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Office
1111 NE 99th Ave
Ste 200
Portland, OR 97220Phone+1 503-963-3030Fax+1 503-963-3140
Education & Training
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2015 - 2017
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2011 - 2014
- Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
- University of Buenos AiresClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2011 - Present
- OR State Medical License 2014 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2014 - 2019
- PA State Medical License 2007 - 2012
- 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
- 33 citationsSafety of performing transbronchial lung cryobiopsy on hospitalized patients with interstitial lung disease.Joseph Cooley, Rick Balestra, Alejandro Aragaki-Nakahodo, Danielle N. Caudell Stamper, Thitiwat Sriprasart
Respiratory Medicine. 2018-07-01 - 4 citationsSuccessful diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis with transbronchial lung cryobiopsy.Nishant Gupta, Kathryn A. Wikenheiser-Brokamp, Dani S. Zander, Rick Balestra, A Selvaraju
Lymphology. 2017-12-05 - 2 citationsPneumonic-type mucinous lung adenocarcinoma diagnosed by transbronchial cryobiopsy.Rick Balestra, Akilan Selvaraju, Sadia Benzaquen, Dani S. Zander
Respirology Case Reports. 2017-05-01
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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