Dr. Michael Joseph Dimeo MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
800 Oak Ridge Tpke Jackson Plaza Suite Oak Ridge TN, 37830About
Dr. Michael Dimeo practices Pulmonology in Oak Ridge, TN. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Dimeo 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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Tufts University School of Medicine 1972
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