COVID-19 update: Our providers are seeing patients and we have resumed necessary surgeries and procedures. Video visits are available for many appointment types. For in-person visits and procedures, we have increased our safety measures to protect you and our caregivers. Call 800-926-8273, and we will guide you to the most appropriate type of care.
UC San Diego Health is ranked 14th in the nation for the treatment of respiratory diseases by
U.S. News & World Report for 2018-2019.
Our faculty pioneered the development of the pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) procedure for treating chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and are experts in the latest medical and surgical therapies for all forms of pulmonary disease. They are also actively involved in investigating new treatments.