Interstitial Lung Disease Center - Kenner, LA
Kenner Pulmonologist Doctors for Interstitial Lung DiseaseType of Physician: Pulmonologist What is a Pulmonologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine. Practitioners focus on diseases of the lungs and airways. Pulmonologists diagnose and treat pneumonia, cancer, asthma, occupational diseases, sleep disorders, emphysema, and other complex disorders of the lungs. They evaluate lung function, examine the bronchial airways, and prescribe and monitor mechanical ventilation. Many pulmonary disease experts are also experts in critical care. Specialty: Pulmonary Disease Common Name: Lung Doctor Pulmonologist Doctors in Kenner * LSU Healthcare Network  LSU Healthcare Network  Jackson & Layne MDs  Jackson & Layne MDs  James M Mccullough MD  Jefferson Pulmonary Associates  Jefferson Pulmonary Associates  Ochsner Clinic  Ochsner Clinic  Ochsner Clinic  Ochsner Medical Center Pulmnry  Ochsner Clinic  Ochsner Clinic  Ochsner Clinic  Ochsner Clinic  LSU Health Science Ctr Pulmnry  LSU Health Science Ctr Pulmnry  Om P Garg MD  Internal Medicine Specialists  LSU Health Science Ctr Pulmnry  LSU Health Science Ctr Pulmnry  Internal Medicine Specialists  Internal Medicine Specialists  LSU Health Science Ctr Pulmnry  LSU Health Science Ctr Pulmnry  Tulane Lung Center  Tulane Medical Center  Tulane Medical Center  Tulane University Pulmonary  Tulane Medical Center  Tulane University Pulmonary  Pulmonary Medicine Associates  Pulmonary Medicine Associates  Joe E Johnson Jr MD  St Tammany Parish Sleep Med  Imaging Physicians  Northlake Pulmonary Associates  Northlake Pulmonary Associates  Northlake Pulmonary Associates  Northlake Pulmonary Associates  Northlake Pulmonary Associates  Northlake Pulmonary Associates  Internal Medicine Clinic  Internal Medicine Clinic  Ileana J Tandron MD  Ochsner Clinic Foundation  Roger E Stueben MD  Thibodaux Urgent Care  Ascension Pulmonary/Digstv Clin  Saint Elizabeth Physicians  Saint Elizabeth Physicians  LSU Bogalusa Medical Center  Ochsner Clinic Baton Rouge East  Ochsner Health Center  Ochsner Health Center  Ochsner Health Center  Ochsner Health Center  Critical Care Medicine  Baton Rouge Clinic  Baton Rouge Clinic  LSU Healthcare Network  LSU Healthcare Network  LSU Healthcare Network  LSU Healthcare Network  LSU Healthcare Network  LSU Healthcare Network  Reza Sheybani MD  Thomas M Mcgowan MD Kenner, LouisianaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-18
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