Pulmonary Medicine
About
Pulmonary Medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases affecting the lungs. Pulmonary Medicine deals with many diseases and conditions, including ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer, and various other conditions. Pulmonary Medicine is also sometimes called pulmonology, which is the science concerned with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs.
Our pulmonologists are active in the Oregon Health & Science University medical school, Providence Portland Medical Center, and Providence St. Vincent residency programs as teachers, program directors and researchers. The Oregon Clinic is the regional referral group for the National Jewish Hospital in Denver for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Along with other area medical specialists, our pulmonologists participate in the Thoracic Oncology Program, which provides advanced management of chest cancers such as lung and esophageal cancer.
We are proud to be one of eight new sites to join the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s (PFF) Care Center Network, a national network of medical centers with expertise in treating adult patients with fibrotic lung diseases. The Oregon Clinic is now one of 68 medical centers nationwide designated with expertise in accurately diagnosing and treating people with pulmonary fibrosis.
Team
The Oregon Clinic's Pulmonary Medicine specialty has a nationally prominent team of pulmonary physicians with expertise in evaluating and treating disorders of the respiratory system, specifically diseases of the lungs and associated organs. We work as a team to provide continued care and understanding of these diseases, including offering on-site diagnostic and imaging services for creating a treatment plan and diagnosing these health issues.
Meet Our Providers:
- Lung Cryobiopsy
- Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Advanced Bronchoscopic Diagnostics
- Bronchial Thermoplasty
- Pleural Disease
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Critical Care
- Lung Nodules and Masses
- Bronchoscopy
- Unexplained Dyspnea (Shortness of Breath)
- Sleep Apnea
- Narcolepsy
- Complex Sleep Disorders
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Pleural Disease
- Bronchoscopy
- Critical Care
- Asthma
- Sleep Disorders
- Sleep Apnea
- Lung Nodules
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Asthma
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Lung Cancer
- Exercise Testing
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- General Pulmonary Medicine
- Pulmonary Vascular disease
- Pleural Disease
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Asthma
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Sarcoidosis
- Sleep Apnea
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Lung Nodules
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Asthma
- Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Evaluation of Dyspnea (Shortness of Breath)
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Bronchiectasis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Asthma
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- General Pulmonary Medicine
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Asthma
- Lung Cancer
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Acute Respiratory Failure
- General Pulmonary Medicine
- Sarcoidosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Asthma
- Venous Thromboembolic Disease
- Sleep Disorders
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Asthma
- Sarcoidosis
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Chronic Beryllium Disease
- Occupational Lung Disease
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Lung Nodules
- Pleural Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Sleep Apnea
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Pulmonary Nodules & Cancer
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Pleural Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Asthma
- Lung Nodules
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Advanced bronchoscopy
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Acute Respiratory Failure
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Thoracic Oncology
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Sarcoidosis
- Interventional Bronchoscopy
- Critical Care Medicine
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Nodules
- Sleep Disorders
- Sleep Apnea
- Insomnia
- Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
- Advanced Bronchoscopy for Diagnosis & Staging of Lung Cancer
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Pulmonary Vascular disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sleep Disorders
- Sleep Apnea
- Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
- Insomnia
- Acute Respiratory Failure
- Alveolar Hemorrhage
- Chronic Cough
- Critical Care Medicine
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- General Pulmonary Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Sleep Disorders
- Obstructive Lung Disease
- Sleep-Disordered Breathing
- Lung Nodules
- Interstitial Lung Disease
Conditions & Procedures
Our pulmonary medicine physicians specialize in working with patients who have suspected or confirmed diagnoses such as:
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Nodules
- Lung Cancer
- Pleural Disease
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Sarcoidosis
- Sleep Disorders
As part of the evaluation and diagnostic process, the following procedures are sometimes performed:
- Bronchoscopy
- Polysomnography (Sleep Study)
- Complete Pulmonary Function Testing/Spirometry
- Thoracentesis
- Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) with Zephyr Valves