Bravein Amalakuhan, MD, FCCP
Medical Director, Methodist Hospital Texsan ICU
Medical Director, Methodist Hospital Metropolitan ICU
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care
Fellowship
Pulmonary Diseases, The University of Texas Medical School, San Antonio, TX
Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School, San Antonio, TX
Cardiovascular Surgical Critical Care: Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Residency
University of Pittsburg Medical Center-Pinnacle Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
Education
Undergraduate – University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Medical School – St George’s University School of Medicine, St. George’s, Grenada, West Indies
Areas of Expertise
Pulmonary Care
Critical Care
Cardiovascular Surgical Critical Care
Quality Improvement
Locations
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