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Physician Directory: Pulmonary Medicine , Physician Directory: Sleep Medicine
The Pulmonologist diagnoses and treats pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema, and other complex disorders of the lungs. Pulmonologists test lung functions in many ways, endoscope the bronchial airways if necessary, and prescribe and monitor mechanical assistance to ventilation.
Sleep medicine is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting sleep and daytime alertness and the effect of the sleep processes upon other medical disorders. The field of sleep medicine developed because specialized knowledge of the sleeping brain, and of pathological deviations from normal sleep physiology, provides the physician with the expertise to recognize and treat sleep-related illness. |
Rajeesh Punnakkatt
"Dr. Raj",
M.D., F.C.C.P.
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| Facility: | Arizona Heart Institute |
| Address: | 803 N. Salk Dr., Bldg. A |
| City, State Zip: | Casa Grande, AZ 85222 |
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| Phone: | (520) 836-6682 |
| Fax: | (520) 836-6703 |
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| Medical Education: | Armed Forces Medical College (Pune, India) |
| Residency: | State University of New York at Buffalo (Buffalo, New York),
Internal Medicine |
| Fellowship: | University of Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky),
Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine |
| Board Certification: | Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Diseases
Critical Care Medicine
Sleep Medicine |
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Casa Grande Regional Medical Center
1800 E. Florence Blvd
Casa Grande, AZ 85222
Phone: (520) 381-6300
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