Chief of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Central Florida
St. Petersburg, FL

Dr. Clum earned his PhD in biochemistry at the University of Kansas. His PhD studies involved the characterization of the dengue virus type II serine protease. After completing his PhD, he pursued his medical degree at the University of Kansas. Following the completion of his medical school training, he completed a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of South Florida. He remained at the University of South Florida for fellowship training in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.

After completing his fellowship, he moved to Springfield, Missouri, where he joined a multispecialty group. His practice encompassed Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, including an active pediatric sleep practice. In 2014, he returned to the University of South Florida to join the faculty in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, where he served as the associate division director. In this role, he was actively involved in the expansion of inpatient and outpatient services at Tampa General Hospital and USF.

Following the retirement of his mentor, he served as the interim division director until the fall of 2020, when he joined the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System as the Chief of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine. In his current role, he has helped develop robust pulmonary nodule, COPD, and ILD programs. At both the University of South Florida and Bay Pines VA, Dr. Clum serves as a core faculty member involved in the education of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine fellows.