Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care Experts
Our board-certified pulmonary disease specialists have extensive experience diagnosing, managing, and treating a wide range of respiratory conditions. They provide top-tier testimony and consulting services, backed by their robust clinical practices and impeccable credentials.
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Allergies
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Asbestosis
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Asthma
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Bronchoscopy
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Chronic Bronchitis
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COPD/Emphysema
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Interstitial Lung Disease
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Narcolepsy
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Occupational Lung Disease
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Pulmonary Disease
Areas of Expertise
Our pulmonary medicine experts cover a broad range of cases, including:
Pramod Krishnamurthy, MD
Board Certified in Intensive Care Medicine
10 years in practice
Dr. Pramod Krishnamurthy, MD, MPH, is board-certified in Pulmonology, Critical Care, and Interventional Pulmonology. He serves as the Associate Medical Director at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in the Bay Area, California. Dr. Krishnamurthy maintains a busy outpatient pulmonology practice and also practices critical care medicine at El Camino Hospital and Sutter Eden Medical Center. He holds clinical privileges at El Camino Hospital, Sutter Eden Medical Center, Washington Hospital, and San Ramon Regional Hospital. His special interests include lung nodules, lung cancer, COPD, advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy, and critical care medicine, particularly sepsis and respiratory failure.
Specialty Focus: Pulmonology Critical Care and Interventional Pulmonology
Education:
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB BS) - Bangalore University, India.
Master of Public Health (MPH) - University of North Texas.
Internship - Kempe Gowda Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital, India.
Residency (Internal Medicine) - Rochester General Hospital, Rochester NY.
Fellowship - Pulmonary Medicine - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY.
Fellowship - Critical Care Medicine - Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY.
Fellowship - Interventional Pulmonology - Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
Bobbak Vahid, MD
Board Certified in Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care, and Internal Medicine
20 years in practice
Dr. Bobbak Vahid is a pulmonologist in Oakland, California, and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Eden Medical Center and San Leandro Hospital. He received his medical degree from the Iran University of Medical Sciences and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Pulmonologists treat ailments of the lungs and respiratory systems include asthma, pneumonia, tuberculosis, complicated chest infections, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases including emphysema.
Specialty Focus: Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care, and Internal Medicine
Education:
Doctor of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran
Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
Fellowship - Critical Care Medicine - Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY.
Fellowship - Interventional Pulmonology - Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
Kristina Kury, M.D.
Board Certified in Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care, and Internal Medicine
20 years in practice
Dr. Kury is board-certified in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and is the Regional Medical Director for Sound Critical Care, East Bay, and the Medical Director for the Sutter Eden Medical Center ICU and Respiratory Departments. She has over 20 years of experience in both pulmonary and critical care medicine, and currently oversees the ICU programs at three Sutter sites in the SF Bay Area including Alta Bates Summit Medical Center campuses in both Oakland and Berkeley as well as the Sutter Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley.
Specialty Focus: Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine.
Education:
M.D., Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H.
M.S. in Exercise Science, U.C. Davis
B.S. in Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics, U.C. Berkeley