Personal Bio

Treatment Philosophy
I provide compassionate, high quality, academic level care in a community setting. Using a team approach with each patient, I provide the critical information necessary to allow each patient to make educated decisions to resolve their acute health problems and improve their overall health. My approach is multidisciplinary, but patient-centered, and allows each individual to determine the appropriate diagnostic and treatment plan that will help achieve their long-term health goals.

Conditions & Procedures

Conditions
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Air Pollution, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA), Allergic Pulmonary Aspergillosis, Alveolar Hemorrhage, Alveolar Proteinosis, Amyloidosis, Asbestosis, Aspergillus, Aspiration Pneumonia, Asthma, Atelectasis, Atypical Mycobacterial Infections, Blastomycosis, Bronchiectasis, Bronchiolitis, Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP), Bullous Lung Disease, Carcinoid, Chest Pain, Chronic Bronchitis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Churg-Strauss, Chylothorax, Control of Breathing, Cor Pulmonale, Cough, Critical Care, Cystic Fibrosis, Drug-Induced Pulmonary Disease, Dyspnea, Emphysema, Goodpastures, Granulomas, Hamartoma, Hemoptysis, Hemothorax, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, Histoplasmosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Hyperventilation, Hypoxia, Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), Lung Abscess, Lung Cancer, Lung Nodule, Lupus Pneumonitis, Mediastinitis, Mesothelioma, Mycetoma, Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Lung Disease, Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP), Organizing Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion, Pneumoconiosis, Pneumonia, Pneumothorax, Pulmonary Edema, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Eosinophillia, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vasculitis, Respiratory Failure, Restrictive Lung Disease, Rheumatoid Lung Disease, Sarcoidosis, Sclerodermal Lung Disease, Septic Emboli, Sickle Chest Syndrome, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Smoke Inhalation, Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Stridor, Tuberculosis, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Wegeners

Procedures
Arterial Catheter, Bronchoscopy, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test, Central Venous Catheter, Chest Physiotherapy, Chronic Home Ventilation, Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP), Exercise Stress Test, Lung Cancer Screening, Lung Nodule Clinic, Lung Transplantation, Medical Education, Methacholine Challenge Test, Paracentesis, Pulmonary Function Test, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Thoracentesis, Ventilator Management