Dr. Yousef R Shweihat MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
1249 15th Street Suite 3000 Huntington WV, 25701About
Dr. Yousef Shweihat practices Pulmonology in Huntington, WV. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Shweihat 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.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Is chest tube insertion with ultrasound guidance safe in patients using clopidogrel?
- The intubated patient with mediastinal disease--a role for esophageal access
- Pulmonary Varices in an Adult.
- Congestive Adenopathy: A Mediastinal Sequela of Volume Overload.
- Esophageal diagnosis of a malignant aspergilloma.
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