Dr. John T Bowers MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
850 Kempsville Rd Norfolk VA, 23502About
Dr. John Bowers practices Pulmonology in Norfolk, VA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Bowers 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
Univ of Vt Coll of Med, Burlington Vt 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Near-lethal respiratory failure after recombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormone use in a patient with metastatic thyroid carcinoma.
- Empyema in infancy.
- Moxalactam therapy vs. standard antimicrobial therapy for selected serious infections.
- Posthyperventilation apnea associated with severe hypoxemia.
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