Thomas "Tom" N. Skelton, MD

Thomas "Tom" N. Skelton, MD

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Department:
SOM-Medicine-CARD

Email:
tskelton@umc.edu

Education

Duke University Medical Center, Fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases1987
University of Texas Southwestern, Residency in Internal Medicine1984
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, MD, Medicine1981
University of Mississippi, BA, Mathematics1977
University of Mississippi, BS, Physics1977

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Subspecialty Board in Cardiovascular Disease11/1987 - Present
Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine09/1984 - Present
Licensure, Mississippi Medical License07/1982 - Present

Current Positions

Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine1988 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

School of Medicine, Department of Medicine1995 - 2005

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, Fellowship Grant, Cordis Cardiology Corporation06/2007 - 05/2008
Extramural, Jackson Heart Study Echocardiography Reading Center, National Institutes of Health01/2000 - 12/2004

Publications

Journal Article

Nagarajarao HS, Penman AD, Taylor HA, Mosley TH, Butler K, Skelton TN, Samdarshi TE, Aru G, Fox ER The predictive value of left atrial size for incident ischemic stroke and all-cause mortality in African Americans. The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) Study Stroke 2008; 39(10):2701-6. Epub 2008 Jul 24.2008
Tikellis G, Arnett DK, Skelton TN, Taylor HW, Klein R, Couper DJ, Richey Sharrett A, Yin Wong T Retinal arteriolar narrowing and left ventricular hypertrophy in African Americans. the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study Am J Hypertens. 2008 Mar;21(3):352-9. Epub 2008 Jan 31.2008
60. Fox ER, Wilson RS, Penman AD, King JJ, Towery JG, Butler KR, McMullan MR, Skelton TN, Mosley TH, Taylor HA Epidemiology of pure valvular regurgitation in the large middle-aged African American cohort of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study Am Heart J. 2007 Dec;154(6):1229-34. Epub 2007 Sep 6.2007
Taylor HA, Penman AD, Han H, Dele-Michael A, Skelton TN, Fox ER, Benjamin EJ, Arnett DK, Mosley TH Jr Left ventricular architecture and survival in African-Americans free of coronary heart disease (from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities [ARIC] study) Am J Cardiol. 2007 May 15;99(10):1413-20. Epub 2007 Apr 102007
Angel K. Markov, M.D., E. Taliferio Warren, M.D., Hari H. P. Cohly, Ph.D., David J. Sauls, M.D., and Thomas N. Skelton, M.D. Influence of Fructose-1,6-Diphosphate on Endotoxin-Induced Lung
Injuries in Sheep
J Surg Res. 2007 Mar;138(1):45-50. Epub 2006 Dec 8
2007
Foppa M, Duncan BB, Arnett DK, Benjamin EJ, Liebson PR, Manolio TA, Skelton TN. Diabetes, gender, and left ventricular structure in African-Americans: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2006 Nov 8;4:43.2006
Fox ER, Han H, Taylor HA, Walls UC, Samdarshi T, Skelton TN, Pan J, Arnett D. The prognostic value of the mitral diastolic filling velocity ratio for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in African Americans: the Atherosclerotic Risks in Communities (ARIC) study. Am Heart J. 2006 Oct;152(4):749-55.2006
Nkomo VT, Gardin JM, Skelton TN, Gottdiener JS, Scott CG, Enriquez-Sarano M. Burden of valvular heart diseases: a population-based study. Lancet. 2006 Sep 16;368(9540):1005-11.2006
Moore RC, Briery CM, Rose CH, Skelton TN, Martin JN Jr. Lymphocytic myocarditis presenting as nausea, vomiting, and hepatic dysfunction in the first trimester of pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Sep;108(3 Pt 2):815-7.2006
Brunson CE, Abbud E, Osman K, Skelton TN, Markov AK. Osborn (J) wave appearance on the electrocardiogram in relation to potassium transfer and myocardial metabolism during hypothermia. J Investig Med. 2005 Dec;53(8):434-7.2005
Metabolic syndrome and echocardiographic left ventricular mass in blacks: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Circulation. 2005 Aug 9;112(6):819-27. Epub 2005 Aug 1.2005
Fox ER, Taylor HA Jr, Benjamin EJ, Ding J, Liebson PR, Arnett D, Quin EM, Skelton TN. Left ventricular mass indexed to height and prevalent MRI cerebrovascular disease in an African American cohort: the Atherosclerotic Risk in Communities study. Stroke. 2005 Mar;36(3):546-50. Epub 2005 Jan 20.2005
Nunez E, Arnett DK, Benjamin EJ, Liebson PR, Skelton TN, Taylor H, Andrew M. Optimal threshold value for left ventricular hypertrophy in blacks: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Hypertension. 2005 Jan;45(1):58-63. Epub 2004 Nov 29.2005
Nunez E, Arnett DK, Benjamin EJ, Oakes JM, Liebson PR, Skelton TN. Comparison of the prognostic value of left ventricular hypertrophy in African-American men versus women. Am J Cardiol. 2004 Dec 1;94(11):1383-90.2004
Nkomo VT, Arnett DK, Benjamin EJ, Liebson PR, Hutchinson RG, Skelton TN. Left ventricular structure and systolic function in African Americans: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Ethn Dis. 2004 Autumn;14(4):483-8.2004
Arnett DK, Skelton TN, Liebson PR, Benjamin E, Hutchinson RG. Comparison of m-mode echocardiographic left ventricular mass measured using digital and strip chart readings: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2003 Jun 27;1:8.2003
Skelton TN, Andrew ME, Arnett DK, Burchfiel CM, Garrison RJ, Samdarshi TE, Taylor HA, Hutchinson RG. Echocardiographic left ventricular mass in African-Americans: the Jackson cohort of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Echocardiography. 2003 Feb;20(2):111-20.2003
Ma G, Srivastava NT, Anderson PG, Grady AW, Skelton TN, Lyle K, Luo J, Lin H, Waterer HC Jr, Hays JC Jr, Young DB. Elevated potassium intake inhibits neointimal proliferation in the swine coronary artery. Am J Hypertens. 2001 Sep;14(9 Pt 1):879-86.2001
Rester BT, Warnock JL, Patel PB, McMullan MR, Skelton TN, Collop NA. Lysis of a left ventricular thrombus with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. Chest. 2001 Aug;120(2):681-3.2001
Selvaraj S, Shah SJ, Ommerborn MJ, Clark CR, Hall ME, Mentz RJ, Qazi S, Robbins JM, Skelton TN, Chen J, Gaziano JM, Djoussé L, Pulmonary Hypertension Is Associated With a Higher Risk of Heart Failure Hospitalization and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: The Jackson Heart Study. Circulation. Heart failure, 2017 Jun;10(6)2017
Kamimura D, Suzuki T, Fox ER, Skelton TN, Winniford MD, Hall ME, Increased Left Ventricular Diastolic Stiffness Is Associated With Heart Failure Symptoms in Aortic Stenosis Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Journal of cardiac failure, 2017 Aug;23(8):581-5882017

Abstracts

Markov A, Didlake R, Neely W, Heath B, Poole G, Skelton T, Lehan P Salutary effect of fructose-1,6-diphosphate in lung injury: a randomized double-blinded placebo clinical trial Eur Respir J 2007; 3: Suppl. 51, 1s.2007
Alnabhan N, Penman A, Butler K, Taylor H, Skelton T, Mosley T, Fox E Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Mass Index Predicts Incident Stroke in African Americans: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Proceedings of the Third Annual Department of Medicine Research Day, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi2007

Presentations

Community Presentation, Heart to Heart Talks: Love Chocolate? So does your heart!, University of Mississippi Medical Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center02/2011
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Update on Acute Coronary Syndromes, MS Academy of Family Practice, Hilton Hotel, Jackson MS04/2008

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Excellence in Research Award - Gold Level, University of Mississippi Medical Center2000
Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America 2007 and 2012

Professional Membership and Service

MS Governor's Task Force on Health Information Technology, Task Force Member2007 - 2010
Americal Journal of the Medical Sciences, Editorial Review Board Member2002 - 2008
The American Heart Journal, Editorial Review Board Member2000 - Present
American College of Cardiology - Mississippi, Officer, President/Elect/Past1993 - 1996
State Alliance for e-Health, Task Force Member, State delegation member for Mississippi2009

Committee Service

Epic Provider Oversight Committee, Member2015 - Present
UMMC Telehealth Advisory Board, Member2014 - Present
Information Systems Steering Committee, Member2012 - Present
Epic Clinical Steering Committee, Member2011 - Present
Medical Center - Information Systems Strategic Planning Committee, Member2007 - 2008
The University Hospitals and Clinics - Critical Care, Member1998 - 2001
The University Hospitals and Clinics - Product Standardization and Evaluation, Member1998 - 2000
The University Hospitals and Clinics - Critical Care, Founder and Chair1997 - 2005
Information Systems Task Force, Member1996 - 2009
The University Hospitals and Clinics - Perioperative Services Committee, Member1994 - 1997
Patient Care Committee, Chair1993 - 1997
Faculty Senate, Member1992 - 1995

Community Service

CV disease update for university staff - Starkville, lecturer10/2011
CV disease update for Ole Miss staff - Oxford, Lecturer08/2011
EKG review for AMR emergency services staff, presenter02/2010

Other Service

EHR Clinical Operations Action Team, Member2013 - Present
EHR Physician Clinical Action Team, Member2012 - Present
EMR Implementation Group, Physician Liaison07/2007 - Present
UMMC EHR Steering Committee, Member2007 - Present
University Hospital - Compliance Committee, Member2007 - 2009
University Hospital - Risk Management Committee, Member2006 - 2012
Medical Director - University Hospital, Medical Director08/2005 - 08/2007
Medical Director - Conerly Hospital for Critical Care, Medical Director2004 - 08/2005
Chief of Staff - University Hospital, Chief of Staff07/1999 - 06/2000
Medical Director - Heart Station, Medical Director1990 - 12/2002

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Course, Course Director, CardiologySpring 2014
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Gross AnatomyFall 2013
Medicine, Course, Course Director, CardiologyFall 2013
Medicine, Course, Course Director, CardiologySpring 2013
Medicine, Small Group, Faculty Advisor, Cardiovascular Student Interest GroupSpring 2012
Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Cardiology Physical DiagnosisFall 2012
Dentistry, Lecture, Lecturer, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Cardiovascular RiskFall 2012
654, Medicine, Course, Course Director, CardiologySpring 2012
Medicine, Small Group, Faculty Advisor, Cardiovascular Student Interest GroupFall 2012
621, Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Intro to Clinical MedicineFall 2012
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Gross AnatomyFall 2012
654, Medicine, Course, Course Director, CardiologyFall 2011
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Gross AnatomyFall 2011
654, Medicine, Course, Course Director, CardiologySpring 2011
654, Medicine, Course, Course Director, CardiologyWinter 2010
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Gross AnatomyFall 2010
654, Medicine, Course, Course Director, CardiologyFall 2010

Fellows supervised

Cardiology Fellowship Program, Training Faculty, 1 fellows supervised, clinics07/2007 - Present
Fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases, Program Director, 15 fellows supervised, Program Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program07/1995 - Present

Residency Training

Amesthesiology - EKG training, Training Faculty2008 - Present
Emergency Medicine - EKG training, Training Faculty2008 - Present