Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Our nationally and internationally recognized physician specialists offer comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for a wide range of lung disorders, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, lung cancer, and undiagnosed or general respiratory problems.
We treat patients through a large outpatient program in the Winchester Center for Lung Disease, as well as hospital inpatient and primary care services. Our physician specialists staff Yale's critical care services 24/7 and offer advanced critical care interventions. Winchester Center for Lung Disease is adjacent to a state-of-the-art Pulmonary Function Laboratory where specialists perform tests to evaluate lung function, respiratory muscle strength, gas exchange, and other aspects of pulmonary physiology. Patients with sleep disorders are treated at Yale Sleep Centers in New Haven, North Haven, and Madison.
Our physician specialists provide consultative care through all adult inpatient and primary care services in the medical intensive care units (MICUs) at Yale New Haven Health locations in New Haven, within the outpatient clinic at the Veterans Administration (VA) CT Medical Center (Newington and West Haven campuses), and MICU at the West Haven campus.
Distinguishing Factors
- Our Center for Pulmonary Medicine (P2MED) focuses on developing precision medicine approaches to chronic lung disease.
- Our Interstitial Lung Disease Center is a Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation-recognized clinical care center—one of the first in the United States.
- Our Thoracic Interventional Program offers the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to diseases of the chest, including lung nodules and masses, enlarged lymph nodes, complex airway disorders, and pleural effusions.
- Our Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program is recognized by National Scleroderma Foundation.
- We conduct clinical trials and observational studies in asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, and sarcoidosis.
- We have support groups and outreach activities for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and cystic fibrosis.
