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Welcome!
My site is designed to assist you in finding the information you need. I want this page to help you become familiar with our Department of Pulmonary Medicine. You will find a number of additional links to specific pulmonary and critical sites, our pharmacy, laboratory, the Health Encyclopedia, the Healthwise handbook and more.
Feel free to look around, request prescription refills or even book routine appointments.
My Biography
I was born in Sofia, Bulgaria (Europe). My basic education came from the French high school system. I completed my under-graduate training at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. My basic medical training in Mexico, and my clinical training were completed in Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. I served my internship in Internal Medicine at St.Louis University School of Medicine, St.Louis MO; my internal medicine residency at UC Irvine College of Medicine, Irvine, California; and my fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelpia, PA.
I am board certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Diseases by the American Board of Internal Medicine. I am among the physicians on the the Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Support Group top ten list Top 10 List. I joined Kaiser Permanente Fresno in 1990. Since then, I have been chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Apnea Departments. I am a member of the American Thoracic Society and the Fresno-Madera Medical Society. Presently, I am serving a second term as an elected representative on the Kaiser Permanente Board Of Directors.
Languages have always been an important part of my life. I am fluent in English, Spanish, French and Bulgarian. At one time, I received an award for penmanship/calligraphy; since medical school, I have perfected a physician's legendary illegibility. I have been married for 31 years and have two adult children. In my leisure time, I enjoy traveling, biking, playing ice hockey(I still have all my teeth) and soccer.
If you have questions, please call the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at 448-4262.
My Credentials
| Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara-Medicine, Guadalajara, Mexico |
| St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| UC Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA |
| Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine |
| Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine |
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