Dr. Alan D. Betensley M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
Henry Ford Health System 2799 West Grand Boul Detroit MI, 48202About
Dr. Alan Betensley practices Pulmonology in Detroit, MI. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Betensley 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
Tulane University School of Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1996
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and related respiratory complications in a patient with West Nile virus infection.
- Transfer of peanut allergy from the donor to a lung transplant recipient.
- Timing of basiliximab induction and development of acute rejection in lung transplant patients.
- Diagnosis and treatment of antibody mediated rejection in lung transplantation: a retrospective case series.
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