Dr. Peter C Gay M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905Rating
3/5
About
Dr. Peter Gay practices Pulmonology in Rochester, MN. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Gay manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
University of Hawaii 1981
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A meta-analysis of nocturnal noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in patients with stable COPD.
- A randomized, double-blind clinical trial comparing continuous positive airway pressure with a novel bilevel pressure system for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sleep.
- Respiratory complications of poliomyelitis and multiple sclerosis.
- Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in the intensive care unit: a concise review.
- Adaptive servoventilation versus noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for central, mixed, and complex sleep apnea syndromes.
- Current issues in home mechanical ventilation.
- Complex sleep apnea: it really is a disease.
- Complications of noninvasive ventilation in acute care.
- Are corticosteroids useful in late-stage acute respiratory distress syndrome?
- Sleep and sleep-disordered breathing in the hospitalized patient.
- The value of assessing risk of obstructive sleep apnea in surgical patients: it only takes one.
- Long-term survival in patients with tracheostomy and prolonged mechanical ventilation in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
- High-flow nasal cannula therapy in do-not-intubate patients with hypoxemic respiratory distress.
- Counterpoint: Should phrenic nerve stimulation be the treatment of choice for spinal cord injury? No.
Professional Memberships
- Staff STAFF PRV/ROCHESTER METHODIST HOSPITAL, ROCHESTER, MN
- Staff STAFF PRV/ST MARY HOSPITAL, ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
- Member Minnesota Medical Association/Zumbro Valley
Fellowships
- CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, ROCHESTER, MN 1985
- Fellow - Emergency Medical Service: Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- Fellow and Thoracic Disease: Mayo Clinic in Rochester Internal Medicine
- (Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine), MAYO SCHOOL OF GRADUATE EDUCATION, ROCHESTER, MN 1985
Experience & Accolades
- Member2007 - 2008President, National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care
- Member American College of Chest Physicians - HomeCare Network -- Vice Chair
- Member2006 - 2008 Steering Committee
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