Douglas Frenia, MD
Dr. Frenia is a pulmonologist board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and sleep medicine. Dr. Frenia heads the Saint Peter's University Hospital Lung Screening Program, which provides a multidisciplinary approach to the prevention, detection, and treatment of lung cancer.
Before completing his medical degree with high honors from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Rutgers School of Pharmacy, also with high honors. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, an affiliate of the University of California-Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Frenia also completed a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Frenia is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force who received distinguished service awards during his 16 years of service, including two deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dr. Frenia has published research in pulmonary medicine and has served on the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Academic Committee and the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC.) He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society.