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Harry Wells Severance Jr.

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
Box 3096 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
0682 Hosp North, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Site Principle Investigator: PROspective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) prospective, randomized, multi-center clinical trial:

Principle Investigator - Duke E.D. Site - "Speed" Study. Pilot phase of Gusto IV. Investigating Abciximab (a GP IIb-IIIa inhibitor) in combination with rapid access to cardiac cath. Funded through Duke Clinical Research Institute. Multi-center trial.

Principle Investigator - Project: proposed mechanisms for afferent pain transmission from myocardial cells to pain centers. Purpose is to identify potential biochemical markers for early anginal presentations. Funded: grants received from Merck & Co. and Roche-Boehringer-Mannheim. Pilot phase paper - in preparation.


Other Interest Areas:
Blasts/Ballistics
Wounding and medical management of penetrating injuries derived from firearms and blast-related injuries.

Impact of Observation/short-stay strategies on clinical care and inpatient/outpatient systems.

Impact of Emerging Viral Threats on clinical management and social/economic/political systems,

Acute Cardiology - Chest Pain Presentations 
Evolving Technology and AI in improving clinical care/management

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine · 2014 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine

In the News


Published August 3, 2022
Harry Severance: US Health Care System is a House of Cards; Could it Collapse?
Published May 21, 2021
Hamilton County COVID-19 Vaccine Update

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Recent Publications


The Oppositional Platform of our Current Healthcare System;

Other emergency Physicians Monthly Magazine · December 16, 2024 Rising ER Wait Times are just One of a host of Warnings of Bad Things Yet to Come; Unless we can change thy stem to one of Collaboration! (Technology innovation alone is not the answer) ... Open Access Cite

More Hospitals are Closing.

Report · December 11, 2023 The wave of increasing hospital closures and service line cutbacks continues to sweep the U.S. ... Link to item Cite

More Hospitals are Closing

Journal Article ACEP Now · December 11, 2023 The wave of increasing hospital closures and service line cutbacks continues to sweep the U.S. Worsening Doctor/Nursing Shortages Playing a Significant Role! ... Open Access Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University, School of Medicine · 1981 M.D.