Dr. Donald Lee Helman M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
1 Jarrett White Rd Tripler Army Medical Tripler Army Medical Center HI, 96859About
Dr. Donald Helman practices Pulmonology in Tripler Army Medical Center, HI. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Helman 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
Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences,Bethesda, Md, United States 1997
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- New choices for central venous catheters: potential financial implications.
- Potential limitations of clinical criteria for the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis/cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis.
- Role for transbronchial biopsy in the diagnosis of usual interstitial pneumonia.
- Severe acute hepatitis following intravenous amiodarone : a case report and review of the literature.
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