The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine provides diagnosis and treatment services for patients with acute and chronic lung diseases.
In 2007, UCSD Medical Center was ranked 8th in the nation for the treatment of respiratory diseases by U.S. News & World Report.
Pioneers in the development of the pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) procedure for treating chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, our faculty are experts in the latest medical and surgical therapies for all forms of pulmonary disease. They are also actively involved in investigating new treatments.
Specialized programs include:
Research & Clinical Trials
UCSD Medical Center has been selected as one of the national study sites for asthma by the Asthma Clinical Research Network.
Search our database for clinical trials related to your condition. Or, visit the Clinical Trials Center specializing in COPD and asthma.
Give to UCSD Pulmonary Medicine
Your contribution directly supports promising research, critical treatment, training of new generations of physician and scientists and helps the UCSD Medical Center to study and successfully treat a broad range of diseases and disorders.

For more information about making a gift to the UCSD Medical Centers, call (619) 471-0485. We are grateful for your consideration.
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