Lloyd Darlow, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Darlow is a Board-certified Family Physician, educator and medical practice leader with many years of experience in clinical medicine, teaching and health administration. He joined Family Medicine Associates of Ithaca in 2000 and immediately became involved in physician leadership as a Department Chair and the first two-term President of the Tompkins County Medical Society. Dr. Darlow was appointed to Senior Leadership at Cayuga Medical Center in 2010 as the first Vice President of Clinical Integration and was tasked with the responsibility of conceiving and transforming the Cayuga Area Plan PHO (now Cayuga Health Partners) into a Clinically Integrated and Accountable Care organization. Under his leadership, which now includes provider recruitment and retention, CHP has consistently added providers and achieved high scores and recognition for quality and resource management. Dr. Darlow has had a career-long commitment to medical education, having held teaching positions at six medical schools, authoring many textbook chapters and original articles, and lecturing around the country on a wide range of topics for the American Academy of Family Physicians. He is an avid tennis player and wannabe classical guitarist with a passion for the UK and a goal to explore every castle in Scotland.

Education & Training

• Medical Education:  Drexel College of Medicine (Philadelphia, PA)
• Internship:  University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Philadelphia, PA) – General Surgery
• Residency:  University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Philadelphia, PA) – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Residency:  Deaconess/Incarnate Word Health Systems (St. Louis, MO) – Family Medicine
• Fellowship:  American Academy of Family Physicians

Certifications

• American Board of Family Medicine

Memberships

• American Academy of Family Physicians
• Medical Society of the State of New York
• Tompkins County Medical Society

AREAS OF SPECIAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adults
• Clinical integration and accountable care
• Impact of oral health on general systemic health
• Medical education including training medical students and residents

NEWS & ARTICLES

Darlow, Lloyd A.  Common Oral Lesions.  American Academy of Family Physicians, Home Study Self-Assessment/Home Study Audiotape, February 1999.

Darlow Lloyd A. Optimizing the treatment of adult ADHD. 2008; Medscape Family Medicine. Available at https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/571321

McGough JJ, Goodman DW, Busch B, Darlow LA. A Multidisciplinary Perspective on ADHD Management Part 1: Childhood and Early Adolescence. 2008; Medscape Family Medicine. Available at

McGough JJ, Goodman DW, Busch B, Darlow LA. A Multidisciplinary Perspective on ADHD Management Part 2: Early Adolescence into Adulthood. 2008; Medscape Family Medicine. Available at