Pulmonology

Pulmonology

Scheduling: 660-200-7006

Pulmonology clinics with Dr. Timothy Smith are held on Tuesdays on the second floor of our Outpatient Specialty Clinics.

Pulmonary Medicine is a subspecialty of internal medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the respiratory track. A Pulmonologist has expertise in the evaluation of patients with breathlessness, cough, wheezing, and chest tightness, as well as abnormalities of the chest x-ray, chest CT scan and other chest imaging studies.

Common pulmonary disorders include:

  • Asthma
  • Emphysema
  • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Occupational Lung Disease
  • Pneumonia
  • Lung Cancer and Tumors
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Respiratory Failure
  • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis