Dr. Robert M Zaccagnini M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
911 Ligonier St Suite 204 Latrobe PA, 15650About
Dr. Robert Zaccagnini practices Pulmonology in Latrobe, PA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Zaccagnini manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 1994
MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV (FORMERLY ALLEGHENY UNIV) 1996
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