Physician

Pulmonology

Dr. Samer Alkhuja is an expert in the field of Pulmonology. He researched medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He received awards:"CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Samer Alkhuja is a published doctor and has 26 publications published. The lastest was: 'Maternal mortality associated with adult respiratory distress syndrome.' Samer Alkhuja, MD accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Depression in Japanese Patients With COPD: A Cross-Sectional Study.
• Considerations in women with Hypertension.
• Anxiety Disorders in Patients With COPD.
• Physical activity in people with COPD, using the National Health and Nutrition Evaluation Survey (NHANES) dataset (2003-2006).
• Caring for a spouse with end-stage Heart failure through implantation of a left ventricular assist device as a destination therapy.
• Bronchodilator responsiveness in patients with Chronic heart failure.
• In the eye of the storm: Iodinated contrast medium induced thyroid storm presenting as cardioPulmonary arrest.
• Effects of Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure on Dynamic Hyperinflation During Exercise in Patients With COPD.
• Pneumomediastinum Complicating Diabetic KetoAcidosis and Boerhaave's Syndrome.
• Sleeptalking! Sleepwalking! Side Effects of Montelukast.
• Acute renal failure from spontaneous Acute tumor lysis syndrome: a case report and review.
• Celecoxib-induced nonoliguric Acute renal failure.
• Tuberculosis and sudden death: a case report and review.
• Stridor and difficult airway in an AIDS patient.
• Acute renal failure: expect the unexpected.
• Re: a pilot study exploring mood state and dyspnea in mechanically ventilated patients.
• Acetaminophen toxicity induced non-oliguric Acute tubular necrosis.
• Steatosis-lactic Acidosis syndrome associated with stavudine and lamivudine therapy.
• Malignant pleural mesothelioma presenting as spontaneous Pneumothorax: a case series and review.
• Maternal mortality associated with adult Respiratory distress syndrome.
• Tuberculous bronchoesophageal fistulae in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus: a case report and review.
• Dysphagia in the patient with a tracheostomy: six cases of inappropriate cuff deflation or removal.
• Simultaneous bilateral Pneumothorax in an HIV-infected patient.
• Adult Respiratory distress syndrome: a disorder in need of improved outcome.
• Application of the Roche Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis (PCR) test to specimens other than Respiratory secretions.

Schools

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• University Of Damascus Faculty Of Medicine

• Catheterization Med Center

Procedures Preformed

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• Bronchoscopy
• Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
• Thoracentesis
• Ventilation Management

Conditions Treated

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• Acidosis
• Acute Pharyngitis
• Alkalosis
• Asbestosis
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Doctors Specialties

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• Critical Care Medicine
• Pulmonology
• Sleep Medicine

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Amerihealth
• Blue Card PPO
• Capital Blue Cross
• CHAMPVA
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• CoreSource
• Coventry Health America PPO
• Emblem Health
• Fallon Community Health Plan
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Geisinger Health Plan
• Golden Rule
• Community Blue PPO
• Choice Care PPO
• Locals (any local)
• MagnaCare
• Medicare MCR
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Mutual of Omaha
• Planned Administration Inc
• POMCO Group
• Priority Health
• QualCare
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare
• Universal American

Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification

Education

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• Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Damascus University Faculty of Medicine

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1346299922
NPPES Provider LastName		ALKHUJA
NPPES Provider FirstName		SAMER
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		183013098
NPPES Provider State		PA
Specialty Description		Pulmonary Disease
Total Claim Count		2625.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		24.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.91

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1346299922
Last Name Of The Provider	ALKHUJA
First Name Of The Provider	SAMER
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