Kerron F Catlyn, MD - Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Asthma is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that causes the airways of your lungs to swell and narrow, leading to wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and coughing.

Bronchitis is a respiratory disease in which the bronchial tubes (which care air to your lungs) become inflamed.

A chronic cough is usually defined as a cough that lasts for eight weeks or longer.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of lung diseases that block airflow and make breathing difficult.

Chronic thromboembolic disease is when a blood blot that forms in the lungs is never reabsorbed back into the body. Instead, the blood vessels become diseased.

Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs and digestive system.

A diagnostic bronchoscopy is an operation used to see the inside of the airways for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.

Depending on the cause, it is experienced and described differently by patients but can be a sign of serious disease of the airway, lungs or heart.

Full pulmonary function testing is a complete evaluation of the respiratory system including medical history, physical examinations, chest X-rays and arterial blood gas analysis.

Interstitial lung disease is a group of disorders that affect the interstitium, a lace-like network of tissue in the lungs that provides support to the lungs’ microscopic air sacs (alveoli).

Our team of specialized and highly trained doctors will develop a treatment plan personalized to treat your particular lung cancer.

Pulmonary fibrosis is the formation of too much fibrous connective tissue in the lungs. Pulmonary fibrosis is the shortness of breath that gets increasingly worse and can be shown by small cracks on the bottom of the lungs.

Occupational inhalation injuries and diseases are any type of illness or disease you have developed or contracted from on-the-job activities or duties.

The purpose of the evaluation is to identify and assess significant pulmonary risk factors prior to surgery.

Our cardiologists are experienced in protecting your heart from this rare lung disorder and will develop a personalized treatment plan that may include medication, lifestyle changes and surgery.

Respiratory failure is either acute or chronic. Acute respiratory failure develops quickly and is very dangerous, while chronic respiratory failure develops more slowly.