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Dr. Victor Enrique Ortega M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
505 Parnassus Ave # M-1202 San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Victor Ortega practices Pulmonology in San Francisco, CA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Ortega 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
Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences 2002
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A Roadmap to functional genomics.
- Pharmacogenetics and the development of personalized approaches for combination therapy in asthma.
- Pharmacogenetics: implications of race and ethnicity on defining genetic profiles for personalized medicine.
- Pharmacogenetics of beta2 adrenergic receptor agonists in asthma management.
- Implications of population structure and ancestry on asthma genetic studies.
- Asthma pharmacogenetics and the development of genetic profiles for personalized medicine.
- Predictive genetic profiles for β-agonist therapy in asthma. A future under construction.
- The Effect of Ancestry and Genetic Variation on Lung Function Predictions: What Is "Normal" Lung Function in Diverse Human Populations?
- The Advent of High-Throughput Sequencing Studies of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
- On a Collision Course: The Electronic Medical Record and Genetic Studies of Asthma.
- Understanding at-risk subgroups for lung function impairment in life-long nonsmokers with α-antitrypsin deficiency.
- Making progress toward understanding the genetic architecture of asthma in the most affected US ethnic group.
Dr. Victor Enrique Ortega M.D.'s Practice location
UCSF Medical Center San Francisco
505 Parnassus Ave # M-1202 -San Francisco, CA 94143Get Direction
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