Pulmonology
SSM Health pulmonologists provide consultation, diagnosis and care for illnesses and conditions that affect breathing and the lungs. In many cases, these conditions also involve the upper respiratory tract and heart. Among the diseases pulmonologists treat are pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), trouble sleeping, and complicated chest infections. Our pulmonologists also collaborate with oncologists in the care of lung cancer patients.
When you can't breathe, it impacts every aspect of your life. At SSM Health we are committed to providing you with exceptional care to help improve your life and give you the freedom to live the way you want. Our pulmonologists work closely with primary care physicians and other specialists to provide comprehensive care for our patients.
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Pediatric Pulmonology
Our specialists at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital treat a wide range of breathing problems for our youngest patients.
Pulmonary Rehab Program
Specialized care givers offer support and guidance as you move toward an independent exercise program that you can do at home, improving your overall quality of life.
Expert Care for Diseases of the Airway
Using advanced medical technologies, our pulmonologists provide in-clinic evaluations and treatment, inpatient critical care and consultation for hospitalized patients, and sleep clinic evaluations and therapies.
Pulmonologists' expertise includes diagnosis and treatment of:
- Allergic diseases that affect breathing
- Apnea
- Asthma
- Chronic cough
- Complex airway stenoses
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Emphysema
- Infectious diseases of the respiratory system, such as tuberculosis
- Interstitial lung disease
- Lung cancer
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Respiratory insufficiency
- Respiratory problems caused by cystic fibrosis
- Sleep disorders
- Smoking cessation
- Unexplained dyspnea
Procedures we perform include:
- Balloon airway dilation
- Bronchoscopy, flexible and rigid
- Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma
- Critical care medicine
- Chest tube and tunneled pleural catheter placement
- Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB)
- Endobronchial ultrasound, radial and linear (EBUS)
- Endobronchial valve placement
- Lung cancer screening
- Medical thoracoscopy, pleural biopsy and pleurodesis
- Oxygen therapy
- Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy
- Photodynamic therapy
- Polysomnography
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Tracheal and bronchial stent placement
- Transtrachial oxygen therapy
- Tumor debulking using argon plasma coagulation (APC), cryotherapy, electrocautery
- Ultrasound guided thoracentesis and pleural manometry
- Whole lung lavage
