Dr. Luis Torero MD
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
25 N WINFIELD RD WINFIELD IL, 60190About
Dr. Luis Torero practices Pediatric Pulmonology in Oak Lawn, IL. Dr. Torero treats children who have breathing problems, or a problem with his or her lungs. Pediatric pulmonologists often treat children with chronic cough, difficulty breathing, recurring pneumonia, asthma, cystic fibrosis, apnea, chronic lung disease in premature infants, noisy breathing, and conditions that require special equipment to monitor and/or help with breathing at home.
Education and Training
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado 1991
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Pulmonology- 2000
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine- 1998
Provider Details
Treatments
- Asthma
- Allergies
- Birth Defects
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
Fellowships
- Miller Children's Hospital, UCLA School of Medicine
- Miller Children's Hospital 2000
- University of California at Los Angeles 1998
- Miller Children's Hospital, Long Beach, California, Pediatrics Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine 2000
- University of California, Los Angeles, Pediatrics Critical Care 1998
- University of California, Los Angeles, CA - critical care, Miller Children's Hospital, Long Beach, CA - pulmonary 2000 1998
- University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Pediatric Critical Care and University of California Irvine, Pulmonary Medicine
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