Dr. Brian Block

Dr. Brian Block is a pulmonologist who cares for patients with all types of lung disease. He has a special interest in patients with lung conditions who are in intensive care. Block conducts research on how patients and families prepare for making decisions in the intensive care unit. He is interested in improving support for those who face difficult medical decisions. Block earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, serving as chief resident. He completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at UCSF. Block is a member of the American College of Physicians, Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Thoracic Society. Block lives in San Francisco with his wife and two young children. After growing up in the East Bay and spending 15 years away, he is happy to be back in the Bay Area.

Dr. Block is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Metastases, Cholesterol Pneumonia, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.

Dr. Block is board certified in American Board Of Internal Med/Critical Care Med, Critical Care Medicine, American Board Of Internal Med/Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary Disease, and American Board Of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 20 peer reviewed articles. Dr. Block is currently accepting new patients.