Lung Services
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Our approach to lung care
We understand how a lung condition can affect all aspects of your life.
If you have a respiratory disease, our University of Iowa Health Care pulmonology team knows what you need. Our goal is to manage your symptoms and help you live a fuller and more active life with lung disease.
We offer specialized care for the full range of lung diseases, including COPD, lung cancer, severe asthma, lung infections, and more.
In the past, there were few treatment options for many lung diseases. Today, we offer innovative therapies to manage even the most complex lung conditions like interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis. And we continually aim to provide better options and answers to our patients.
Collaborative treatment
Our comprehensive approach to your care brings together specialty providers across multiple areas, including:
Our team regularly participates in new research studies looking at innovative ways to treat lung disease. We also hold a weekly multidisciplinary lung care conference where we come together to discuss complex cases and develop care plans together.
Compassionate care
We know when you have lung disease, you need a dedicated team of experts and supportive resources to feel better. UI Health Care is proud to offer this with an unwavering focus on your quality of life.
Our goals for your lung care are to help you:
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Manage symptoms
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Improve your quality of life
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Increase your exercise tolerance
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Move around more easily
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Decrease your chances for hospitalization
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Minimize side effects and complications
Our Clinical Services
The Iowa difference in lung care
We are passionate about what we do, and it shows. Through our personalized care plans, innovative treatments, and access to clinical trials, we’ll help you manage lung disease.
Innovative treatments lung disease
We take a multidisciplinary approach to care for the whole patient:
Our lung team includes experts in a variety of specializations, including transplant, lung cancer, COPD, and cystic fibrosis.
Our patients benefit from the latest and most innovative treatments, technologies, and research.
Our lung team collaborates with specialties across UI Health Care from cancer to primary care to otolaryngology.
Advanced imaging technology
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VIDA precision pulmonary imaging software: This helps us diagnosis lung disease, evaluate your progress, and plan your treatment.
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Lung cancer screening: We use low-dose CT scans and tissue samples to catch lung cancer early when it’s most treatable.
Our Care Team
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Locations and Offices
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Patient Stories
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