Edward Baron Short, MD, MSCR
Psychiatry, Psychiatry - Bio-Behavioral Medicine

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Dr. Baron Short completed his BS in biology from the University of South Carolina Honors College in 1996 and his M.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2001. In 2006 he finished his dual residency in internal medicine and psychiatry at MUSC and joined the faculty as assistant professor with dual appointments in the Departments of Internal Medicine and the Institute of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. His clinical and research interests include medical illnesses, co-morbid mood disorders, and brain stimulation technologies. He started the Master's of Science in Clinical Research with the intent of pursuing clinical translational work of novel brain stimulation techniques for the treatment of depression and depressive symptomatology found in oncological, rheumatological and cardiovascular diseases.
Provider Information
Specialties
Psychiatry
Psychiatry - Bio-Behavioral Medicine
Gender
Male
Languages
English
Education
Charleston - Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Medical School, 2009
Charleston - Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Internship, 2002
Charleston - Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Residency, 2006
MUSC College of Medicine
Medical School, 2001
Insurance Coverage
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Absolute Total Care (NEIC)
Absolute Total Care Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
Aetna (Exclusive Choice)
Aetna (Managed Choice)
Aetna (Open Choice)
Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization)
Aetna Medicare
AllWell by Absolute Total Care
Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace)
BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace)
Blue Choice Blue Option (Marketplace)
Blue Choice Medicaid
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice HealthCare (Group Health Plan)
Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP)
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators
Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC)
Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina
Cigna
Cigna Medicare
Clover Health
Coventry
Employers Health Network (EHN)
First Choice Next
First Choice VIP Care Plus Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
First Choice/Select Health (NEIC)
First Health
Great West Healthcare (Part of Cigna now)
Healthy Blue Medicaid by Blue Choice
Humana ChoiceCare PPO (Group Health Plan) (through March 31, 2025)
Humana Healthy Horizons (through March 31, 2025)
Humana Medicare (through March 31, 2025)
Medcost
Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare)
Molina Healthcare
Molina Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
Tricare
United HealthCare
Veterans' Affairs Community Care Network (CCN)
WellCare
Conditions Treated
Brain stimulation
Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
Depression
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
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843-792-9888
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843-792-9888
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MUSC Health Institute of Psychiatry
67 President StreetCharleston, SC 29425
Monday - Sunday
Open 24 hours
Phone
843-792-9888

