The Pulmonary Medicine team diagnoses and treats many kinds of lung and breathing problems.

Why do people see a Pulmonologist (Lung Doctor)?

Pulmonologists often see people who have trouble breathing, but can also help treat severe allergies, sleep disorders and other lung conditions.

Common problems that a pulmonologist helps with are:

• Asthma
• Shortness of breath
• Emphysema
• Bronchitis
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Pneumonia
• Interstitial lung disease
• Sarcoidosis
• Lung cancer
• Oxygen therapy
  

Services:

• Bronchoscopy
• Pulmonary function testing
• Bronchoprovocation
• Sleep studies
• Biopsies of the lungs and lung lining (pleura)
• Respiratory Therapy