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Dr. Alexander Stefan Niven M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
Madigan Army Medical Center Department Of Medici Tacoma WA, 98431About
Dr. Alexander Niven practices Pulmonology in Tacoma, WA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Niven 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.
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Regulatory and educational initiatives fail to promote discussions regarding end-of-life care.
- Alternate treatments in asthma.
- Progressive pulmonary infiltrates in a patient with ovarian cancer.
- Development of central sleep apnea after maxillofacial surgery for obstructive sleep apnea.
- Critical care management of major disasters: a practical guide to disaster preparation in the intensive care unit.
- Spontaneous mediastinal haematoma: a rare complication of warfarin therapy.
- Techniques for the difficult airway.
- CHEST: Home of the clinician-educator.
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- Dr. George Nunzio Giacoppe MDMadigan Army Medical Ctr Tacoma WA 98431
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- Dr. Bernard Johannes Roth MDMadigan Army Medical Center Tacoma WA 98431
- Dr. Steven Phillip Bennett MDMadigan Army Medical Ctr Tacoma WA 98431
- Dr. Patrick Riley Smith DO9040 JACKSON AVE TACOMA WA 98431
- Dr. Michael Shane Switzer D.O.9040 JACKSON AVE TACOMA WA 98431
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