Edmund A. Liles
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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 -Professor (Clinical)
Pediatrics -Adjunct Professor
Academic Divisions General Medicine
Hospital Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

Education history

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

Selected Publications

Journal Article

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

Review

  1. Dancel R, Liles EA, Fiore (2017). Acute Pain Management in Hospitalized Children. Reviews on recent clinical trials, 12(4), 277-283.
  2. Liles A, Blatt J, Morris D, Wardrop R 3rd, Sharma A, Sznewajs A, Goldsby R, Children's Oncology Group (2008). Monitoring pulmonary complications in long-term childhood cancer survivors: guidelines for the primary care physician. Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 75(7), 531-9.
  3. Bundy DG, Byerley JS, Liles EA, Perrin EM, Katznelson J, Rice H (2007). Does this child have appendicitis?. JAMA, 298(4), 438-51.
  4. Weaver KD, Smith WT 4th, Lowry TS, Liles EA, Cornwell L (1996). Do healthy adults need to know their cholesterol level?. North Carolina medical journal, 57(5), 275-8.

Commentary

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

Case Report

  1. Tofade TS, Liles E (2004). Intentional overdose with insulin glargine and insulin aspart. Pharmacotherapy, 24(10), 1412-8.