Dr. Joseph R Steeger MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
1542 Kuser Rd Suite B7 Trenton NJ, 08619About
Dr. Joseph Steeger practices Pulmonology in Trenton, NJ. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Steeger 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
Drexel University College of Medicine
MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV (FORMERLY ALLEGHENY UNIV) 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1986
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Sleep Medicine
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease- 1992
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Induction of unilateral pulmonary fibrosis in the rat by cadmium chloride.
- Intraluminal fibrosis induced unilaterally by lobar instillation of CdCl2 into the rat lung.
- Immunoelectrophoresis of ligandin.
- Immunoelectrophoresis of ligandin.
- Isolation and characterization of binder IIIA, a new protein which binds corticosteroid anions.
Fellowships
- Graduate Hospital - Carrollton, TX - Pulmonary Disease
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