Dr. William M Girard MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
11937 Us Highway 271 Mckinney TX, 75069Rating
3/5
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Dr. William Girard practices Pulmonology in Mckinney, TX. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Girard 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
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1972
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Epidemiology of atypical mycobacterial disease in Texas and Louisiana.
- Production of interleukin-18 in human tuberculosis.
- Cytokine profiles in immunocompetent persons infected with Mycobacterium avium complex.
- Vimentin expressed on Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected human monocytes is involved in binding to the NKp46 receptor.
- Cefazolin vs penicillin. Treatment of uncomplicated pneumococcal pneumonia.
- Cefazolin vs penicillin. Treatment of uncomplicated pneumococcal pneumonia.
- Should the FVC be considered in evaluating response to bronchodilator?
- Parapneumonic effusions.
- Clinical features of pulmonary disease caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria. An analysis of 154 patients.
- Adverse events associated with high-dose rifabutin in macrolide-containing regimens for the treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease.
- Clarithromycin regimens for pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex. The first 50 patients.
- Azithromycin activity against Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease in patients who were not infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
- Initial (6-month) results of three-times-weekly azithromycin in treatment regimens for Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease in human immunodeficiency virus-negative patients.
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University Of Texas Health Science Center At Tyler
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