Dr. Lornel G. Tompkins, MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
505 W Leigh Street Suite 207 Richmond VA, 23220About
Dr. Lornel Tomkins practices Pulmonology in Richmond, VA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Tomkins 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
Howard University Medical School MD
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Professional Memberships
- American Medical Association
- American Medical Women’s Association
Fellowships
- Henry Ford Hospital pulmonary disease and critical care medicine 1983
Fellowships
- Henry Ford Hospital
Professional Society Memberships
- American Medical Association, and the American Medical Womens Association
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Get to know Pulmonologist Dr. Lornel G. Tompkins, who serves patients in Richmond, Virginia.
A devoted pulmonologist, Dr. Tompkins works with patients at her private practice in Richmond, Virginia.
With a broad educational background, she earned her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1978. She then went on to complete her residency in internal medicine at the Howard University Hospital in 1981, and her fellowship in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at the Henry Ford Hospital in 1983.
Among her professional affiliations, Dr. Tompkins is an active member of the American Medical Association, and the American Medical Women’s Association.
Pulmonology is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. A pulmonologist is an internal medicine physician who specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating conditions and diseases that affect the lungs, bronchial tubes, and the respiratory system, including the nose, pharynx, and throat.
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