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Rick Balestra

Pulmonology

Rick Balestra, M.D.

Pulmonary Critical Care

Portland, OR

Dr. Balestra was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He attended medical school at the University of Buenos Aires, where he received his MD. He completed his internal medicine residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center. After his residency, he had a Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship at Stanford University. The main focus of his fellowship training was lung transplantation. He then went on to pursue fellowship training in Interventional Pulmonology at the University of Cincinnati, where he bec

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23+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Education & Training

  • fellowship training in Interventional Pulmonology at the University of Cincinnati

Peer Recognition

  • HealthgradesHealthgrades Honor Roll

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Interventional Pulmonology

Conditions & Treatments

Interstitial Lung DiseaseLung Cancer

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • Providence Portland Medical Center
  • Providence Health & Services

Experience

23+ years in practice