San Diego pulmonary care

Pulmonary care conditions

Our hospital-based inpatient departments and outpatient clinics provide a broad range of treatment options for various lung and breathing conditions. 

• Allergies 

• Asbestos exposure, including mesothelioma 

• Asthma 

• Chronic bronchitis 

• Chronic cough 

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 

• Cor Pulmonale 

• Interstitial lung disease 

• Long COVID-19

• Lung cancer 

• Lung nodules 

• Pleural effusion 

• Pulmonary embolism 

• Pulmonary fibrosis 

• Pulmonary hypertension 

• Radiation pneumonitis 

• Respiratory failure 

• Shortness of breath 

• Sleep disorders 

• Smoking cessation

• Tracheotomy care and weaning

Pulmonary care treatments and procedures

At Sharp, we’re committed to helping patients achieve their highest possible level of independence and We offer a wide range of diagnostics and lung care treatments, as well as advanced, minimally invasive procedures. 

• Bullectomy - removal of large, abnormal air pockets inside the lung 

• Chest computed tomography (CT) screening 

• COVID-19 recovery

• CT-guided lung biopsy 

• Decortications - removal of thick membrane covering the lung, which may affect breathing 

• Endobronchial ultrasound 

• Esophagectomy - removal of parts of the esophagus 

• ION (robotic-assisted bronchoscopy) 

• Linear accelerators 

• Lobectomy - removal of a lobe on the lung 

• Lung resection, including pneumonectomy, lobectomy, segmentectomy and wedge resections 

• Mediastinoscopy - procedure to view and remove tissue from behind the breastbone 

• Pleuroscopy - procedure to view the space between the lung and chest 

• Pneumonectomy - removal of part or all of the lung

• Pulmonary rehabilitation

• Robotic bronchoscopy 

• Robotic-assisted surgery 

• Segmentectomy - removal of a cancerous tumor 

• Thoracentesis - removal of excess fluid between the lung and chest 

• Thoracic lung surgery 

• Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and awake video-assisted thoracic surgery (AVATS)

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