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    Terri Fried, MD

    Humana Foundation Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)
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    Additional Titles

    Section Chief, Geriatric Medicine

    Contact Info

    203.688.5238

    Yale School of Medicine

    367 Cedar Street, Harkness A

    New Haven, CT 06511

    United States

    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.

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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

    2024

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    Academic Achievements & 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

      NCQA

      CommitteesMember
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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.

    Board Certifications

    • Geriatric Medicine

      Certification Organization
      AB of Internal Medicine
      Original Certification Date
      1994

    • Internal Medicine

      Certification Organization
      AB of Internal Medicine
      Original Certification Date
      1991

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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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