About Pulmonary Medicine
Inpatient and outpatient services evaluate, diagnose and treat breathing disorders and lung disease. From routine assessments of chronic cough and shortness of breath to evaluating patients for specialized cancer treatment, Pulmonary Medicine is a personalized approach to care.
Pulmonary specialists assess and treat a range of pulmonary conditions and sleep disorders, including hereditary conditions, infections, diseases, trauma, and complex respiratory issues.
Physician Referral is Required
Common Conditions Treated
Respiratory Diseases and Disorders (Pulmonary Medicine) specialists provide diagnosis and treatment for a variety of respiratory disorders, including:
- Asthma
- Breathing Problems
- Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Lung Cancer
- Pulmonary Vascular Disease
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Lung Infections
Treatment and Services
Diagnostic and treatment services for lung problems, including evaluations of:
- shortness of breath
- chronic cough
- hemoptysis (coughing up blood)
- abnormal chest X-rays
Other areas include:
- Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
- Connective tissue disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Infections
- Atypical mycobacterial infections
- Tuberculosis
- Interstitial lung disease
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Lymphangiomyomatosis, lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
- Interventional bronchoscopy
- Balloon dilation and stent placement to open windpipes
- Endoscopic brachytherapy (with Radiation Oncology)
- Laser treatments for palliation
- Lung cancer diagnosis and evaluation
- Bronchoscopy services, including interventional treatment with lasers and stents
- Mesothelioma
- Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS)
- Nicotine dependence
- Obstructive lung disease
- Emphysema
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Asthma
- Chronic cough, bronchitis
- Bronchiectasis
- Pulmonary vascular disease
- Pulmonary hypertension. The Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic is dedicated to state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment of all disorders and manifestations of this rare lung disease.
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary vasculitis (Wegener’s granulomatosis)
- Sleep disorders evaluation and treatment
- Vasodilator therapy
- Flolan infusion
Related programs and services
Asthma Management Program focuses on the prevention and long-term control of asthma attacks before they start. Treatment usually involves learning to recognize your triggers, taking steps to avoid them and tracking your breathing to make sure your daily asthma medications are keeping symptoms under control.
The sleep specialist focuses on the assessment, diagnosis and treatments for a variety of sleep-related disorders and sleep-exacerbated disease. Working in conjunction with an array of specialties including neurology, paediatrics, ENT, pulmonary medicine, psychiatry and psychology, we help patients identify the cause of their sleep problems and find ways to treat or effectively manage those conditions.