Overview
Andrew Godfrey, MD, NRP, FAEMS is the Associate Medical Director and Deputy Director Medical Affairs at Wake County EMS. Previously, he served as the Assistant Medical Director for Durham County EMS. As an EMS medical director, he oversees delivery of prehospital medicine in a wide variety of situations. At Wake County EMS, he is responsible for the community paramedicine program as well as the quality assurance program. Additionally, he provides medical supervision for the tactical EMS and urban search and rescue sections of Wake County EMS. He responds in the field to provide direct medical oversight and care when required.
Dr. Godfrey began his medical career as an EMT with Duke University EMS in 2004. He upgraded his credential and worked as a paramedic with Durham County EMS from 2007 to 2010 and Orange County Emergency Services from 2010 to 2011. He received his FAEMS in 2020.
Dr. Godfrey began his medical career as an EMT with Duke University EMS in 2004. He upgraded his credential and worked as a paramedic with Durham County EMS from 2007 to 2010 and Orange County Emergency Services from 2010 to 2011. He received his FAEMS in 2020.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
·
2022 - Present
Emergency Medicine,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Predictors of Non-Transport for Older Adult EMS Patients Encountered for Falls.
Journal Article Prehosp Emerg Care · 2023 BACKGROUND: Emergency medical services (EMS) encounters for falls among older adults have been linked to poor outcomes when the patient is not transported by EMS to a hospital. However, little is known regarding characteristics of this patient population. ... Full text Link to item CiteAntivenom Does Not Cause Snakebite Complications, Withholding It Does.
Journal Article Am Surg · June 2022 We read with interest the retrospective chart review "Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab and Cost-Effective Management of Hospital Admission for Snakebites" by Bowden, et al. The efficacy of US snake antivenoms has been well established for decades. A random ... Full text Link to item CiteRisk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) acquisition during ambulance transport: A retrospective propensity-score-matched cohort analysis.
Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · April 2022 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the relative risk (RR) of developing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization or infection within 30 days of ambulance transport. METHODS: We performed a retrospective ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of Louisville, School of Medicine ·
2015
M.D.
Duke University ·
2007
B.S.