Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Associates, PA

Dr. Chuidian joined the practice in 1996 and has been active in various hospital committees including the Nutrition Committee and the Critical Care Committee. He currently serves as Secretary of the Professional Staff at Howard County General Hospital, and has been one of the lead physicians’ advisors on the transition team responsible for implementation of the computerized physicians order entry.



Education:
1984 Doctor of Medicine
University of the Philippines
Manila, Philippines

Residency:
1990 Internal Medicine
State University of New York
Brooklyn, NY

Fellowship:
1993 Pulmonary and Critical Care
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC

Board Certification:

• 1995 Critical Care Medicine
• 1994 Pulmonary Disease
• 1990 Internal Medicine

Dr. Salvaterra joined the practice in 1999. Prior to that, she was on the faculty at University of Maryland School of Medicine. She has been responsible for the development of clinical research at PDCCA. She is currently the Chairperson of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine at Howard County General Hospital.



Education:
1983 Doctor of Medicine
New York Medical College
New York, NY

Residency:
1986 Internal Medicine
University of Maryland Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Fellowship:

• 1989 Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
• University of Maryland Hospital
• Baltimore, MD

Board Certification:

• 1991 Critical Care Medicine
• Recertified 2001
• 1990 Pulmonary Medicine
• Recertified 2000
• 1987 Internal Medicine

Dr. Farrell joined the practice in 2010. He is one of the longest-serving pulmonologists in the county and has been on the medical staff at Howard County General Hospital for over twenty-eight years. He is highly respected in the community and brings a great deal of expertise and experience to our practice.

Education:
1972 Doctor of Medicine
University College Dublin Medical School
New York, NY

Residency:
1975 Internal Medicine
South Baltimore General Hospital
Baltimore, MD

1976 Assistant Resident, Department of Medicine
University of Maryland Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Fellowship:
1981 Division of Pulmonary Diseases
University of Maryland Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Board Certification:

• 1996 Internal Medicine
• 1980 Pulmonary Medicine

Dr. Ahmad joined the practice in 2003, and has extensive clinical experience in sleep medicine. Dr. Ahmad was previously Medical Director of Howard County General Hospital’s sleep laboratory, and is now a PDCCA intensivist and sleep medicine physician.

Education:
1989 Doctor of Medicine
Quaid-i-Azam University
Islamabad, Pakistan

Residency:
2000 Chief Resident, Internal Medicine
George Washington University/Providence Hospital
Washington, DC

Fellowship:
2003 Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
Medicinal College of Georgia
Augusta, GA

Board Certification:
• 2005 Critical Care Medicine
• 2004 Sleep Medicine
• 2002 Pulmonary Medicine
• 2000 Internal Medicine

Dr. Goring has been with PDCCA since 2005 as a pulmonary consultant and intensivist. She completed her fellowship in Sleep Medicine in 2006 and is now Co-Director of the Center for Sleep Disorders. Dr. Goring is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and specializes in the treatment of sleep apnea and its long-term effects. She is also an Instructor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University and an assistant Professor of Medicine at Howard University Hospital.

Education:
1993 Doctor of Medicine
University of the West Indies
Cave Hill, Saint Michael, Barbados

Residency:
1999 Internal Medicine
Howard University Hospital
Washington, DC

Fellowship:
2006 Sleep Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD

2002 Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

2001 Pulmonary Medicine
Howard University Hospital
Washington, DC

Board Certification:
• 2006 Sleep Medicine
• 2002 Critical Care Medicine
• 2001 Pulmonary Medicine
• 1999 Internal Medicine

Dr. Wickwire joined PDCCA after he completed his fellowship in Behavioral Sleep Medicine in September 2009. Dr. Wickwire is Co-Director of the Center for Sleep Disorders. He is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, being one of only a handful of formally trained Behavioral Sleep Medicine specialists in the state of Maryland (and less than 200 such specialists worldwide). Dr. Wickwire offers unique expertise in the comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep disorders.

Education:
2007 Doctor of Philosophy
Clinical Psychology
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

Residency:
2007 Clinical Psychology
Specialty: Sleep
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS

Fellowship:
2009 Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Board Certification:
2009 Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology

Dr. Rawat joined the practice in 2007 subsequent to completion of her research and clinical fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. She has also been a participating research associate with Johns Hopkins Quality and Safety Research Group since 2006.

Education:
2002 Doctor of Medicine
Queen’s University of School of Medicine
Kingston, ON, Canada

Residency:
2005 Emergency Medicine
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

2004 Emergency Medicine
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Fellowship:
2007 Critical Care Medicine
Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

2006 Critical Care Medicine
Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Board Certification:
2007 Emergency Medicine