Pleurisy Center - La Mirada, CA
La Mirada Pulmonologist Doctors for PleurisyType 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 La Mirada * Bergman Medical Group  Caremore Medical Group  Caremore Medical Group  Harris Musafer MD Inc  Ramesh R Patel MD  St Jude Sleep Disorder Inst  Saint Jude Heritage Med Grp  Saint Jude Heritage Med Grp  Hwa M Lee MD  Saint Jude Heritage Med Grp  Jagminder S Bhalla MD  Stanley J Majcher MD  Western Pulmonary  Chest & Critical Care Cnsltnts  Walsh Medical Group Pediatrics  Tri-City Bariatrics Program  Chiu Fu Lee MD  Kaiser Permanente Intrnl Medcn  Luzano & Yu Mds  Sleep & Respiratory Medicine  Luzano & Yu Mds  Los Alamitos Cardiovascular Grp  Los Alamitos Pulmonary Medicine  Luzano & Yu Mds  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Ruth G Topacio MD  Mark J Buchfuhrer MD  Dobalian & Miller MDs  Kamalakar S Rambhatla MD Inc  Pathway Medical Group  Arthur F Gelb Medical Corp  Arthur F Gelb Medical Corp  Sehgal & Mann MD  Sehgal & Mann MD  Sehgal & Mann MD  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Garden Grove Hospital Med Ctr  Cu & Cu MDs Inc  VA Long Beach Healthcare PUL  VA Long Beach Healthcare PUL  UCI Medical Center PUL  VA Long Beach Healthcare PUL  Internal & Pulmonary Med Assocs  Internal & Pulmonary Med Assocs  Kaiser Medical Center Anaheim  Jarnail S Gugga MD  Datar S Sodhi MD Incorporated  UCI Pulmonary Critical Care  CHOC Children's Specialists  CHOC Children's Specialists  CHOC Children's Specialists  University Physicians&Surgeons  Oasis Care Medical Group  UCI Med Hospitalist Program  CHOC Children's Specialists  American Sleep Medicine  Santa Rosa Medical Clinic  Duc V Nguyen MD  CHOC Pulmonary Allergy Clinic  Vijay V Kamdar MD  Pulmonary Consultants Prmry Cre  Pulmonary Consultants Prmry Cre  Orange County Coastal Physician  Pulmonary Consultants Prmry Cre  Pulmonary Consultants Prmry Cre  Healthcare Partners Medical Grp  Ashok K Raheja MD  Mark J Rodrigues MD  Reliant Pulmonary Critical Care  Reliant Pulmonary Critical Care  I Kawei Day MD  Austerlitz & Haro MD Inc  Reliant Pulmonary Critical Care  Pulmonary Consultants & Primary  Reliant Pulmonary Critical Care  Maged A Tanios MD Incorporated  Huo Chen MD  Ding S Lam MD  Maged A Tanios MD Incorporated  Krueger & Ali MDs  Long Beach Memorial Resporatory  Healthcare Partners Medical Grp  Comprehensive Pulmonary Med Grp  Arun Budhraja MD Inc  Magan Medical Clinic  Hoang T Le MD  Jin-Jou Lu MD  Jin-Jou Lu MD  Sang K Noh MD  Central County Chest Med Grp  Prakash G Bondade MD  Daniel Suarez MD  Covina Internist  Coast Medical Group  Coast Medical Group La Mirada, CaliforniaUpcoming Local EventsNo Upcoming Events Pleurisy (Pleuritis)What is pleurisy?Pleurisy describes the chest pain syndrome characterized by a sharp chest pain that worsens with breathing. Pleurisy is caused by inflammation of the linings around the lungs (the pleura), a condition als... Other Related Pleurisy ArticlesEmergency Contact for La Mirada
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