Erlanger Announces Addition Of 3 Pulmonologists

  • Thursday, December 15, 2016
Erlanger Health System has added three pulmonologists:  Drs. Matthew Kreth, Patrick Koo and Matthew Aboudara, to its network of specialists. 
 
Dr. Matthew Kreth, board certified pediatric pulmonologist, has joined Children’s Hospital at Erlanger.  Dr. Kreth is passionate about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome research and national marketing of infant cribs and sleep related products. His clinical expertise is in severe asthma, cystic fibrosis, technology dependent children with chronic health conditions, tracheostomy and ventilator dependent children, end of life care, and bronchoscopy.
He also provides treatment for children with chronic cough and other general pediatric pulmonary conditions.
 
Dr. Patrick Koo, fellowship trained pulmonologist, is now accepting patients at UT Erlanger Respiratory and Critical Care. Dr. Koo received his medical degree at Ross University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Connecticut Health Center before completing Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship training at Brown University. He specializes in research and treatment of sleep disorders, lung cancer, diaphragm disease, asthma, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, (COPD). 
 
Dr. Matthew Aboudara, board certified pulmonologist and intensivist, has joined UT Erlanger Respiratory and Critical Care. Dr. Aboudara completed both his Internal Medicine residency and Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship training at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. He did his Interventional Pulmonology training at Franklin Square Hospital Center in Baltimore, MD. His clinical focus includes the diagnosis and management of lung cancer, lung cancer screening, pleural disease, asthma, and interstitial lung disease. 
 
For more information about these physicians, call 423-778-DOCS (3627).
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