Ritha Kartan MD

Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease, Sleep Medicine

Pulmonary, critical care, and sleep specialist at Eastern Ohio Pulmonary

960 Windham CtSte 1Youngstown, OH 44512
Phone+1 330-726-3357
Fax+1 330-726-1465

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Summary

Dr. Ritha Kartan is a pulmonologist in Boardman, OH and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Mercy Health - St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, and Mercy Health - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. She received her medical degree from Other and has been in practice 29 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Hindi, Telugu, and Urdu. She specializes in asthma & copd, critical care medicine, pleural disease, and sleep medicine and is experienced in sleep medicine and critical care medicine.

Education & Training

RowanSOM/OPTI/Jefferson Health/Virtua Our Lady of LourdesFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 1994 - 1995
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1992 - 1994
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
Guntur Medical College NTRClass of 1988
OtherClass of 1988

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1995 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1992 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2023 - 2025
WV State Medical License 1995 - 2000
NY State Medical License 1995 - 1997
NJ State Medical License 1995 - 1995
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
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

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

20 citations
Encephalopathy in COVID-19 Patients.
Parth Shah, Jinish Patel, Noha N Soror, Ritha Kartan
Cureus. 2021-07-25
27 citations
Intercostal artery laceration following thoracentesis.
Mary L Yacovone, Ritha Kartan, Manuel Bautista
Respiratory Care. 2010-11-01
16 citations
Flavored Cigar Smoking Induces Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Nawar Al-Saieg, Ousama Moammar, Ritha Kartan
Chest. 2007-04-01