Richard E Friedenheim MD
Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Physician, Abington Hospital- Jefferson Health Sleep Disorders Center
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1235 Old York RdSte 121Abington, PA 19001
Phone+1 215-517-1200
Fax+1 215-517-1219
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Summary
- Dr. Richard Friedenheim is a Pulmonologist based in Abington, PA, with subspecialties in Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Sleep Medicine. He completed his medical education at the Perelman School of Medicine and furthered his training with a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. His clinical expertise includes sleep medicine, difficult to treat asthma, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory failure, and critical care medicine. He has been recognized as a Top Doctor by Philadelphia Magazine from 2019 to 2025 and has received multiple CMS Meaningful Use certifications. Dr. Friedenheim has published in The New England Journal of Medicine, with his work being cited on several occasions.
Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1992 - 1995- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1990 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors Philadelphia Magazine, 2019-2025
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2012, 2015
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2012, 2015
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsOral iron and the Hemoccult test: a controversy on the teaching wards.Mark J. Kulbaski, Susan Dorr Goold, Marc A. Tecce, Richard E. Friedenheim, Jeffrey D. Palarski
The New England Journal of Medicine. 1989-06-01
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