Dr. Jennifer Lynn Barger MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
8901 Rockville Pike Bethesda MD, 20889About
Dr. Jennifer Barger practices Pulmonology in Bethesda, MD. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Barger 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
Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences,Bethesda, Md, United States 2004
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine 2004
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