David Quintero, M.D., has been with Shepherd Center since 2020. He serves as medical director of Shepherd Center's 10-bed intensive care unit (ICU) and critical care services.
Specialties
- Pulmonology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pleural Disease
Education & Training
Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2007-2010
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2003-2006
Universidad Libre de Colombia
Medical School, 1997
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Disease
About David Quintero, M.D.
Dr. Quintero obtained his medical degree at the Universidad Libre in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1997. He did his post-graduate training in internal medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine from 2003-2007. He also completed a pulmonary and critical care fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia in 2010.
Before joining Shepherd Center, Dr. Quintero was the medical director of the intensive care unit, cardiopulmonary services, and inpatient hospital medicine at Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Southeastern Medical Center in Newnan, Georgia. He also served as assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Emory University and The Emory Clinic in Atlanta.
Hear from David Quintero, M.D.
Dr. Quintero shares what inspired him to get involved in pulmonology and critical care medicine, his role at Shepherd Center, and the care team's collaborative approach to treatment.