Biographical Sketch
William F. Peacock IV, MD, graduated cum laude from Alma College in Alma, Mich., with a BS in biology, and received his MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich., where he then joined the faculty. Subsequently, he has held faculty positions at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, the Ohio State University, MetroHealth Medical Center, and most recently at Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland.
Currently, Dr. Peacock is Vice-Chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, as well as Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Ohio State University in Columbus. Dr. Peacock has served in numerous hospital positions and is currently the Medical Director of Event Medicine at Cleveland Clinic and Director - E.C.R. Fellowship. This program provides medical care for all of the major sports and entertainment stadiums in Cleveland, including Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Dr. Peacock is currently on the Board of Directors for the Society of Chest Pain . He is an active national, regional and state speaker at numerous cardiology and emergency medicine meetings for the last 15 years, and is a director of the Emergencies in Medicine Conference held the first week of March each year in Park City, Utah.
Dr. Peacock has also published widely, especially in the area of heart failure and acute coronary syndromes. With over 125 publications and an equal number of published abstracts, he is also Co-Editor of the book, Cardiac Emergencies, and was most recently Editor of the text Short Stay Management of Heart Failure.
He serves on the Editorial Board for the journal Congestive Heart Failure, and performs reviews for the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Annals of Emergency Medicine, American Heart Journal, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Clinical Chemistry, and other publications.
Among several awards he has received is the Excellence in Research Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the Codman Award from the American Association of Group Practice for his efforts in heart failure research.
Awards & Honors
Received extensive research funding in the area of emergency cardiology
Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate
with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries
to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide
medical education about recent trends. The
collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland
Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly
discloses payments to its physicians and scientists
for speaking and consulting of
$5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties,
and fiduciary relationships in companies with which
they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this
information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide
information as accurately as possible about its
doctors’ connections with industry and those of their
immediate family members. As of 8/1/2008, Dr.
Peacock has reported the financial relationships
with the companies listed below. Patients should feel
free to contact their doctor about any of the
relationships and how the relationships are overseen
by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the
Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with
industry and innovation management, go to
our Integrity in Innovation page.
Consulting. Dr. Peacock receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:
Beckman
Scios Inc.
Sanofi-Aventis US Inc.
Medicine Company
Equity. Dr. Peacock owns stock or stock options in the following companies for activities as a founder, inventor, or consultant:
Vital Sensors Inc.
