Dr. David Michael Hiestand MD
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
100 W Market St Suite 2 Louisville KY, 40202About
Dr. David Hiestand practices Pediatric Pulmonology in Louisville, KY. Dr. Hiestand 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
Univ of Ky Coll of Med, Lexington Ky 1998
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II mRNA in the gerbil brain after cerebral ischemia.
- Prevalence of symptoms and risk of sleep apnea in the US population: Results from the national sleep foundation sleep in America 2005 poll.
- Vaccines for lung cancer.
- Interrater variability of a severity-of-illness score in critically ill adults.
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