GildaDiaz-FuentesMD

Pulmonology • Bronx, NY

Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Associate Professor, Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Office
1650 Selwyn Avenue
Ste 10C
Bronx, NY 10457
Phone+1 718-466-8160

Fax+1 718-466-8184

Summary

Dr. Gilda Diaz-Fuentes is a pulmonologist in Bronx, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including BronxCare Health System and Bronx Lebanon Hospital. She received her medical degree from Universidad Austral de Chile and has been in practice 36 years. She specializes in asthma & COPD, post-Covid lung diseases, interstitial lung diseases, critical care medicine, and pleural disease and is experienced in respiratory failure. She has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

BronxCare Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1993
OtherClass of 1984
Universidad Austral de ChileClass of 1983, MD

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1995 - 2025
OH State Medical License 1994 - 1996
PA State Medical License 1991 - 1996
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2014
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Crushing Muscles: A Case Study on Rhabdomyolysis, Renal Failure, and Compartment Syndrome Triggered by Pre-Workout Supplement Abuse.
Faryal Altaf, Vedangkumar Bhatt, Sindhaghatta Venkatram, Gilda Diaz-Fuentes
Cureus. 2024-04-01
Lung Cancer Screening: All That Glitters Is Not Gold.
Sai Doppalapudi, Sindhaghatta Venkatram, Aam A Baqui, Gilda Diaz-Fuentes
Cureus. 2024-04-01
Hypermetabolic Pulmonary and Mediastinal Lesions With Elevated Cancer Antigen (CA) 15-3 and CA 27-29 in a Patient With a History of Ovarian and Breast Cancer.
Sindhaghatta Venkatram, Maria Duran, Ked Fortuzi, Aam Baqui, Thanh-Ha Luong
Cureus. 2024-03-01