Specialty: Pulmonology

Carolina Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
117-B Foothills Dr.
Morganton, N.C. 28655

Phone: 828-437-4577

Alt Phone: 828-437-4599

Fax: 828-437-4599

Directions: Office located in Grace Medical Park behind Grace Hospital, adjacent to Grace Heights Nursing Facility.

Office Hrs: Monday -Thursday 8:30 am -5 pm; Friday 8:30-12pm

Active Staff: Grace Hospital and Valdese Hospital (Consulting Staff)

Board Certifications - Area of Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine-Subspecialties - Pulmonary Medicine/Critical Care

American Board of Sleep Medicine - Sleep Medicine

Education
Degree: M.D. - Year: 1988

Residencies/Internships/Fellowships
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Institution: Wayne State University - Detroit, MI
Type: Residency

Specialty: Pulmonary Medicine
Institution: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine - Rochester, MN
Type: Fellowship

Specialty: Sleep Medicine
Institution: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine - Rochester, MN
Type: Fellowship

Specialty: Critical Care Medicine
Institution: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine - Rochester, MN
Type: Fellowship

Other Special Training or Certifications:
Fellow: American College of Chest Physicians
Member: American Thoracic Society
Fellow: American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Procedures approved to perform:
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy with biopsy, thoracentesis, and all aspects of management in critically ill patients including mechanical vetilatory support. Diagnostic and therapeutic sleep studies.

Areas of special interest:
• Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adult patients
• Restless Legs Syndrome
• COPD
• Lung Cancer