Seeking Users of Negative Pressure Ventilation

Dr. Norma M. Braun  is looking to interview Post-Polio patients (and others) who can describe their experiences while they were using negative pressure devices such as an Iron Lung or Chest Cuirasses.  In addition, she’s hoping to interview those who may have needed ventilatory support in later years.

Dr. Braun is a pulmonologist in New York, New York and is affiliated with Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West Hospitals. She received her medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice since 1982.

  • Medical School - Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

  • Internship - Medicine & Surgery NYU/Bellevue Hospital Center

  • Residency - Internal Medicine NYU/Bellevue Hospital Center

  • Fellowship - Pulmonary & Critical Care Saint Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center

  • Certifications –

    • Pulmonary Disease

    • American Board of Internal Medicine

Dr. Braun is a Clinical Professor in the areas of Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Medicine and Critical Care.

Her plans are to include these patient experiences as part of a new book being written. This approach will be unique for medical text.

If you are interested, she wants you to know that she will protect your privacy.

  • NO personal information will be included.

  • She will do the interviews by either Phone or Zoom.                       

You can familiarize yourself with Dr. Braun in multiple ways.

•Her Biography

•Her Article: Preparing for Surgery for Post-Polio or Other Chronic Respiratory Disorder Patients

•Her Video with PHI: Non-Invasive Ventilation

•The Questionnaire she will be using (Available for download and printing below).

For those interested in participating:

Dr. Braun’s contact information: norma.braun@mountsinai.org

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