Dr. Alan I Blum MD

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Dr. Alan I. Blum is a highly respected and experienced physician, having been in practice for many years. His acclaimed career in medicine began when he graduated with his Medical Degree from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Mexico. After moving to the United States, Dr. Blum completed his residency and fellowship training with Mt. Sinai Services at Elmhurst Hospital Center in New York. Alan I. Blum, MD, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Specialist with the Premier Sleep Center, and is dual board certified in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and has earned the coveted title of Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians. He is determined to enhance his patients’ quality of life, providing high quality, individualized care in order to ensure the most optimal results. With a passion for his work, Dr. Blum is recognized as a specialist in sleep, pulmonary, and critical care medicine. He is affiliated with Franklin Hospital, South Nassau Communities Hospital, and St. John’s Episcopal Hospital-South Shore. Dr. Blum keeps current with the new guidelines, developments, and procedures in his field by remaining a member of the National Sleep Foundation, American Thoracic Society, and the New York State Medical Society. Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Specialist is the physician dealing with the disorders of lungs, their diagnosis, cure, and prevention. Our Division provides expert diagnosis and care of patients with lung diseases in our Pulmonary Clinic, and of critically ill patients in our Intensive Care Unit. Our clinical interests include all areas of lung disease and critical illness.

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