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Terri Fried, MD

Humana Foundation Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)
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Section Chief, Geriatric Medicine

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203.688.5238

Yale School of Medicine

367 Cedar Street, Harkness A

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

About

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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.

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Education & Training

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

Research

Overview

Medical Research Interests

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

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

Activities

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    NCQA

    2007 - 2007CommitteesMember
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    NIH

    2003 - 2006Peer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsMember
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    American Geriatrics Society

    2002 - 2005CommitteesMember

Honors

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    Mason F. Lord Lecture and Visiting Professor

    10/01/2016National AwardJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
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    VISN 1 Geriatric and Extended Care Service Line Award

    02/01/2016Regional AwardDepartment of Veterans Affairs
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    Faulkner Visiting Professor

    04/08/2011National AwardBoston Medical Center
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    Julien Davis Memorial Lecture

    01/01/2009National AwardThe Jewish Home, San Franciso, CA and UCSF
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    Robert C. Rosenlof, MD Visiting Professor, University of Nebraska

    01/01/2006National AwardUniversity of Nebraska
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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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Yale School of Medicine

367 Cedar Street, Harkness A

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

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  • E.S. Harkness Memorial Hall

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    367 Cedar Street

    New Haven, CT 06510

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