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Pulmonary Medicine

Dean Health System's Pulmonary Medicine specialists (pulmonologists) provide consultation, diagnosis and care for illnesses and conditions that affect breathing and the lungs.

Their expertise includes diagnosis and treatment of apnea, sleep disorders, asthma, COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis and emphysema), respiratory problems caused by cystic fibrosis, infectious diseases of the respiratory system including tuberculosis, and lung cancer.

Using advanced medical technologies, Dean's pulmonologists provide in-clinic evaluations and treatment, inpatient critical care and consultation for hospitalized patients, and sleep clinic evaluations and therapies.

Pulmonary Medicine Special Interests and Procedures

• Allergic diseases that affect breathing
• Apnea
• Balloon bronchoplasty
• Bronchoscopy
• Chronic cough
• Complex airway stenoses
• Critical care medicine
• Emphysema
• Endobronchial stent placement
• Infant and childhood asthma
• Interstitial lung disease
• Laser photoresection
• Medical thoracoscopy
• Oxygen therapy
• Pediatric respiratory problems
• Polysomnography
• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Sleep disorders
• Smoking cessation
• Transtrachial oxygen therapy
• Unexplained dyspnea

See our recommended resources for more information about pulmonary diseases and treatment.

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