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Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Professional interests include: emphysema, lung issues, asthma, and more.

411 30th Street 3rd Floor
Oakland, CA 94609

(510) 465-6800

Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD is a pulmonologist in Oakland, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD is affiliated with Sutter Health.

Office Locations

Sutter Health

411 30th Street 3rd Floor
Oakland, CA 94609

(510) 465-6800

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Some issues Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD can help you with:

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.

There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

In The News

“It doesn't have to be fancy," said critical-care expert Dr. Glen Petersen of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley. "”—"National day to support end-of-life health-care planning", Mercury News, April 2012

“"We've been beating our heads against a wall to try to get the monster to move," said Freeman's pulmonary specialist, Dr. Glen Petersen.”—"Man's Slow Return to Independence / Red tape, not illness, keeps him in hospital", SFGATE, February 2012

“"The culture about getting into ICU has changed a lot over the past 30 years,"said Dr. Glen Petersen, the chairman of pharmacy and therapeutics at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center.”—"The cost of dying: 9 lessons I learned about a good death", Mercury News, February 2012

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Oakland, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	232
hospital care	414
inpatient care	414
nursing home care	365
pulmonary testing	88

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Oakland, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	249
hospital care	462
inpatient care	462
pulmonary testing	62

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	46
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	76
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	37
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Oakland, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	316
hospital care	331
inpatient care	331
pulmonary testing	78

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	104
Hispanic	21
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	66
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Oakland, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	312
hospital care	335
inpatient care	335
pulmonary testing	160

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	420
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	232
Hispanic	54
Asian	130
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	162
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Oakland, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	299
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	33
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	52
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	32
Dementia	19
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	341

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	22
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	21
Dementia	12
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	80

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	163

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	20
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Oakland, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	169
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	17
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	47

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	41
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	68
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Oakland, CA were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

doctor visit	220
hospital care	287
inpatient care	287
nursing home care	365
pulmonary testing	97

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	62
Asian / Pacific Islander	27
Non-Hispanic White	138
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	79
85 and over	39
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	95

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD treated were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	27
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. He completed residency at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. He is certified by the Critical Care Medicine - Board Certified and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Residency: Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center

Board Certification: Critical Care Medicine - Board Certified

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sutter Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Glen W. Petersen, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$353 NUCALA $144	BREO $138	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $47	ANORO $24
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$125 $125
United Therapeutics Corporation	$119 ORENITRAM $103	TYVASO $16
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$107 SYMBICORT $86	FASENRA $21
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$82 OFEV $50	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $17	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $15
Other	$531 Lonhala Magnair $66	ELIQUIS $57	Esbriet $40	GLASSIA $33	Perforomist $32	Other $303

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,301
Education	$16

Biography

Dr. Glen Petersen is an Oakland, CA physician who specializes in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Dr. Petersen's education and training includes medical school at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine and residency at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. These areas are among his clinical interests: sleep apnea, pulmonary hypertension, and mesothelioma. He is affiliated with Sutter Health. His practice in Oakland, CA is open to new patients as reported by Sutter Health.