Dr. Carmen Laura Gonzalez M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
78 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE FISHERSVILLE VA, 22939About
Dr. Carmen Gonzalez practices Pulmonology in Greensboro, NC. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Gonzalez 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
Eastern Virginia Medical School 1984
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