Dr. Colleen M Overdorf DO
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
500 LILLY RD NE STE 201 OLYMPIA WA, 98506About
Dr. Colleen Overdorf practices Pulmonology in OLYMPIA, WA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Overdorf 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.
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Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine 2008
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