months and years,” he says.

    Clinical Specialties

    Critical Care Medicine; Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine

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    Board Certifications

    • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine)

      Certification Organization
      AB of Internal Medicine
      Latest Certification Date
      2019
      Original Certification Date
      1989

    • Pulmonary Disease

      Certification Organization
      AB of Internal Medicine
      Original Certification Date
      1988

    • Internal Medicine

      Certification Organization
      AB of Internal Medicine
      Original Certification Date
      1983

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    Mailing Address

    Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

    333 Cedar St

    New Haven, CT 06510

    United States

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