Rick Balestra
Experienced in COVID-19

Dr. Rick Balestra

Pulmonary Medicine
Providence Home Medical Equipment
1111 NE 99th Ave, 
Portland, OR 

Experienced in COVID-19
Providence Home Medical Equipment
1111 NE 99th Ave, 
Portland, OR 
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Overview

Rick Balestra is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Balestra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Gastrostomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Pulmonary Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in OR
Hospital Affiliations
Providence Seaside Hospital
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center
Providence Portland Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Providence Home Medical Equipment
1111 NE 99th Ave, Portland, OR 97220
Call: 503-963-3030

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


4 Total Publications

Safety of performing transbronchial lung cryobiopsy on hospitalized patients with interstitial lung disease.
Safety of performing transbronchial lung cryobiopsy on hospitalized patients with interstitial lung disease.
Journal: Respiratory medicine
Published: January 16, 2018
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