Patrick Flume, MD
Enriched profileDistinguished Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics; Powers-Huggins Endowed Chair for Cystic Fibrosis; Director, MUSC Cystic Fibrosis Center · Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Patrick Flume is Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics; Powers-Huggins Endowed Chair for Cystic Fibrosis; Director, MUSC Cystic Fibrosis Center at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). OpenAlex indexes 403 publications with 17,648 citations (h-index 58); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 13 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Pulmonary Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Patrick A. Flume, MD, is Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). The public record shows 403 publications with 17,648 citations (h-index 58), centered on Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Tracheal and airway disorders. It also documents an investigator role on 13 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 13 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2020–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Annals of the American Thoracic Society
- Top research focus: Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- 13 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 13 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 4 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 180.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 13 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Real Life Evaluation of the LibAirty Airway Clearance System in Adults With Bronchiectasis (RELACS)
Sponsor: Synchrony-Medical, Ltd
- Health Outcomes of Parents With Cystic Fibrosis-Aim 2
Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
13 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Insmed, Inc.Program year202513 payments$26,692openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDProgram year202513 payments$26,597openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20257 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Anti-infectives
39.8%Macrolide Antimicrobial16.6%Azithromycin100%Part D≥45 patientsAntimycobacterial8.2%Ethambutol Hcl100%Part D≥21 patientsRespiratory
38.3%Corticosteroid13.7%Trelegy Ellipta40%Symbicort33%Breo Ellipta16%Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate11%Part D<11 patientsOther respiratory system products12%Trikafta100%Part D≥15 patientsMetabolism & gastrointestinal
15.7%Antidiarrheal microorganisms7.2%Creon100%Part D≥12 patientsProton pump inhibitor4.5%Omeprazole66%Pantoprazole Sodium34%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2020–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- The South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR)
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2026$3,784,164UM1TR005294 - The South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR)
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2025$3,809,664UM1TR005294 - South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR)
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2024$4,506,300UL1TR001450
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Amikacin liposome inhalation suspension in newly diagnosed Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease (ARISE): a 6-month double-blind, active comparator trial.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Clinical Trial2026 - Enhancing study recruitment through implementation of an opt-out, cold contact process with consideration for autonomy, beneficence and justice.
Journal of clinical and translational science
Article2023 - Management of chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection with inhaled levofloxacin in people with cystic fibrosis.
Future microbiology
Review2021
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 03Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Guidelines1,020 citations2007
- 04ECFS best practice guidelines: the 2018 revision766 citations2018
- 05
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/patrick-flume-md
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Mentions by others
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cff.org/author/patrick-flume-md
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youtube.com/watch
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- Fellowship
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
1993verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →getcare.muschealth.org ↗ - verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →getcare.muschealth.org ↗
- Internal Medicine residency
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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Pulmonary Disease
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Editorial & leadership roles
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- Director
MUSC Cystic Fibrosis Center (including largest adult CF program in South Carolina)
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South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR)
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- 2024 Impact Award
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (South Carolina chapter, 'Breath of Life Celebration')
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Secondary affiliations
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- Division of Pulmonary
Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, MUSC College of Medicine
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Media & interviews
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