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Jose Contreras, MD, Pulmonology, Orange, CA

JoseBernardoContrerasMDClinical Assistant Professor

Pulmonology Orange, CA

Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

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  • Office

    101 The City Dr S
    Orange, CA 92868
    Phone+1 714-456-8888
    Fax+1 949-873-5625

Education & Training

  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Sleep Medicine, 2017 - 2018
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2016 - 2017
  • Brooklyn Hospital Center
    Brooklyn Hospital CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2014 - 2016
  • Brooklyn Hospital Center
    Brooklyn Hospital CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2014
  • Ross University School of Medicine
    Ross University School of MedicineClass of 2011
  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaBS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 2001 - 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2017 - 2019
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2016 - 2018
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2014 - 2017
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Chief Fellow The Brooklyn Hospital Center, 2015-2016
  • Resident of the Month The Brooklyn Hospital Center, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Dyspnoea in a patient with unilateral lung agenesis  
    Upadhyay H, Contreras J, Hashemi Z, et al., Postgraduate medical journal, 1/1/2016

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Vitamin Derivative Induced Acute Lung Injury
    Contreras J, Nangrani P, Khokar A, Upadhyay H, Hashemi Z, Nangrani K, Arjomand F, Vasudevan V, Gerolemou L., AJRCCM Conference Meeting Abstracts, 1/1./2016
  • A Rare Case Of Granulomatous Disease.
    Dang, M, Khokar, A, Nangrani, K, Contreras, J, Gomez, R, Gerolemou, L., 1/1./2015
  • A Striking Presentation Of Crytogenic Organizing Pneumonia.
    Nangrani, K, Khokar, A, Contreras, J, Gomez, R, Dang, M, Sasson, A, Kapp, D, Gerolemou, L, AJRCCM Conference Meeting Abstracts, 1/1./2015

Lectures

  • Restless Sleep And Neuromuscular Disease 
    Washington DC - 5/21/2023
  • Comorbid Obesity In Patients Presenting With Acute Asthma Exacerbation In Low-Income Populations: A Perspective Of An Inner City Hospital in Brooklyn 
    Denver, CO - 1/1/2015
  • Disseminated Necrotizing Fascitiis Secondary To Actinomyces Meyeri 
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2013
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Other

  • Over-Utilization Of DVT Prophylaxis In Hospitalized Low Risk Medical Patients 
    Gomez, R, Tseng, H, Dang, M, Zheng, D, Little, E, Chemparathy, N, Tanguilan, M, Tun, N, Jina, N, Guerguis, S, Contreras, J, Vasudevan
    1/1./2014
  • Greater New Yor Hospital Association STOP Sepsis Colloborative Mortality: Should We Include Patients At End Of Life? 
    Gomez, R, Zheng, D, Ismail, M, Hooper, N, Contreras, J, Naing, Khin, Tariq, A, Vasudevan, V.
    1/1./2014
  • Did Hospitalizations Helped ImproveOutcome In Patients Who Presented With Transient IschemicAttack? 
    Abbas, Q, Kumar, M, Contreras, J, Shahzad, S, Jinnur, P, Vasudevan, V
    1/1./2013
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Press Mentions

  • Fighting Through Hallucinations, Woman Wins Her Battle with COVID-19
    Fighting Through Hallucinations, Woman Wins Her Battle with COVID-19July 27th, 2020

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish