Lakeview Medical Center's Pulmonology Department specializes in breathing and lung evaluations, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.
Other illnesses which are treated include:
- Smoking-related lung diseases
- Asthma
- Interstitial lung diseases
- Sleep disorders related to breathing
- Problems related to occupational, agricultural, or industrial exposure such as breathing in chemicals or fiber.
The department specializes in problems that may involve shortness of breath, unusual coughing, chest pain, abnormal chest x-rays, and abnormal CT scans of the chest.
The group maintains an active hospital-based practice including management of patients in the intensive care unit at Sentara Obici Hospital.