Clinical Interests
- Advanced lung disease
- Airway disorders
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Interstitial lung disease
- Lung volume reduction
- Lung transplantation
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 Certification
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease
- Critical Care Medicine
Memberships
- American College of Chest Physicians
- American Thoracic Society
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
Awards and Honors
- Top Doctors, Pulmonary Disease, Philadelphia magazine, 2016-2020
- Best Doctors in America®, Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care Medicine, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020
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