Dr. Octavius Douglas Polk M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
1160 Varnum St Ne Suite 214 Washington DC, 20017Rating
4/5
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Dr. Octavius Polk practices Pulmonology in Washington, DC. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Polk 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
University of Mississippi School of Medicine 1978
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pulmonary disease in gestational trophoblastic neoplasms.
- Lung function in sickle cell hemoglobinopathy patients compared with healthy subjects.
- CREST syndrome: a variant of progressive systemic sclerosis, associated with interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and malignancy.
- Fulminant pneumococcal sepsis in an adult with sickle-cell anemia.
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