Combined VA Hospital and Navy Health Care Facility 

Acute and chronic care facility with medical intensive care unit

Faculty:

• R. Lenhardt, MD 
• A. Copur, MD
• H. Bawaadam, MD
• A. Fulambarker, MD
• R. Gazmuri, MD
• E. Simon, MD 
• S. Viswanath, MD 

Rotation activities include:

• Outpatient clinic ~3 days per week
• Inpatient consults for general medical floor and MICU patients
• Bronchoscopy, intubation, thoracic ultrasound, and thoracentesis 
• Bronchoscopy and mechanical ventilation simulators
• Comprehensive pulmonary function lab 
   ◦ Standard pulmonary function, metabolic cardiopulmonary exercise, exercise induced bronchospasm, and methacholine challenge testing and interpretation
• Pariticpating in complete patient care by responding to patient phone calls and messages, tracking patient clinical results and
  pathways and on call responsibilities
• Conferences as Tumor Board (lung cancer screening program) and presenting pulmonary topics to medical residents and students
• Leading team of medical residents and students (develops leadership skills)