Press Release

Kristin Campbell, Public Relations Coordinator
704.660.4023 FAX: 704.660.4005
Kristin.Campbell@lnrmc.hma-corp.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 21, 2004
 

LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WELCOMES PULMONOLOGIST

Mooresville – Board-certified Pulmonologist Christopher S. Poor, MD, has joined Sever Surdulescu, MD, in practice at Lake Norman Pulmonary & Critical Care Specialists.

Drs. Surdulescu and Poor play an important role in caring for patients in Lake Norman Regional Medical Center’s Sleep Lab and Critical Care Unit. In addition to diagnosing and treating patients with respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia, tuberculosis and emphysema, they also perform specialized minor surgical procedures in complex pulmonary cases that include arterial catheter placements and bronchoscopies.

Dr. Poor is currently accepting new patients at his office in The Medical Pavilion at Lake Norman, where he utilizes pulmonary function testing to evaluate and treat common respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath and coughing that may be associated with conditions such as COPD, asbestos poisoning or asthma.

Dr. Poor received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in Augusta, Ga. He completed an internship and residency program in internal medicine at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., where he also completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine.

Prior to joining the medical staff at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, Dr. Poor was an attending physician at Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center, Health Park Hospital and Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Fla. He holds board-certification in internal medicine, pulmonology and critical medicine and is board eligible in sleep medicine.

For more information on services provided by Dr. Poor at Lake Norman Pulmonary & Critical Care Specialists, or to make an appointment, please call 704.660.4094.