Dr. John Edward Heffner MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
5050 Ne Hoyt St Suite 540 Portland OR, 97213Rating
4/5
About
Dr. John Heffner practices Pulmonology in Portland, OR. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Heffner 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
University of California 1974
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The technique of tracheotomy and cricothyroidotomy. When to operate--and how to manage complications.
- The technique of weaning from tracheostomy. Criteria for weaning; practical measures to prevent failure.
- Chest imaging in critically ill patients: analysis of clinical value.
- Indications for draining a parapneumonic effusion: an evidence-based approach.
- Infection of the pleural space.
- Clinical conference on management dilemmas: obstructive sleep apnea and respiratory failure.
- Pleural fluid pH as a predictor of survival for patients with malignant pleural effusions.
- Pleural fluid pH as a predictor of pleurodesis failure: analysis of primary data.
- Spontaneous pneumothorax.
- End-of-life care preferences of patients enrolled in cardiovascular rehabilitation programs.
- A wake-up call in the intensive care unit.
- The overarching challenge.
- Translating guidelines into clinical practice : recommendations to the American College of Chest Physicians.
- Transverse myelitis associated with restless legs syndrome and periodic movements of sleep responsive to an oral dopaminergic agent but not to intrathecal baclofen.
- Miracles and magic bullets: translating science into better care.
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