Clinical Interests
Research Interests
- Advanced lung disease (COPD, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, respiratory failure)
- Critical care medicine
Highlights
Dr. Criner was featured in three 6 ABC "Moves in Medicine" video segments. The topics ranged from the AIRFLOW-3 trial that offers a new approach to treating COPD to the lung valve procedure known as bronchoscopic lung volume reduction that aired in both November 2019 and April 2019.
Education
- MD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Training
- Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Memberships
- American College of Chest Physicians
- American Thoracic Society
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
Awards and Honors
- Top Doctors, Pulmonary Disease, Philadelphia magazine, 2016-2025
- Best Doctors in America®, Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care Medicine, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020
Patient Comments
Answered all my questions. Explained condition in detail and showed visual of my scan.
Dr Crinner, came in to talk to me and left. When I asked hs nurse Practioner to speak with I'm again, she said, "oh , he is gone, you know it is late and he is out the door. Really, this is what I get fromMy doctor?
Always leave with the information, clear and understandable
There are no words for how relieved and GRATEFUL we were to get in to see the Director, of Tempel Lung - Dr. Gerard Criner. We knew he would stay focused on LUNGS and I have finally an ACCURATE diagnosis. We have been reading about the asthma shot. It has only been approved since 2017. [...], THANKS FOR THINKING. COPD seemed like a death sentence in slow motion. (Average age of death for the average copd pt is 76.) Asthma is nebulizers and a rescue inhaler. So GLAD the corrected diagnosis is asthma and NOT copd. BTW this is the original diagnosis of thirty plus years ago. Many thanks also to PA [...] who is the soul of professionalism.
Good that concerning issues were addressed and referrals were addressed