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Office
11301 Wilshire Blvd
MC: 111Q
Los Angeles, CA 90073Phone+1 310-478-3711
Summary
- Dr. Jaime Betancourt is a pulmonologist based in Los Angeles, CA, with subspecialties including asthma and COPD, critical care medicine, interstitial lung diseases, and pleural disease. He completed his residency in internal medicine at UCLA-VA Greater Los Angeles and a fellowship in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Betancourt serves as an Associate Clinical Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and an Attending Physician at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. His expertise includes asthma, COPD, interventional pulmonology, interstitial lung disease, and critical care medicine. He has authored several publications, including research on postoperative pulmonary complications, evaluation of treatments for severe COVID-19, and the arrhythmic potential of ephedrine alkaloids.
Education & Training
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2008 - 2011
- UCLA-VA Greater Los AngelesResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2007
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPleural Uptake Patterns inFluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) Scans Improve the Identification of Malignant Pleural Effusions.Samuel E Cohen, Jaime Betancourt, Guy W Soo Hoo
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023-11-08 - 1 citationsThings We Do for No Reason™: Routine use of postoperative incentive spirometry to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications.Tyler Larsen, Kelley Chuang, Satya Patel, Jaime Betancourt
Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2022-12-01 - 17 citationsA Multicenter Evaluation of the Seraph 100 Microbind Affinity Blood Filter for the Treatment of Severe COVID-19.Stephen A Chitty, Sarah Mobbs, Brian S Rifkin, Steven W Stogner, Michael S Lewis
Critical Care Explorations. 2022-04-01
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- Spanish
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