Dr. Zea Borok M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
1520 San Pablo St Suite 1000 Los Angeles CA, 90033About
After completing medical school in her native South Africa, Dr. Borok completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Following a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at ...
Education and Training
Univ Of Cape Town- Fac Of Med- Cape Town- So Africa 1979
University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Awards
- 2010-2012 Southern California Super Doctors
- 2011 Top Women Southern California Super Doctors
- 2007 Los Angeles Super Doctors
Treatments
- Intensive Care
Professional Memberships
- Member Western Society for Clinical Investigation
- Fellow American College of Physicians ()
- Fellow American College of Chest Physicians ()
- Member American Federation for Medical Research
- Member American Society for Cell Biology
- Member American Thoracic Society
- Member Society of Critical Care Medicine
Fellowships
- College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University 1981
- Presbyterian-University Hospital 1986
- National Institutes of Health, Pulmonary Branch (Pulmonary Medicine), Bethesda, MD 1987
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