Ivar L. Frithsen, M.D.

Office address: 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC, 29425 Telephone/Fax: (843) 792-3678 / (843) 792-3598 (Fax) Email address: frithse@musc.edu Departmental and administrative position(s): Assistant director of the Agromedicine Program

Education / Training:

College: University of Colorado
MD/PhD: Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University
Residency: Trident Family Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Family Medicine

Courses Taught:

Longitudinal Patient Care Experience, 1st year medical students, 2005-2006 academic year

Positions in academic / professional groups:

Member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association

Research / academic / clinical interests:

Environmental medicine
Agricultural medicine

Selected or recent publications:

Ivar L. Frithsen, MD, William Simpson, Jr., MD 2004 South Carolina Physician’s Survey of Tic, Spider, and Fire Ant Morbidity. The Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association. Accepted for publication April, 2006, to be published fall, 2006.

“Pilot Study to Assess Fish Consumption Patterns and Knowledge of Fish Advisories.” Ivar Frithsen, MD, Johnny Weeks, MD, William Simpson, Jr., MD. Poster presentation at the National Forum on Contaminants in Fish, Baltimore, MD, October, 2005.