C. Gerard Petersen, MD
Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine
LVPG Cliniciani
Accepting New Patients
Overview
Area of focus i
- Pulmonary
- Sleep Medicine
- Critical Care
Languages spoken
- English
About
Education
Undergraduate
Columbia University, BA - Medical Science, 1992
Medical Training
Tufts University School of Medicine, MD - Doctor of Medicine, 1996
Training
Internship 1997
New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Residency 1998
Pathology, New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center, 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 & Critical Care Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship 2003
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship 2004
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
Publications & Clinical Trials
17th & Chew
PO Box 7017
Allentown, PA 18105-7017
United States
2101 Emrick Blvd
Suite 200
Bethlehem, PA 18020-8040
United States
1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd
Suite 205
Allentown, PA 18103-6271
United States
2597 Schoenersville Road
Suite 206
Bethlehem, PA 18017-7325
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)
- Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
- CT (Computed Tomography) Scan
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
- Inspire Sleep Apnea System
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
- Non Invasive Ventilation
- PET/CT scan
- Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
- Pulmonary Procedures
- Arterial Blood Gas Test (ABG)
- Bronchoprovocation Test (Asthma Test)
- Bronchoscopy (Windpipe Diagnosis)
- Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
- CT (Computed Tomography) Scan
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
- Inspire Sleep Apnea System
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
- Non Invasive Ventilation
- PET/CT scan
- Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
- Pulmonary Procedures
- Pulmonology
- Respiratory Management
- Sleep Study
- Smoking Cessation Counseling
- Spirometry
- Thoracentesis
- Tobacco Treatment Program
- X-ray
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