MUSC Health University Medical Center

171 Ashley AvenueCharleston, SC 29425
Monday - Sunday

Open 24 hours

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Note: MUSC Health has implemented visitor restrictions due to the Coronavirus (COVID -19). Visitors will be screened for entry into the facility. Please enter through the Adult Emergency Department or the main entrance on the Horseshoe. We discourage all children under the age of 12 from visiting. Experiencing symptoms of Coronavirus? FREE virtual visit with code COVID19. MUSC Health University Medical Center is located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina. University Medical Center is dedicated to changing what's possible in health care through its patient- and family-centered care, education, research, and various partnerships. University Medical Center is a nationally recognized and leading health sciences university. It is comprised of four hospitals (Institute of Psychiatry, Children's Hospital, Ashley River Tower, and University Hospital) and an NCI-designated cancer center, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. University Medical Center is also home to South Carolina's only solid organ transplant center, the Level I Trauma Center, as well as one of only two National Telehealth Centers of Excellence.

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Mark Maratka Brodie, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Leslie Ellen Bunting, NP

Hospital Medicine

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Tsveti Petrova Markova, M.D., FAAFP

Hospital Medicine

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Austin White, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Born in Texas, I have lived throughout the United States including Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Alabama. I graduated The Univerisity of Alabama with a Bachelors in Science with degree in biology, Summa Cum Laude, with honors, and President of Be the Match on Campus starting my medical journey. I graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I continued my medical education graduating from Temple University Hospital Internal Medicine Residency in 2025. During my medical education, I started as a medical student tutor helping my classmates through clinical content while creating lectures and questions to promote continued learning. I continued my commitment to medical eduction by joining Temple University supplemental medical education track, graduating residency with certificate of medical education.
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Don Alan Turner, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Christopher Tan, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Andrew Cuttino McNulty, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Sarah Beasley, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Graham Wesley Beattie, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Nicholas Smith, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Dr. Nicholas Smith is a hospitalist dedicated to providing compassionate and high-quality care. He earned his medical degree from New York Medical College and completed his Internal Medicine residency at the Medical University of South Carolina, where he honed his skills in managing complex medical conditions. Dr. Smith specializes in caring for patients with a wide range of acute illnesses. He works closely with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate personalized treatment plans, ensuring patients feel supported throughout their hospital stay. He is dedicated to enhancing hospital care through quality improvement initiatives and patient education.
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Denise A. Bradshaw, MSN

Hospital Medicine

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Bianca Stephania Farley, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Rebecca Bonaroti, M.D.

Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

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Dr. Rebecca Bonaroti, M.D. is a general anesthesiologist specializing in surgical cases and outpatient procedures. Her focus is on individualized treatment plans based on each patient's unique background and priorities. Dr. Bonaroti graduated magna cum laude with Honors from New York University, and earned her Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She completed anesthesiology residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where she was Junior Chief of Advocacy and was involved with initiatives benefiting people experiencing homelessness and the medically underserved.
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Rayphael Hardy, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Satya Sowjanya Villuri, MBBS, MPH

Hospital Medicine

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Kevin John Baker, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Chelsea Anne Riddle, AGNP-C

Hospital Medicine

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Benjamin Chapman Kalivas, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Benjamin Kalivas, MD, is an assistant professor dual appointed in the Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry. Clinically he works as an academic hospitalist and brain stimulation psychiatrist. Dr. Kalivas completed his residency and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry. After completing his residency, he served as Chief Resident for the Department of Medicine before joining the faculty at MUSC. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Kalivas has served as the program director for the Combined Internal Medicine and Psychiatry residency program. He is active in resident and student education and is a core faculty member in both departments. Dr. Kalivas also serves as the Medical Director of Graduate Medical Education (GME) Quality and Safety, where he facilitates the implementation of quality improvement and a culture of safety for over 800 residents and fellows working at MUSC. Dr. Kalivas actively researches delirium, a dangerous neuropsychiatric syndrome associated with acute medical illness. He works at implementing best practices and studying how delirium impacts hospitalized patients.
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Emily Nelson, M.D.

Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

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Dr. Nelson is an experienced anesthesiologist and clinical educator with fellowship training in regional anesthesia and palliative care. Dr Nelson attended the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed her anesthesia residency and regional fellowship training at Brigham and Women's Hospital. In her early career, she focused on regional anesthesia and global health. After 10 years in Boston, she moved with her family to Charleston to work as a clinician-educator at the Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center and expand access to regional anesthesia for veterans. As she cared for more patients with cancer in the operating room, her interest in cancer pain management grew, which led her to a palliative care fellowship at MUSC. She currently splits her time between anesthesiology at the VA and palliative care at MUSC. Her interests include cancer pain management, palliative care in the perioperative setting and teaching palliative care communication techniques. She is committed to advancing medical education, multi-disciplinary collaboration, a patient-centered approach to care, and fostering compassionate care. Outside of work, she enjoys time with her husband and children, live music, running, cycling and exploring nature.
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Rahoul Vijay Ahuja, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Dr. Rahoul Ahuja is a general internal medicine physician at MUSC and the Charleston VA Medical Center. Born and raised in South Carolina, he received his undergraduate education at the University of South Carolina Honors College (focusing on economics and global health), followed by medical school at MUSC, and internal medicine residency training at Emory University.He has previously worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) on issues ranging from tobacco control, heart disease prevention, and mobile health technologies. He has particular interests in the global burden of chronic disease, where he has published in journals such as Preventing Chronic Disease, as well as PLOS Medicine. During his medical training, he practiced and worked with clinicians on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Tuba City, Arizona, as well as Muhimbili National Hospital at the National Cardiac Institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and in rural Costa Rica and Argentina. His clinical interests lie primarily in the prevention of chronic diseases through an integrated primary care approach, hypertension screening and treatment, diabetes screening, and telemedicine. He hopes to further explore how improved access to primary healthcare services can reduce rates of chronic diseases.
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Jennifer Joyce, D.O.

Radiology

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Carrie Herzke, M.D., MBA

Hospital Medicine

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Anna Warfield, PA-C

Hospital Medicine

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Anup Bhushan, M.D.

Palliative Care

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Amanda L. Faulkner, M.D., MBA

Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

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Raymon Maurice White, CRNA, ADN, MSNA

Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

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Pamela J Pride, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Nicholas Stephen Honko, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Erik Christian Summers, M.D., FACP

Hospital Medicine

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Dhiraj Baruah, M.D., MBBS

Radiology

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William Bradford Butler, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

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Yotam Papo, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Meghan Katherine Thomas, M.D., MS

Hospital Medicine

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Patrick James Cawley, M.D., MBA

Hospital Medicine

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Dr. Patrick J. Cawley is the Chief Executive Officer of MUSC Health and Executive Vice President for Health Affairs of the Medical University of South Carolina. In this role, he oversees all clinical matters as they relate to MUSC. During his leadership, MUSC has significantly expanded its clinical enterprise with a new Children's Hospital, a regional health network, multiple ambulatory sites, development of additional clinical affiliates, and numerous novel joint ventures. Additionally, MUSC has become a national leader in telehealth and has continued as South Carolina's #1 hospital/health system per US News and World Report. Under Dr. Cawley's leadership, MUSC continues to receive numerous quality awards across all six domains of quality. Previously, he served as the chief medical officer of MUSC Medical Center. In that role he was responsible for the quality and safety of all patient care programs as well as direct oversight of clinical service lines. He has led MUSC's improvement transformation in quality and patient safety, which was recognized by the University Healthsystem Consortium in 2007 and again in 2012 by awarding the coveted Rising Star honor to MUSC. Dr. Cawley is a certified physician executive through the American College of Physician Executives and a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is a Fellow in the Liberty Fellowship Program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He has been named one of America's Best Doctors®. He has also been awarded the Master of Hospital Medicine from the Society of Hospital Medicine. Dr. Cawley is a Past-President of the Society of Hospital Medicine. He is actively involved in leadership roles in the American Hospital Association, the South Carolina Hospital Association, America's Essential Hospitals, Vizient, and the health care collaborative, Initiant. Dr. Cawley graduated from the University of Scranton. He earned his medical degree from Georgetown University before completing an internal medicine residency at Duke University. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He is board certified in internal medicine with focused recognition in hospital medicine.
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Benjamin Will Barnette, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Ben Archambault, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

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Abbie Lee Zeffery, D.O.

Hospital Medicine

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Blake Alexandra Strickland, AGAC-NP

Neurology

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Blake received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, and was a member of the Women's volleyball team. After college, she moved to Charlottesville, where she worked as a registered nurse in the Neuroscience ICU at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Blake attended graduate school at the University of Virginia and received her Nurse Practitioner degree in 2020. She has also been an Emergency Department nurse and a travel nurse, working in COVID ICUs throughout the country, before moving to Charleston to accept a position as a Nurse practitioner in the Neurosurgery Department at MUSC. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, playing volleyball, traveling to find the best coffee and ice cream shops, and cheering on her favorite team, the University of Virginia Hoos.
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Kyra Varano, PA-C

Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

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Andres Felipe Ospina, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Michele L Fancher, CRNA

Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

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Shane Fiust-Klink, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Chelsea Rosfeld, DNP, APRN, AGNP-C

Palliative Care

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Daniel Holena, M.D., MSCE, FACS

Critical Care Surgery

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Dr. Daniel Holena is a trauma and emergency general surgeon who treats patients with life-threatening injuries and urgent surgical conditions. He specializes in caring for people after car crashes, falls, gunshot wounds, or serious infections that require emergency surgery. Dr. Holena trained at some of the country's busiest academic medical centers, where he gained extensive experience managing critically ill patients. He completed his general surgery residency at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and a trauma and surgical critical care fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a master's degree in clinical epidemiology, which helps him improve care by focusing on outcomes that matter most to patients. At the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Holena served as Section Chief of Emergency General Surgery, leading a service line dedicated to caring for critically ill surgical patients. He later continued his efforts to increase knowledge about injured patients as a busy trauma surgeon and director of research at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Now at MUSC, Dr. Holena brings more than 15 years of experience in high-stakes emergency care to patients and families across South Carolina. He believes in clear communication, compassionate decision-making, and care that is grounded in both skill and trust. His approach is centered on understanding and attending to each patient's individual needs-especially in the moments that matter most.
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Russell Steven Blackwelder, M.D., Mdiv

Hospital Medicine

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Russ Blackwelder, MD, MDiv, CMD is Director of Geriatric Education, Community Geriatrics Section Head, and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). He also serves as Co-Medical Director for The Village at Summerville, a local continuing care retirement community. He graduated from medical school and residency at MUSC and is a Certified Medical Director (CMD) through the American Medical Directors Association. He has won the family medicine residency program's top teaching award and been nominated multiple times for the MUSC College of Medicine's highest teaching honor. The author of multiple peer-reviewed publications, he also serves as a Board Review Faculty focusing on Geriatrics for the American Academy of Family Physicians Board Review Course. While directing the Geriatrics curriculum for the MUSC Family Medicine Residency since 2015, he has mentored seven graduates who have been accepted to Geriatric Fellowship training. Dr. Blackwelder completed undergraduate education at Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC, a Master of Divinity at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga, and is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). His clinical interests include Geriatrics, Geriatric education, Palliative Care, and the role of physicians in society.
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Brooke Nicole Smith, APRN

Palliative Care

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Mason Thomas Turner, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Jamel Brown, M.D.

Pediatric Hospital Medicine

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Dr. Brown is a native of the low country. He went to The Citadel for his undergraduate education and to MUSC for medical school. After completing residency at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, he came back to MUSC to serve on faculty as a Med/Peds Hospitalist. He is in the South Carolina Army National Guard, where he has served since 2010. His academic focus is on medical education and diversity of the physician workforce.
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Rock Savage, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

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Alyson Nicole Honko, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Roger Pons, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Taylor Ellen Christian, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Laura Jane Juul, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Bethany Bryn Zanetti, PA-C

Hospital Medicine

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Bethany Zanetti grew up in Houston, Texas. She received a Bachelor of Science in Textiles and Apparel from University of Texas at Austin and went on to receive a Master's in Physician Assistant Studies from University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Bethany has spent the majority of her PA career in hospital medicine. Her clinical interests include acute care, internal medicine, geriatrics, and palliative care.
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Natalie Renee Barnett, M.D.

Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

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Nicholas Linde, PA

Hospital Medicine

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Angela Marie Ciuca, Ph.D.-c, DNAP, CRNA

Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

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Kristin Rebecca Wise, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Tahirali Hatim Motiwala, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Dr. Motiwala received his Medical Degree from MUSC in 2015 and subsequently completed his residency in internal medicine at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. He has worked as a hospitalist in SC since 2018. He is committed to providing sympathetic and meaningful care to his patients in the hospital setting.
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Charles Santos, M.D.

Internal Medicine

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Brigid Eileen Sullivan, M.D.

Geriatrics & Aging

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Brigid Sullivan, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine specializing in Palliative Care at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). She earned her undergraduate degree in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame before serving in the United States Air Force as a controller on the AWACS aircraft. After completing her military service, Dr. Sullivan attended medical school at MUSC, graduating in 2008, and went on to complete her Family Medicine residency at MUSC in 2011. Following residency, she worked as a hospitalist at several local health systems and held leadership positions, including Chair of the Department of Medicine and Chair of the Credentials Committee at East Cooper Medical Center. She later returned to MUSC to complete a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and has since joined the adult inpatient palliative care team, where she provides consultative care to hospitalized patients with serious illnesses. Dr. Sullivan's clinical interests include improving access to palliative care for patients with chronic kidney disease, particularly those on dialysis. She is also interested in the integration of artificial intelligence into palliative care to help identify patients who would benefit from early intervention and to expand the reach of palliative services. Additionally, she is exploring models of inpatient hospice care-both within hospitals and in the community-with a focus on enhancing the experience of patients and their families. Outside of medicine, Dr. Sullivan is the proud mother of six children and is married to a local physician. She is passionate about running, weightlifting, and triathlon, and recently completed an Ironman race. She loves being outdoors, especially with her children, and enjoys hiking with her family, spending time at the beach, and boating with her kids.
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Shailesh Bhattarai, M.D.

Hospital Medicine

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Ernest Etchegaray Murray, VI, M.D., MS

Hospital Medicine

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Driver Hamilton Jake, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

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Gregory Alan Compton, M.D., MA

Palliative Care

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Katherine Kyle, APRN, DNP, ANP-C

Palliative Care

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Lauren Strickler Ford, FNP

Hospital Medicine

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Brenden Drerup, M.D.

Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

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Dr. Brenden Drerup, M.D. is an anesthesiologist who focuses on providing safe, high-quality care for patients undergoing surgery. He earned his medical degree from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine where he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society before he then completed his anesthesiology residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. His clinical interests include general anesthesia, perioperative pain control, and interventional pain management. During his training, he cared for a wide range of patients, from healthy individuals to those with complex medical conditions, across many types of surgery. He has experience with advanced monitoring, airway management, and ultrasound-guided procedures. He works closely with surgeons, nurses, and other team members to ensure each patient is comfortable, safe, and well cared for before, during, and after their procedure. Dr. Drerup takes a patient-focused approach to care. He understands that surgery can be stressful and makes it a priority to explain the anesthesia plan in clear, simple terms. His goal is to ensure every patient feels safe, informed, and well cared for throughout their surgical experience.
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Rachel Liedberg, DO

Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

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Dr. Liedberg is a Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellow at the Medical University of South Carolina. She earned her medical degree from the Auburn campus of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency training in anesthesiology at Medical University of South Carolina. She is currently pursuing fellowship training in cardiothoracic anesthesiology at MUSC, where she continues to develop expertise in the perioperative care of patients undergoing complex cardiac and thoracic procedures.
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MUSC Health University Medical Center

171 Ashley AvenueCharleston, SC 29425
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