Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine provides diagnosis and treatment services for patients with acute and chronic lung diseases.

In 2011, UCSD Medical Center was ranked 18th 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:

• Pulmonary Vascular Center
• Interventional Pulmonology Unit
• Pulmonary Function and Exercise and Lab
• Sleep Center
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
• Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
• Advanced Lung Disease Program
• COPD
• Interstitial Lung Disease
• Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Lung Transplant
• Lung Volume Reduction

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.

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