Overview
"Dr. Raffensperger received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency and his pulmonary/critical care medicine fellowship at UPMC Presbyterian. He remained there as assistant professor of medicine and director of Section of Interstitial Lung Disease. Dr. Raffensperger is board-certified in pulmonary disease, internal medicine, and critical care medicine. For eight years, during 2011 to 2021, he was named a “Pittsburgh Magazine” ""Top Doctor"" in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Raffensperger specializes in internal medicine, pulmonology, critical care medicine, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, sleep disorders, and interstitial lung disease.".
Dr. Raffensperger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Metastases, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
200 Delafield Road, Suite 2040, Pittsburgh, PA 15215
1800 Union Avenue, Natrona Heights, PA 15065
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Pulmonary FibrosisDr. Raffensperger isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Fibrosis.
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- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Raffensperger isExperienced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)Dr. Raffensperger isExperienced. Learn about Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD).
- AsthmaDr. Raffensperger isExperienced. Learn about Asthma.
- Asthma in ChildrenDr. Raffensperger isExperienced. Learn about Asthma in Children.
- Atypical PneumoniaDr. Raffensperger isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Pneumonia.
- BronchiectasisDr. Raffensperger isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiectasis.