
Overview
Rafael Morales is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Morales is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, and Gastrostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
620 Howard Avenue, Room 415, Altoona, PA 16601
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.
Office
Sandeep Bansal is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Du Bois, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bansal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Asthma, Asthma in Children, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Gastrostomy.
Geisinger Lewistown Hospital - Pulmonary Medicine
Jameel Durrani, MD, is a pulmonologist who specializes in critical care medicine. He treats adults for a variety of breath and lung conditions including cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing up blood, abnormal chest imaging, asthma, emphysema and COPD.|The inventor and developer of Durrani chest tube catheters, Dr. Durrani is also an accomplished researcher and presenter.|“I take great pride in helping my patients breathe better and thereby live better. Nothing else matters if you cannot breathe,” he says.|Dr. Durrani earned his medical degree from Nishtar Medical University in Multan, Pakistan. After medical school, he completed his residency at Mercy Catholic Medical Center in Darby, Pa. He followed that with a fellowship in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.|When he was just 4 years old, his father told him and his 3 brothers they would become doctors. “We are 4 doctors now, thanks to our parents’ tireless efforts and divine help,” Dr. Durrani says. “I will always be grateful to my parents for choosing a great profession for us to pursue and fall in love with.”|Originally from Pakistan, he relocated to the U.S. after medical school. “Pennsylvania always felt like home to us as a family and we feel truly blessed to make this beautiful state our home,” says Dr. Durrani.|In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, gardening, cricket and reading a good book. Dr. Durrani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, Respiratory Acidosis, and Gastrostomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Atypical PneumoniaDr. Morales isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Pneumonia.
- GastrostomyDr. Morales isExperienced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Hospital-Acquired PneumoniaDr. Morales isExperienced. Learn about Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.
- PneumoniaDr. Morales isExperienced. Learn about Pneumonia.

