Pulmonary Care

Pulmonary medicine is used for the treatment of diseases related to the lungs and breathing. Pulmonary and Critical Care Consultants, part of Atrium Health, treats people who have asthma, emphysema, lung disease, vascular disease or tuberculosis.

Pulmonary rehabilitation involves an exercise and education program, as well as support from a team specialists who work to improve your physical condition.

Our doctors provide pulmonary care at Carolinas Medical Center and are trained in critical care, as well as pulmonary rehabilitation and sleep medicine. We also offer pulmonary services outside the hospital through Charlotte Medical Clinic.

Lung Cancer Care

Working closely with specialists at Levine Cancer Institute we offer the following procedures:

• Bronchoscopy
• Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) guided biopsy of lung tumors and mediastinal lymph nodes
• Thoracentesis and pleural procedures
• Percutaneous CT-guided biopsy of lung tumors and mediastinal lymph nodes
• Mediastinoscopy and lymph node biopsy
• Thoracoscopy and biopsy of pleural implants, lung nodules and mediastinal lymph nodes

Find more information on Levine Cancer Institute's Lung Cancer Program here.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

If you or a loved one has a chronic condition that causes breathing problems, pulmonary rehabilitation can help give relief. Such conditions might include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), restrictive pulmonary disease or asthma. Preventive and rehabilitative care can reduce your need for hospitalization, improve your quality of life and even prolong your life.

The pulmonary rehab team works with you to develop a plan that includes:

• Exercise therapy
• Health education
• Breathing retraining
• Behavior modification services for nutrition and stress management