John Brehm
Experienced in Emphysema

Dr. John Brehm

Intensive Care Medicine
UPMC Community Medicine Inc
1800 Union Ave, 
Natrona Heights, PA 
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Experienced in Emphysema
UPMC Community Medicine Inc
1800 Union Ave, 
Natrona Heights, PA 
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Overview

Dr. Brehm received his medical degree from the Ohio State University in Columbus. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. Dr. Brehm completed the Harvard Combined Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He also obtained a Master of  Public Health from the Harvard University School of Public Health in Boston. He is board-certified in pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine. Dr. Brehm is section chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at UPMC St. Margaret and medical director of the Intensive Care Unit at UPMC St. Margaret.

Dr. Brehm is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Asthma, Asthma in Children, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Lung Metastases.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 42 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Emphysema.

Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Harvard Medical School
Hospital Affiliations
Upmc St Margaret
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Community Medicine Inc
1800 Union Ave, Natrona Heights, PA 15065
Call: 724-548-6260
Other Locations
Office
2 Hot Metal St Ste 1, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Call: 412-784-5888

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.


42 Total Publications

The Reference Site Collaborative Network of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing.
The Reference Site Collaborative Network of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing.
Journal: Translational medicine @ UniSa
Published: July 31, 2019
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