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<p>SCRANTON &#8212; Pulmonologist and critical care physician Ajay Shetty, M.D., has joined Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC).</p><p>As a critical care specialist, Shetty treats patients in the hospital&#8217;s intensive care unit. He also treats patients with pulmonary issues including various forms of lung disease, asthma, bronchitis, chronic cough, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, lung cancer, obstructive sleep apnea and tuberculosis.</p><p>Board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care, Shetty earned his medical degree from Armed Forces Medical College, India. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at State University of New York, Brooklyn, and an internal medicine residency at Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, where he was elected chief resident. Additionally, he completed a three-year fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia.</p><p>Prior to joining GCMC, Shetty held several positions at Regional Hospital of Scranton and Moses Taylor Hospital, including consultant, pulmonary and critical care medicine; chief, section of pulmonary medicine; and intensive care medical director. Shetty also has an extensive background teaching medical students at several institutions, including The Commonwealth Medical College and The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education.</p><p>Shetty is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians and a member of the American Thoracic Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. </p><style>
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Pulmonologist, critical care physician joins Geisinger Community Medical Center