Dr. Norman John East MD
Critical Care Surgeon | Critical Care Medicine
1075 N Curtis Rd Suite 200 Boise ID, 83706About
Dr. Norman East practices Pulmonology in Boise, ID. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. East manages patients with chronic pulmonary diseases or sleep disorders in the outpatient setting. In the hospital he manages patients in the intensive care setting who need life support and mechanical ventilation. He is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections and in the diagnosis of lung cancer. He has extensive experience in diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy and performs electromagnetic navigational guided bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound guided biopsies, and bronchial thermoplasty. He is deeply involved in physician leadership and quality improvement initiatives at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center.
Education and Training
University of Utah BS 1990
University of Utah MD 1994
University of Virginia, Medical Internship 1995
University of Virginia, Medical Residency 1997
University of Utah, Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Fellowship 2001
Board Certification
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Pulmonary Disease (Internal Medicine)
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Ex Chair of Department of Medicine Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center 2011 - 2012
- Ex Treasurer of the Medical Staff Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center 2013 - 2015
- Ex President Elect of the Medical Staff Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center 2015 - 2016
- President of the Medical Staff Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center 2017 - 2017
Awards
- Consultant of the year 2012 Family practice residency of Idaho
- Alpha Omega Alpha 1994
Professional Memberships
- American College of Chest Physicians
- American Thoracic Society
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
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