Lung and Breathing Care
Lung and Breathing Care
Lung and Breathing Care
If you have a lung disease, you know how much it affects your whole life. If you can’t breathe well, it’s hard to work, sleep, or enjoy everyday activities.
At Carilion Clinic, our pulmonology and critical care team includes experts in lung and breathing care. We see people with everything from sleep issues to work-related lung diseases, and we also provide advanced care for people with life-threatening breathing problems or in need of ventilation in the intensive care unit.
Our cutting-edge treatments range from minimally invasive surgeries to breathing rehabilitation programs. There’s even a Better Breathers group that meets monthly for peer support. Our goal at Carilion is to have you feeling better, one breath at a time.
Conditions We Treat
Our pulmonology team includes breathing experts with specialized training in lung diseases. These are just a selection of the conditions we treat—no matter what kind of lung problem you have, we can help. The conditions we treat include:
Pulmonary Hypertension
When your heart works harder to pump blood into the lungs, it can cause pain, shortness of breath, and eventually heart failure.Complex Airway Disorders
Conditions affecting the upper respiratory tract—the throat, windpipe, and voice box. They can cause wheezing and coughing and can be challenging to treat.Pleural Effusion
Extra fluid around the lungs can be a side effect of pneumonia, cancer, heart disease, or injury.Sleep Apnea and Snoring
A common sleep disorder that causes your breathing to slow down or stop during sleep. Also causes a snorting or choking sound during sleep.Sleep Disorders
Conditions like insomnia, sleep apnea, and restless leg syndrome interfere with the quality of your sleep, leaving you tired and at risk of other health issues.Pulmonary Nodules
Small masses of dense tissue sometimes show up on lung scans. They usually don’t cause problems, but they can sometimes be lung cancer.COPD: Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a group of lung issues that cause long-term breathing problems. It gets worse over time and there’s no cure.- View All 10 Conditions
Pulmonary Hypertension
When your heart works harder to pump blood into the lungs, it can cause pain, shortness of breath, and eventually heart failure.Complex Airway Disorders
Conditions affecting the upper respiratory tract—the throat, windpipe, and voice box. They can cause wheezing and coughing and can be challenging to treat.Pleural Effusion
Extra fluid around the lungs can be a side effect of pneumonia, cancer, heart disease, or injury.Sleep Apnea and Snoring
A common sleep disorder that causes your breathing to slow down or stop during sleep. Also causes a snorting or choking sound during sleep.Sleep Disorders
Conditions like insomnia, sleep apnea, and restless leg syndrome interfere with the quality of your sleep, leaving you tired and at risk of other health issues.Pulmonary Nodules
Small masses of dense tissue sometimes show up on lung scans. They usually don’t cause problems, but they can sometimes be lung cancer.COPD: Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a group of lung issues that cause long-term breathing problems. It gets worse over time and there’s no cure.- View All 10 Conditions
Treatments We Offer
Our lung and breathing experts work together to give you the best treatment. We tailor these therapies to your lung condition. These are some of the treatments we offer—no matter what kind of treatment you need, we can help. They include:
Lung Valves for Emphysema
If you have severe emphysema and other treatments don’t work, you may be a candidate for lung valve therapy.Lung Biopsy
Doctors will remove and examine a small piece of tissue from your lung to test for cancer, infection, and inflammation.Pleural Care for Lung Fluid
Fluid buildup around the lungs can cause breathing problems and chest pain. We offer relief through various treatments.Advanced Lung Testing and Imaging
Cutting-edge testing and imaging can help diagnose your condition and find the best treatment.Right Heart Catheterization
This high-tech procedure is the gold standard test to diagnose pulmonary hypertension, which is high blood pressure in the lungs.Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Exercises, breathing strategies, and education about lung disease. It’s a vital part of managing chronic lung conditions.Devices To Help You Breathe
Continuous or bilevel positive airway pressure devices (CPAP and BiPAP) and oxygen therapy can help with breathing problems like sleep apnea or COPD.Minimally Invasive Lung Procedures
Procedures or tests that we can do without making a big cut into your chest wall. Instead, the doctors use small incisions and special equipment.
Lung Valves for Emphysema
If you have severe emphysema and other treatments don’t work, you may be a candidate for lung valve therapy.Lung Biopsy
Doctors will remove and examine a small piece of tissue from your lung to test for cancer, infection, and inflammation.Pleural Care for Lung Fluid
Fluid buildup around the lungs can cause breathing problems and chest pain. We offer relief through various treatments.Advanced Lung Testing and Imaging
Cutting-edge testing and imaging can help diagnose your condition and find the best treatment.Right Heart Catheterization
This high-tech procedure is the gold standard test to diagnose pulmonary hypertension, which is high blood pressure in the lungs.Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Exercises, breathing strategies, and education about lung disease. It’s a vital part of managing chronic lung conditions.Devices To Help You Breathe
Continuous or bilevel positive airway pressure devices (CPAP and BiPAP) and oxygen therapy can help with breathing problems like sleep apnea or COPD.Minimally Invasive Lung Procedures
Procedures or tests that we can do without making a big cut into your chest wall. Instead, the doctors use small incisions and special equipment.
At Carilion, our specialists deal with breathing problems every day. Our goal is to have you breathing better as fast as possible.
Innovative treatments
We use cutting-edge procedures, including robot-assisted and image-guided bronchoscopy. We offer lung valves for severe emphysema. We’re experts in minimally invasive lung procedures and advanced lung imaging.
National recognition
The American Thoracic Society accredits our pulmonary labs. This means our testing meets the highest national standards. And, U.S. News & World Report ranks Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital as “high performing” in COPD.
Critical care in more places
We have 2 hospital critical care teams. They’re Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. We also offer Tele ICU coverage at our regional facilities.
Why Choose Carilion Clinic?
At Carilion, our specialists deal with breathing problems every day. Our goal is to have you breathing better as fast as possible.
Research and Education
Carilion is also a leader in lung disease research and education, partnering with nearby Virginia Tech on select studies.
Clinical trial research
We conduct studies on new therapies for lung conditions. They include a pulmonary hypertension trial and a lung cancer screening trial.
Ongoing education
We offer the accredited Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellowship. It's through Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. It’s the only accredited fellowship of its kind in Southwest Virginia.
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Get Care at Carilion Clinic
Your path to better health starts here. Explore comprehensive care options and find the support you need for every step of your wellness journey.
Get Care at Carilion Clinic
Your path to better health starts here. Explore comprehensive care options and find the support you need for every step of your wellness journey.
Get Care at Carilion Clinic
Your path to better health starts here. Explore comprehensive care options and find the support you need for every step of your wellness journey.
Get Care at Carilion Clinic
Your path to better health starts here. Explore comprehensive care options and find the support you need for every step of your wellness journey.