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The East Bay Pulmonary Medical Group is proud to have a team of experienced specialists who are devoted to treating people who have lung disease.  The doctors who belong to our group are:

 


Herman R. Bruch, MD

Dr. Herman Bruch was one of the first lung specialists to practice in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Dr. Bruch completed his fellowship in pulmonary disease at the University of California, San Francisco in 1971.  After his fellowship he joined the faculty at the University of California, San Francisco and founded the EBPMG.  Currently Dr. Bruch serves as the medical coordinator at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine and focuses his pulmonary practice on treating patients who have lung disease secondary to asbestos.  He is board certified in Pulmonary Diseases and Internal Medicine.

Specialties: 

Pulmonary (Lung) Medicine

Internal Medicine

 

Areas of Interest:

Asbestosis and lung disease secondary to asbestos

Medical Education:

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1962

Internship:

University of Michigan Hospital, 1963

Residency:

Kings County Hospital, Downstate Medical Center, 1967

Chief Residency:

Brooklyn Jewish Hospital, 1969

Fellowship:

Pulmonary Medicine

University of California, San Francisco, 1971

 

Board Certification:

Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

 

Years on Staff:

Founded EBPMG in 1971

Call (510) 233-3788 to request an appointment with Dr. Bruch.


Richard A. Bordow, MD

Dr. Richard Bordow has authored and co-authored over 40 publications and has edited one of the leading reference guides for the management of lung diseases.  He has expertise in treating all types of lung disease, but specializes in treating patients with asthma, sarcoidosis, and lung disease secondary to smoking.  He board certified in Pulmonary Diseases and Internal Medicine.  He holds several patents and spends part of his time developing medical systems software.

Specialties: 

Pulmonary (Lung) Medicine

Internal Medicine

 

Areas of Interest:

Asthma, Sarcoidosis and lung disease secondary to smoking

Medical Education:

University of Maryland, 1971

Internship:

The Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical School, 1972

Residency:

The Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical School, 1974

Fellowships:

Pulmonary Medicine

University of California, San Diego, 1978

 

The Respiratory Care Unit

University of Belfast Northern Ireland

 

St. Thomas' Hospital Medical School

London, England

 

Board Certification:

Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

 

Medical Societies:

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honorary Society

Alameda Contra Costa Medical Association

American Medical Association

American Thoracic Society

Bay Area Huff and Puff

 

Years on Staff:

Joined in 1979

Call (510) 233-3788 to request an appointment with Dr. Bordow.


Frederick J. Nachtwey, MD

Director of Sleep Laboratory

Doctors Medical Center, Pinole

 

Dr. Frederick Nachtwey is board certified in Pulmonary Diseases, Sleep Disorders and Internal Medicine.  After completing his fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at the University of California, San Diego in 1980 he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to join the EBPMG.  He later trained in Clinical Polysomnography (sleep medicine) that the world-renown Stanford University Medical Center School of Sleep Medicine.   He then established the Sleep Laboratory at Doctors Medical Center in Pinole.  He now splits his time treating patients with pulmonary diseases and obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders.

 

Specialties: 

Pulmonary (Lung) Medicine

Sleep Medicine

Internal Medicine

 

Areas of Interest:

Asthma, COPD/emphysema, obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

 

Medical Education:

Washington University, School of Medicine, 1974

Internship:

Cornell Co-operative Hospitals, North Shore Hospital, Memorial Hospital, 1975

 

Residency:

Cornell Co-operative Hospitals, North Shore Hospital, Memorial Hospital, 1977

 

Fellowship:

Pulmonary Medicine

University of California, San Diego, 1980

 

Specialty Training:

Sleep Medicine, Clinical Polysomnography

Stanford University School of Sleep Medicine, 1991

Board Certification:

Sleep Disorder, American Board of Internal Medicine

Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

 

Medical Societies:

American Medical Association

American Sleep Disorder Association

American Thoracic Society

California Thoracic Society

Years on Staff:

Joined in 1980

Call (510) 233-3788 to request an appointment with Dr. Nachtwey.

 

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