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Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP

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(Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP)

(21 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

Temple University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: lung transplant, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease, and more.

3401 N. Broad Street Ambulatory Care Center, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19140

1-800-836-7536

Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP is a pulmonologist in Philadelphia, PA specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP is affiliated with Temple Health and TEMPLE FACULTY PRACTICE PLAN INC.

Office Locations

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3401 N. Broad Street Ambulatory Care Center, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19140

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450 Cresson Boulevard Suite 200
Phoenixville, PA 19460

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Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

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“"We're trying to maximize the amount of value from a lung cancer screening," said Dr. Gerard Criner, head of the Temple Healthy Lung Initiative.”—"Regular lung cancer screenings can help catch other diseases early, too", Philly Voice, February 2024

“"We knew that lung cancer screening wasn't being done at the level that it should be in the United States," said Dr. Gerard Criner, the director of the Temple Lung Center and program founder.”—"At Temple Health, lung screening goes a whole lot farther", Philly Voice, December 2022

“It is plausible that treatment contributed to his recovery, but formal studies remain underway, said Gerard J. Criner, director of the lung center at Temple University Hospital, one site where the...”—"Not sure how sick Trump is with COVID-19? Pa. doctors are puzzled, too.", Philadelphia Inquirer, October 2020

breathing treatment	111
doctor visit	1202
hospital care	186
inpatient care	186
preventive care	89
pulmonary testing	430
vaccines	89

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	121
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	13
Less than 65	107

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

breathing treatment	133
bronchoscopy	1
doctor visit	1323
hospital care	207
inpatient care	207
minimally invasive procedures	7
preventive care	60
pulmonary testing	674
vaccines	60

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	488
Black	150
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	28
Less than 65	156

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	73
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

breathing treatment	117
bronchoscopy	7
doctor visit	1069
hospital care	283
inpatient care	283
preventive care	183
pulmonary testing	517
vaccines	183

**Gender**
Male	640
Female	734

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	970
Black	284
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	662
From 75 to 84	376
85 and over	44
Less than 65	292

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	48
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	71
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

breathing treatment	57
doctor visit	1416
hospital care	577
inpatient care	577
preventive care	205
pulmonary testing	252
vaccines	205

**Gender**
Male	359
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	572
Black	121
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	28
Less than 65	150

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	70
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	73
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

ablation	43
aspiration	14
breathing treatment	35
bronchoscopy	132
doctor visit	1534
foreign body removal	15
hospital care	516
inpatient care	516
minimally invasive procedures	12
preventive care	139
pulmonary testing	365
vaccines	139

**Gender**
Male	405
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	139
Hispanic	30
Asian	11
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	442
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	30
Less than 65	155

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

aspiration	28
breathing treatment	10
bronchoscopy	103
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1493
hospital care	231
inpatient care	231
minimally invasive procedures	40
preventive care	142
pulmonary testing	19
vaccines	142

**Gender**
Male	395
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	614
Black	107
Hispanic	27
Asian	13
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	29
Less than 65	131

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	73
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

ablation	71
aspiration	38
breathing treatment	11
bronchoscopy	319
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1713
hospital care	223
inpatient care	223
minimally invasive procedures	33
preventive care	181
pulmonary testing	74
stent placement (stenting)	56
vaccines	181

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	689
Black	86
Hispanic	25
Asian	14
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	432
From 75 to 84	247
85 and over	34
Less than 65	121

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

aspiration	43
bronchoscopy	181
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	1250
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126
minimally invasive procedures	58
minor procedures	12
preventive care	7
vaccines	7

**Gender**
Male	658
Female	637

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	757
Black	390
Hispanic	108
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	637
From 75 to 84	340
85 and over	57
Less than 65	261

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

aspiration	36
bronchoscopy	159
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1715
hospital care	205
inpatient care	205
minimally invasive procedures	67
preventive care	16
vaccines	16

**Gender**
Male	578
Female	594

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	806
Black	242
Hispanic	73
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	592
From 75 to 84	337
85 and over	56
Less than 65	187

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	70
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

aspiration	22
bronchoscopy	125
diagnostic procedures	9
doctor visit	1468
hospital care	216
inpatient care	216
minimally invasive procedures	68
pulmonary testing	66

**Gender**
Male	470
Female	485

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	731
Black	157
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	502
From 75 to 84	293
85 and over	53
Less than 65	107

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	18

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP treated as a pulmonologist in Philadelphia, PA were pulmonary testing, inpatient care, hospital care and bronchoscopy.

ablation	57
aspiration	31
bronchoscopy	133
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	1420
foreign body removal	15
hospital care	277
inpatient care	277
minimally invasive procedures	42
minor procedures	12
preventive care	117
pulmonary testing	300
stent placement (stenting)	56
vaccines	117

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	454
Female	468

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	179
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	664
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	44
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	256
85 and over	37
Less than 65	166
65 to 74	462

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP treated were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	27
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	72
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	15
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP graduated from Temple University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Temple University Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine

Residency: Temple University Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Temple Health

TEMPLE FACULTY PRACTICE PLAN INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.99 out of 5 stars based on 21 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP from all over the web to help you find the right in Philadelphia, PA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$263,166 NUCALA $2,925	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $650	ANORO $230	$259,361
AstraZeneca UK Limited	$124,728 FASENRA $95,859	SYMBICORT $13,335	PULMICORT RESPULES $1,041	$14,494
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$69,116 OFEV $14,735	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $14,694	STIOLTO $9,452	Spiriva $4,145	Pradaxa $9	Other $26,081
Pulmonx Corporation	$64,817 Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV $32,241	ZEPHYR DELIVERY CATHETER $21,596	PULMONX CHARTIS TABLET CONSOLE $10,180	Zephyr Endobronchial Valve $800
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$57,861 Spiration Valve System $33,651	Olympus Respiratory Accessories $23,843	Olympus Bronchoscopes $185	SINGLE USE SUCTION VALVE (Sterile) $86	Olympus EBUS Bronchoscopes $53	Other $44
Other	$255,393 PNEUMRX COILS $39,399	Spiration Valve System $33,571	FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE $17,718	Olympus Respiratory Accessories $12,213	OtherNA $11,992	Other $140,499

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$474,506
Travel and Lodging	$199,728
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$68,875
Education	$56,819
Honoraria	$14,039
Other	$21,114

Research Payments

Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP has received 1121 research payments totaling $12,741,300.

Biography

Dr. Gerard Criner is a specialist in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and critical care (intensive care medicine). He works in Philadelphia, PA and Phoenixville, PA. Patient ratings for Dr. Criner average 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Criner's areas of expertise consist of lung transplant, lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), and interstitial lung disease. He is professionally affiliated with Temple Health. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Philadelphia, PA. Before completing his residency at Temple University Hospital, Dr. Criner attended medical school at Temple University School of Medicine. He has received distinctions including Philadelphia magazine; Best Doctors in America, Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care Medicine; and Top Doctors, Pulmonary Disease.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP From 2013 - 2022

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