Edmund A. Liles

Edmund A. Liles, MD

Languages spoken: English

  • Edmund Allen Liles, Jr., MD is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah Hospital. As a hospitalist, his research focuses on the delivery of evidence-based care to vulnerable patient populations. Recent quality improvement projects include developing a hospitalist protocol for the evaluation of patients for alcohol detoxification, treatment of Vaso occlusive pain crisis in Sickle Cell Disease patients, and end of life care for patients with cirrhosis.

    Dr. Liles received his MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. In the past Dr. Liles has served as a Residency Program Director and Division Chief of Hospital Medicine. He was one of the American College of Physicians Hospitalists of the year in 2014. He is a board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

  • Edmund Allen Liles, Jr., MD is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah Hospital. As a hospitalist, his research focuses on the delivery of evidence-based care to vulnerable patient populations. Recent quality improvement projects include developing a hospitalist protocol for the evaluation of patients for alcohol detoxification, treatment of Vaso occlusive pain crisis in Sickle Cell Disease patients, and end of life care for patients with cirrhosis.

    Dr. Liles received his MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. In the past Dr. Liles has served as a Residency Program Director and Division Chief of Hospital Medicine. He was one of the American College of Physicians Hospitalists of the year in 2014. He is a board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Pediatrics -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions General Medicine
    Inpatient Medicine
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

    Education history

    Chief Resident Internal Medicine - University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chief Resident
    Internal Medicine & Pediatrics - University of North Carolina School of Medicine Resident
    Fellowship National Institutes of Health Fellow
    Medicine - University of North Carolina School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Psychology - University of North Carolina B.A.
    Undergraduate University of Virginia

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Moore C, Damari N, Liles EA, Bramson B (2019). Who You Gonna Call? Outcomes of a Team-Based Approach to Respond to Disruptive Behavioral Issues in Hospitalized Patients. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf, 45(11), 781-785. (Read full article)
    2. Stephens JR, Chang JW, Liles EA, Adem M, Moore C (2018). Impact of hospitalist vs. non-hospitalist services on length of stay and 30-day readmission rate in hip fracture patients. Hosp Pract (1995), 47(1), 24-27. (Read full article)
    3. Stephens JR, Moore C, Stepanek KV, Garbutt JC, Starke B, Liles A, Jonas DE (2018). Implementation of a Process for Initiating Naltrexone in Patients Hospitalized for Alcohol Detoxification or Withdrawal. J Hosp Med, 13(4), 221-228. (Read full article)
    4. Stein J, Ossman P, Viera A, Moore C, Brubaker BA, French J, Liles EA (2016). Was This Readmission Preventable? Qualitative Study of Patient and Provider Perceptions of Readmissions. South Med J, 109(6), 383-9. (Read full article)
    5. Allen Liles E Jr, Moore CR, Stein J (2015). Feedback on Bounce Backs: Real-Time Notification of Readmissions and the Impact on Readmission Rates and Physician Perceptions. South Med J, 108(6), 354-8. (Read full article)
    6. Smitherman AB, Alexander T, Connelly M, Snavely AC, Weston BW, Liles EA, Steiner MJ (2015). The incidence of catheter-associated venous thrombosis in noncritically ill children. Hosp Pediatr, 5(2), 59-66. (Read full article)
    7. Stephens JR, Liles EA, Dancel R, Gilchrist M, Kirsch J, DeWalt DA (2014). Who needs inpatient detox? Development and implementation of a hospitalist protocol for the evaluation of patients for alcohol detoxification. J Gen Intern Med, 29(4), 587-93. (Read full article)
    8. Allen Liles E, Kirsch J, Gilchrist M, Adem M (2014). Hospitalist management of vaso-occlusive pain crisis in patients with sickle cell disease using a pathway of care. Hosp Pract (1995), 42(2), 70-6. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Dancel R, Liles EA, Fiore D (2016). Acute Pain Management in Hospitalized Children. [Review]. Rev Recent Clin Trials, 12(4), 277-283. (Read full article)
    2. Liles A, Blatt J, Morris D, Wardrop R 3rd, Sharma A, Sznewajs A, Goldsby R, Childrens Oncology Group (2008). Monitoring pulmonary complications in long-term childhood cancer survivors: guidelines for the primary care physician. [Review]. Cleve Clin J Med, 75(7), 531-9. (Read full article)
    3. Bundy DG, Byerley JS, Liles EA, Perrin EM, Katznelson J, Rice HE (2007). Does this child have appendicitis? [Review]. JAMA, 298(4), 438-51. (Read full article)
    4. Weaver KD, Smith WT 4th, Lowry TS, Liles EA, Cornwell LD (1996). Do healthy adults need to know their cholesterol level? [Review]. N C Med J, 57(5), 275-8. (Read full article)

    Commentary

    1. Steiner MJ, Brown WD, Liles E (2008). An assessment of the new lipid screening guidelines. Pediatrics, 122(4), 904-5; author reply 906-7. (Read full article)

    Case Report

    1. Tofade TS, Liles EA (2005). Intentional overdose with insulin glargine and insulin aspart. Pharmacotherapy, 24(10), 1412-8. (Read full article)

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