Our Doctors

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
• Richard A. Bordow, MD
• Frederick J. Nachtwey, MD

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 also serves as an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine 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.

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, asbestosis, and lung disease secondary to smoking. He is 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, Asbestosis, and lung disease secondary to smoking
Medical Education:	University of Maryland, (Cum Laude, 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.