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Terri Fried, MD

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Humana Foundation Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)

Appointments

Geriatric Medicine
Dual
Geriatric Medicine
Primary

Titles

Section Chief, Geriatric Medicine

About

Titles

Humana Foundation Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)

Section Chief, Geriatric Medicine

Biography

Dr. Fried completed her medical school education at Harvard and an internship and residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine at Rhode Island Hospital. She did fellowship training in geriatrics, ethics, and clinical effectiveness at Harvard Medical School. She came to the Yale section of geriatrics in 1996 as a clinician investigator, after several years as a clinician-educator at Brown Medical School. Her research interests involve decision-making for older persons with advanced illness and with multiple conditions, with a particular interest in the elucidation of patient preferences.

Appointments

  • Geriatric Medicine

    Section Chief
    Dual

  • Geriatric Medicine

    Professor
    Primary

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Fellow
Harvard Medical School (1993)
Resident
Rhode Island Hospital (1991)
MD
Harvard University (1988)
BA
Harvard-Radcliffe, Biochemistry (1984)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Advance Care Planning; Decision Making; Geriatrics; Health Care; Patient Preference

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Terri Fried's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

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Academic Achievements and Community Involvement

  • honor

    Mason F. Lord Lecture and Visiting Professor

    National AwardJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • honor

    VISN 1 Geriatric and Extended Care Service Line Award

    Regional AwardDepartment of Veterans Affairs
  • honor

    Faulkner Visiting Professor

    National AwardBoston Medical Center
  • honor

    Julien Davis Memorial Lecture

    National AwardThe Jewish Home, San Franciso, CA and UCSF
  • activity

    Member

    CommitteesNCQA
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Clinical Care

Overview

Terri Fried, MD, is a geriatrician who advocates for more straightforward decision-making about treatment plans for her patients. She believes her work with older patients encompasses three pillars in medicine: clinical work, education, and research.

Much of Dr. Fried’s research focuses on improving the quality of treatment for her vulnerable older patients by pushing for more transparent communication of their preferences. She’s also interested in end-of-life planning. As chief of Geriatric Medicine, she works to create an environment in which all clinicians are supported to do their best work in caring for older persons.

Dr. Fried has received numerous awards, including the Mason F. Lord Lecture and Visiting Professor from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the VISN 1 Geriatric and Extended Care Service Line Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award from the American Geriatrics Society.

Dr. Fried is a Humana Foundation Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) at Yale School of Medicine.

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Mailing Address

Yale School of Medicine

367 Cedar Street, Harkness A

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

Locations

  • E.S. Harkness Memorial Hall

    Lab

    367 Cedar Street

    New Haven, CT 06510

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