Pulmonology

A pulmonologist diagnoses and treats diseases of the respiratory system — the lungs and other organs that help you breathe. From the windpipe to the lungs, if your complaint involves the lungs or any part of the respiratory system, a pulmonologist is the specialist you want to solve the problem. 

A pulmonologist can treat many kinds of respiratory issues. These include:

• Asthma, a disease that inflames and narrows your airways and makes it hard to breathe
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Cystic fibrosis, a disease that makes sticky mucus build up in your lungs 
• Bronchitis and Pneumonia
• Emphysema, which damages the air sacs in your lungs
• Interstitial lung disease, a group of conditions that scar and stiffen your lungs
• Lung cancer
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Pulmonary hypertension, or high blood pressure in the arteries of your lungs
• Tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs
• Bronchiectasis, which damages your airways so they widen and become flabby or scarred