Ricardo Abreu, M.D.
Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Medicine
Pulmonary and Internal Medicine American
Board Diplomate
Pulmonary and Sleep Center of the Valley
1330 East 6th Street, Suite 303
Weslaco, TX 78596
956.447.5557
956.447.5747 Fax
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BOARD CERTIFICATION
Diplomate,
American Board of Internal Medicine.
1999
Diplomate,
American Board of Pulmonary Medicine.
2000 Scored
in the 10th
Decile
Diplomate, American Board of Critical Care
Medicine, 2001
Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine.
2003
EDUCATION:
Pulmonary and Critical
Care Medicine. "Chashin-Simon Fellow"
10/01/1998 - 04/06/2001
Beth Israel Medical Center
First Avenue and 16th street
New York, NY 10003
Sleep Medicine Fellowship
04/08/2001 - 09/31/2001
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Sleep Disorders Institute
1090 Amsterdam Avenue at 114th Street, 17th
floor
New York, NY 10025
Internal Medicine Residency 10/01/1995 -
09/31/1998
Beth Israel Medical Center
First Avenue and 16th street
New York, NY 10003
Medical School Ranked
fourth in a class of 44 students. 08/30/1986
- 06/20/1992
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y
Maestra (PUCMM)
Santiago, Dominican Republic
PUBLICATIONS:
Abreu R, Doelken P, Kaplan
A, Mayo P: Lower Inflection Point in ARDS:
Comparison of Three Methods of Measurement.
Abstract. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 159
No.3: A77. March 1999. Presented at the
American Thoracic Society 1999 Meeting.
Doelken P, Abreu R, Mayo
P: Effects of Thoracentesis on Respiratory
Mechanics and Pulmonary Gas Exchange in the
Mechanically Ventilated Patient. Manuscript
submitted for publication to the European
Respiratory Journal.
Doelken P, Abreu R, Mayo P: Effects of
Thoracentesis on Respiratory Mechanics and
Pulmonary Gas Exchange in the Mechanically
Ventilated Patient. Abstract. Am J Respir
Crit Care Med 159 No.3: A363. March 1999.
Presented at the American Thoracic Society
1999 Meeting.
Doelken P, Abreu R, Kaplan
A, Mayo P: effects of hysteresis on
compliance and lung volume in ARDS.
Abstract. Am J Respir Crit Care Med.
Presented at the American Thoracic Society
2000 Meeting.
Ashikaga H, Abreu R,
Schneider R: Cardiogenic shock after
Propanolol Administration in a Patient with
Thyroid Storm. Case Report. Annals of
Internal Medicine. Volume 132 No. 8:
681-682. April 2000.
Abreu R, Rosado A, Dina B,
Candelario B, Tallaj J, Bencosme S:
Preventive effect of ANP as Crude Atrial
Extract on the Arrhythmias induced by
ischemia and Reperfusion in dogs. Pontificia
Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra.
(Thesis) March, 1992.
Rosado A, Abreu R, Garcia
M, Tallaj J, Pugliese G, Gomez N, Dina E,
Candelario B, Bencosme S: Effect of ANP as
Crude Atrial Extract on Pathologic Changes
Induced by lschemia and Reperfusion in dogs.
Acta Medica Dominicana, March, 1996.
PRESENTATIONS/AWARD:
"Effects of Thoracentesis
on Respiratory Mechanics and Pulmonary Gas
Exchange in the Mechanically Ventilated
Patient". Critical Care Quarterly Fellows'
Forum contest at the New York Academy of
Sciences, New York, NY. 2000. Second place
award.
"51 Year-Old Male with
Recurrent Non-Productive Cough and Bilateral
Pulmonary Opacities" Case Presentation for
Master Clinicians Conference at the American
Thoracic Society annual meeting. 1999.
ACADEMIC
APPOINTMENTS:
Department of Medicine
1989-1992 Physiology Laboratory Monitor
PUCMM. Dominican Republic
Department of Physical
Therapy 1993-1995 Physiology Part-time
Professor
PUCMM. Dominican Republic
OTHER EXPERIENCES:
El Limon Clinic. Villa
Gonzales 1992-1993 Primary Care Physician
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Intensive Care Unit and
1993-1995 House Staff Physician
Emergency Room
Corominas Clinic, Santiago,
Dominican Republic
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS:
American Medical
Association, 1996-present
American College of Chest Physicians,
1998-present
American Thoracic Society, 1998-present
Society of Critical Care Medicine,
1998-present
American Society of Sleep Medicine, 2000
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
New York Medical License
Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Infection Control and Barrier Precautions,
New York State Department of Health
Training in Identification and Reporting of
Child Abuse and Maltreatment
LANGUAGES:
Spanish (Native Language),
English
REFERENCES:
Mark J. Rosen, M.D.,
Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,
Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine,
Professor of Medicine.
Beth Israel Medical Center, First Avenue at
16th Street, New York, NY 10003.
Phone: (212) 420-2697; Fax: (212) 420-4684;
Email:mrosen@bethisraelny.org
Roslyn F. Schneider, M.D.
Fellowship Program Director, Pulmonary and
Critical Care Medicine, Associate Professor
of Clinical Medicine.
Beth Israel Medical Center, First Avenue at
16th Street, New York, NY 10003.
Phone: (212) 420-2697; Fax: (212) 420-4684;
Email:rschneider@bethisraelny.org
Paul H. Mayo, M.D.
Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit,
Petrie Division, Associate Professor of
Clinical Medicine.
Beth Israel Medical Center, First Avenue at
16th Street, New York, NY 10003.
Phone: (212) 420-2697; Fax: (212) 420-4684;
Email:pmayo@bethisraelny.org
Stephen Lund, M.D.,
Fellowship Program Director, Sleep Medicine;
Medical Director, Sleep Disorders Institute.
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1090
Amsterdam Avenue at 114th Street, 17th
floor, New York, NY 10025.
Phone: (212) 523-1700; Fax (212) 523-1704
Adrienne M. Fleckman,
M.D., Assistant Dean, Albert Einstein
College of Medicine; Residency Program
Director, Department of Medicine.
Beth Israel Medical Center, First Avenue at
16th Street, New York, NY 10003.
Phone: (212) 420-4097; e-mail:afleckman@bethisraelny.org
