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Specialty
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Critical Care Medicine
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Pulmonology
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Sleep Medicine
Address
26800 Crown Valley Pkwy.
Suite 205
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Primary Office
Address
26800 Crown Valley Pkwy.
Suite 205
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Get Directions
Phone
(949) 364-3330
Fax
(949) 364-2886
Medical Groups & Affiliations
- Mission Heritage Medical Group
- Mission Hospital Affiliated Physicians
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Meet The Doctor
Primary Specialties
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Critical Care Medicine
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Pulmonology
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Sleep Medicine
Education & Training
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Medical School
Rush University- Rush Medical College
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Internship
University of California- Irvine Medical Center- Irvine, CA
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Residency
University of California- Irvine Medical Center- Irvine, CA
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Fellowship
Veterans Administration Medical Center- Long Beach, CA
- 1987
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Biography
Biography
Dr. Schiffman, originally from New York, graduated from Hobart College
in 1976 with High Honors. Moving west to Chicago, initially to attend
instrument building school, he attended Rush Medical College where he
attained his Medical Doctorate degree. He was elected to the National
Medical Honor Society, Alpha Omega Alpha. His Internal Medicine residency
at University Of California, Irvine was completed in 1985. His Pulmonary/Critical
Care fellowhip was completed in 1987 at the UCI/VA Long Beach. He has
been affiliated with Mission Internal Medicine since 1987.
He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and
Sleep Medicine. He was instrumental in the formation of the Pulmonary
Rehabilitation Education Program (PREP) at Mission Hospital and has been
the medical director since its inception. This program has been recognized
by experts in the field as one of the best available for the management
of chronic lung disease. He has played an active role in the Critical
Care Director at Mission Hospital. Recently, he initiated the state of
the art program of hypothermia after cardiac arrest to the Orange county
community, a method a preserving neurologic function after this cardiac
insult. In 2009, he was named to Orange Coast Magazine’s “Top
Doctor” Award, the only adult pulmonary, critical care doctor to
receive this recognition in that year.
His interests include asthma, COPD, Pulmonary Rehabilition, critical care,
and sleep medicine. He lives with his wife in Laguna Beach. In his spare
time, enjoys spending time with family, playing guitar, exercise, and
most notably, guitar building.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty of Pulmonary, 1988
American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty Critical Care, Certified, November 1989
American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty Critical Care, recertified, November 1999, and 2009
American Board of Internal Medicine, Certified 1986
American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Certified 2010
National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate, July 1983
Board of Medical Quality Assurance, State o
Areas of Expertise
Critical care, pulmonary rehabilitation
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