Patrick
Clifford, M.D., FACOG
Although
his family hails from Vermont, Dr. Patrick Clifford was born in
Germany where he grew up on a military base. He came to Vermont to
go to UVM. After graduation, he worked for five years as a
critical care nurse. He then attended UVM Medical School and
completed his residency at Fletcher Allen.
Dr.
Clifford joined Dr. Taber, a long-time Burlington OB/GYN, and
eventually took over the practice. He worked solo for many years
then welcomed a nurse midwife. It was a small, but very busy
office with personal care as its hallmark. The practice has grown
steadily with the addition of Kim Blake MD, Dale Lacroix MD, Greta
Hanson MD, and
Suzanne Scharf NP, however, its intimacy remains.
Dr.
Clifford's practice interest, besides obstetrics, is minimally
invasive surgery. He is an experienced laparoscopist who has
had a great deal of success treating conditions such as
endometriosis and pelvic adhesions. Currently he is one of
only a handful of physicians in Vermont approved to perform
daVinci-assisted robotic surgery. This allows him to operate
on complicated pelvic anatomy laparoscopically and patients often
are home within 24 hours of their surgery. DaVinci surgery
results in faster return to work and play. For more
information, search www.daVincihysterectomy.com.
When
he’s not working, Dr. Clifford enjoys skiing, golfing and spending time with
his family.
Education
University
of Vermont
Zoology
– BA, 1974
Nursing
– BA, 1975
University
of Vermont
College
of Medicine – MD, 1984
Residency
Medical
Center Hospital of Vermont
, Department of
Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1984-1988
Board
Certification
Obstetrics
& Gynecology Board Certification,
1990
Re-Certification, 1998, 2010
Professional
Societies
American
College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Fellow
Vermont
State Medical Society, Member
Licensure
State
of Vermont
Awards
Alpha
Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Carbee
Medical Award for Greatest Proficiency in the Field of Obstetrics
Outstanding
Teacher (Selected by Chief OB/GYN Residents):
2003, 2004
Teaching
Accomplishments
UVM
Medical Student education
Resident
Clinical Teaching at FAHC in Clinical Areas Including:
Labor &
Delivery, Postpartum, Operating Room and Gynecology Inpatients
Appointments
Assistant
to the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
University
of Vermont,
1987-1988
Attending
Physician
, Department of
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Medical Center
Hospital of Vermont/FAHC, 1988-present
Clinical
Instructor
Department
Obstetrics & Gynecology
, University of Vermont,
1989-1991
Clinical
Assistant Professor
Department of
Obstetrics & Gynecology, University
of Vermont, 1991-2001
Clinical
Associate Professor
Department
Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Vermont,
2001-present
Committees
Quality
Assurance Committee, 1991-present
Rules
and Regulations Committee,
1995
Patient
Care Committee, 1998-2003
Medical
Executive Committee, 2003-2005
Publications
Brumsted
J, Clifford P, Gibson M: “Reproductive Outcome After Medical
Therapy of Complicated PID”
Fertile Steril 50;667,1988.
Brumsted
J, Clifford P, Mead PB: “Isolated Ovarian Abscess in the Absence
of an Ipsilateral Fallopian
Tube”, AM J of Gynecology H 2;23,1988.
Abstracts
Brumsted
J, Gibson M, Clifford P: Medical therapy of complicated pelvic
inflammatory disease. The
Amer Fert Soc/Canadian
Fert and Andrology Soc, Annual Meeting, Sept. 1986.
Brumsted
J, Clifford P, Nakajima S, Gibson M: Reproductive outcome after
medical therapy of
Complicatec pelvic
inflammatory disease. The
Amer Fert Soc 43rd Annual Meeting, Sept. 1987.
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