Pulmonary medicine: Nationally recognized care that helps you breathe easier

The program was designed for people with lung diseases, including:

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

• Cystic fibrosis 

• Emphysema 

• Lung cancer 

• Primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension 

• Pulmonary fibrosis 

• Pulmonary thromboembolic disease

Services offered by the Advanced Lung Disease Program include:

• Second opinions 

• Evaluation and diagnosis 

• Medical and surgical treatments 

• Close follow-up care in partnership with your primary care doctor

• The latest care advances that grow out of our research

The UW Health lung transplant program is a certified adult and pediatric lung transplant program. Our experts have cared for complex patients for more than 30 years. We have excellent outcomes and shorter wait times.

Through our research and clinical trials, we look for better ways to diagnose lung disease and improve treatment options. Our research areas include: 

• Critical care medicine, including adult respiratory distress syndrome 

• Immunologic and hypersensitivity lung diseases, including asthma, sarcoidosis and interstitial fibrosis

• Respiratory failure due to COPD and neuromuscular disease

Learn more about our research and clinical trials