Pulmonology
Some illnesses treated or managed by pulmonologists include, but aren’t limited to:
- Aspergillosis
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- COVID-19
- Cystic fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Interstitial lung disease
- Lung cancer
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Sarcoidosis
- Sleep apnea
- Tuberculosis
A pulmonologist can also treat occupation- related lung diseases like:
- Asbestosis
- Chronic beryllium disease (berylliosis)
- Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung disease)
- Silicosis
