Dr. Robert Lindsay Young MD, PHD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
1400 S Potomac St Suite 110 Aurora CO, 80012About
Dr. Robert Young practices Pulmonology in Aurora, CO. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Young 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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Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine 1995
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