Dr. Raymond D. Petit M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
159 Pleasant St Attleboro MA, 02703About
Dr. Raymond Petit practices Pulmonology in Attleboro, MA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Petit 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
University of Vermont College of Medicine 1987
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pulmonary vascular adaptations to augmented polycythemia during chronic hypoxia.
- Neutral endopeptidase inhibition attenuates development of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in rats.
- Hematologic responses and the early development of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in rats.
- Exogenous erythropoietin fails to augment hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in rats.
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