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C. Gerard Petersen, MD
Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine
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Overview
Area of focus information
- Pulmonary
- Sleep Medicine
- Critical Care
Languages spoken
- English
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About
Education
Undergraduate
Columbia University, Bachelor of Medical Science, 1992
Undergraduate
Columbia University, Bachelor of Medical Science, 1992
Medical School
Tufts University School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine (MD), 1996
Training
Internship 1997
Weill Cornell Medical College-New York Hospital, New York, NY
Residency 1998
Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical College-New York Hospital, New York, NY
Internship 1999
Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Residency 2000
Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Residency 2001
Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship 2002
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship 2003
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship 2004
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
Publications & Clinical Trials
1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd
Suite 205
Allentown, PA 18103-6224
United States
Conditions Treated
- Abnormal Cat Scan of Chest
- Abnormal Chest X-Ray
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans with Organizing Pneumonia
- Bronchitis
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Cough
- Emphysema
- Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (Hypersomnia)
- Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure (Excess Carbon Dioxide in Blood)
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Diseases
- Lung Nodule
- Abnormal Cat Scan of Chest
- Abnormal Chest X-Ray
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans with Organizing Pneumonia
- Bronchitis
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Cough
- Emphysema
- Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (Hypersomnia)
- Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure (Excess Carbon Dioxide in Blood)
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Diseases
- Lung Nodule
- Lymphadenopathy (Lymph Node Disease)
- Mediastinal Mass
- Narcolepsy
- Parasomnia (Sleep Walking, Night Terrors, Nightmares and Confusional Arousals)
- Partial Lung Collapse
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis
- Pulmonary Disease
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Respiratory Failure
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Sarcoidosis
- Shortness of Breath
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Disorders
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Services Offered
- Arterial Blood Gas Test (ABG)
- Bronchoprovocation Test (Asthma Test)
- Bronchoscopy (Windpipe Diagnosis)
- CT (Computed Tomography) Scan
- Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
- Non Invasive Ventilation
- PET/CT scan
- Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
- Pulmonary Procedures
- Pulmonology
- Arterial Blood Gas Test (ABG)
- Bronchoprovocation Test (Asthma Test)
- Bronchoscopy (Windpipe Diagnosis)
- CT (Computed Tomography) Scan
- Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
- Non Invasive Ventilation
- PET/CT scan
- Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
- Pulmonary Procedures
- Pulmonology
- Respiratory Management
- Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy
- Sleep Study
- Smoking Cessation Counseling
- Spirometry
- Thoracentesis
- Tobacco Treatment Program
- Upper Airway Stimulation Therapy
- X-Ray
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