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Practitioner Profile - Virginia Board of Medicine
Unless otherwised indicated, this information has been self-reported and has not been verified by the Board of Medicine.
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Sammy Pedram, MD
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LICENSE # 0101238198
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Issue Date: 5/4/2005
Expiration Date: 4/30/2026
Status:
Current Active
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Disclaimer: General
The following information contained in this database is provided from the records of
the Board of Medicine.
- Licensee name
- License number
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- Date of expiration
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The Department and the Board have taken measures to assure that the above
information reflects information contained in records that it maintains consistent
with its statutory responsibility to doctors of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry.
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Required information provided by doctors:
- Practice information (location(s), telephone number(s), translating services,
percentage of time spent at location(s)
- Education
- Years in active clinical practice
- Board Certifications
- Hospital affiliations
- Academic appointments
- Publications
- Medicaid participation
- Actions
- Felony convictions
- Paid claims in the most recent ten years
Optional information doctors may choose to include:
- Insurance plans accepted or managed care plans in which they participate
- Self-Designated practice area
- Honors and awards received
- Medicare information
- Hours of continuing education
- Practice name
- Days of the week at practice location
- Maiden name
- Web site address
- Non-emergency email address
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Disclaimer: Malpractice Information
When considering malpractice paid claims data, please keep in mind:
Some studies have shown little correlation between the existence of a malpractice paid claims history and the practitioner's competence to provide care.
Malpractice paid claims histories tend to vary by specialty. Some specialties are more likely than others to be the subject of litigation.
Some doctors work primarily with high-risk patients. These doctors may have malpractice paid claims histories that are higher than average because they specialize in cases or patients who are at very high risk for problems.
Settlement of a claim may occur for a variety of reasons, which do not necessarily reflect negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the practitioner. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.
The incident causing the malpractice paid claim may have happened years before a payment is finally made. Sometimes, it takes a long time for a malpractice lawsuit to move through the legal system.
Presentation of Required Data:
As of July 1, 2007, practitioners are required to report all paid claims over
$10,000 in the last 10 years. For doctors practicing less than 10 years, the data
covers their total years of practice.
To provide perspective regarding the reported data, the Board displays information about the paid claims experience of the practitioner's specialty along with the practitioner's history of paid claims. In reporting the data in this manner, each practitioner is seen relative to other practitioners in the specialty, rather than to all practitioners in all specialties.
Paid claims are not expressed in dollar amounts. Each paid claim has been analyzed and assigned to one of three statistical categories: below average, average, or above average. This analysis was made relative to the other claims in the specialty in which the claim occurred.
The information provided, in the manner provided, should offer perspective about this aspect of medical practice. You could miss an opportunity for high quality care by excluding a doctor based solely on the presence of a malpractice history. You may wish to discuss information provided in this report, and malpractice generally, with your doctor.
Primary Practice Address
Last Updated 4/18/2024
VCU Health Adult Outpatient Pavilion
1001 E Leigh St
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-628-4141
Location Details
- Practitioner spends 50% of time at this location.
- Days that practitioner sees patients at this location:
Tue
- Translation services are available.
Type(s) of Translation Services Available:
Hearing impaired
Non-English language(s) spoken
- Non-English Languages spoken by Practitioner
Telephone Interpretation
Additional Practice Address
Last Updated 4/18/2024
VCU Health Adult Outpatient Pavilion
1001 E Leigh St
PO Box 980050
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-828-2161
Location Details
- Practitioner spends 40% of time at this location.
- Days that practitioner sees patients at this location:
Tue
- Non-English Languages spoken in Office
Telephone Interpretation
- Non-English Languages spoken by Practitioner
Telephone Interpretation
Years in Active Clinical Practice
Last Updated 4/18/2024
Years in Active Clinical Practice Inside US/Canada:
15
Medicaid
Last Updated 4/18/2024
Participate in the Virginia Medicaid program
Is accepting new Virginia Medicaid patients
Medicare
Last Updated 4/18/2024
Is a Medicare participating provider
Is a Medicare
Non-participating provider
Is accepting new Medicare patients
Virginia
Hospital Affiliations
Last Updated 4/18/2024
VCU Health Center & MCV Hospital and Physicians
Hospital Affiliations in States Other Than Virginia
Last Updated 4/18/2024
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric School
Last Updated 4/18/2024
Grad School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School Of Medicine - Lubbock TX
Year Completed: 2002
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric Post Grad School
Last Updated 4/18/2024
Internal Medicine
VCU Health Systems
Richmond,
VA
USA
Year Internship
Completed: 2003
Internal Medicine
VCU Health Systems
Richmond,
VA
USA
Year Residency
Completed: 2005
Pulmonary & Critical Care
VCU Health Systems
Richmond,
VA
USA
Year Fellowship
Completed: 2008
Board Certification
Recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Bureau of
Osteopathic Specialists
and Boards of Certification, the American Board of
Multiple Specialties in Podiatry, or Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
Last Updated 4/18/2024
Internal Medicine
Year of Initial Certifications:
2005Current Certification Expires:
2027
Internal Medicine: Pulmonary Disease
Year of Initial Certifications:
2007Current Certification Expires:
2027
Internal Medicine: Critical Care Medicine
Year of Initial Certifications:
2008Current Certification Expires:
2018
Self-Designated Practice Areas
Last Updated 4/18/2024
Pulmonary Diseases
Critical Care Medicine
Internal Medicine
Insurance Plans/Managed Care Plans Accepted
Last Updated 4/18/2024
None Reported
Honors
and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 4/18/2024
Outstanding Faculty Award
VCU Internal Medicine Housestaff
2010
Excellence in Teaching Award
VCU Internal Medicine Housestaff
2011
Outstanding Faculty Award
VCU Internal Medicine Housestaff
2015
Distinguished Teaching Award
VCU Department of Internal Medicine
2016
Educational Innovation Award
VCU School of Medicine
2017
Richmond Top Docs - Intensivist/Critical Care Medicine
Richmond Magazine
2018
Outstanding Faculty Award
VCU Internal Medicine Housestaff
2021
Outstanding Teacher Award in Undergraduate Medical Education - Best Teacher in the Course and Clerkship Educator Award
School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
2023
Academic Appointments
Last Updated 4/18/2024
Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Medicine (Previously MCV) - Richmond VA
Rank:
Associate Professor
Years:
2009 - Present
Academic Appointments - Non-US
Last Updated 4/18/2024
None Reported
Publications
(up to ten in the last five years)
Last Updated 4/18/2024
Journal of Critical Care
Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages 74-80
Date: 03 2009
Protocolized and Target-based Sedation and Analgesia in the ICU
Critical Care Clinics
25, issue 3, Pages 489-513
Date: 07 2009
Octreotide for left ventricular assist device-related gastrointestinal hemorrhage: can we stop the bleeding?
ASAIO Journal
Volume: 59(4)
Date: 07 2013
journals.lww.com/asaiojournal/Abstract/2013/07000/Octreotide_for_Left_Ventricular_Assist.18.aspx
4107 Limited Echocardiogram Exams Performed By Intensivists. A surgeon driven multidisciplinary program.
The American Surgeon
Volume: 83
Date: 01 2017
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28234130
Tolerability and Biological Effects of Long-Acting Octreotide in Patients With Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices
ASAIO J
Volume: 63
Date: 06 2017
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27922890
Supply Chain Delays in Antimicrobial Administration After the Initial Clinician Order and Mortality in Patients With Sepsis
Crit Care Med
Date: 07 2019
Felony Conviction Information
Last Updated 4/18/2024
None Reported
Actions Taken by States/Organizations Other than the Virginia Board of Medicine
Last Updated 4/18/2024
None Reported
Virginia Board of Medicine Notices and Orders
Verified by Board
No Notices or Orders on file
Paid Claims in the last ten years
Last Updated 4/18/2024
The licensee has reported the following paid claims in the past ten years:
None Reported
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Date Printed: 6/11/2024
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