Mayo Clinic's top-ranked Pulmonary Medicine team uses innovative treatments for lung disease, including robotic and minimally invasive procedures. They help thousands of adults and children each year with serious and complex conditions such as lung cancer, asthma and chronic obstructive disease. People with medical challenges related to the lungs and breathing find the answers they need from our pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine experts. The Mayo Clinic Pulmonary Medicine divisions include more than 100 specialists.
Team-based care focused on you
Our pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine doctors work closely with other Mayo Clinic specialists and healthcare professionals to provide exactly the care you need. Their goal is effective, coordinated, comprehensive care.
Our pulmonary medicine team may consult with experts in thoracic surgery, critical care, sleep medicine, pediatric sleep medicine, lung cancer, radiology, radiation oncology, pathology, ear, nose and throat, rheumatology, allergy and immunology, neurology, lung transplant, or others as needed. Our tradition of teamwork helps ensure your care team develops an individualized treatment plan that considers your needs and all aspects of your condition.
In addition, our doctors are rapidly advancing and adapting the practice of pulmonary and critical care medicine through a network of research and healthcare institutions worldwide.
And Mayo Clinic Health System clinics, hospitals and other healthcare facilities are in 39 communities in Minnesota and Wisconsin. These sites bring Mayo Clinic pulmonary, critical care and sleep disorders services to their local communities.
Top-ranked
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for pulmonology by U.S. News and World Report.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for respiratory disorders by U.S. News and World Report.
Research and innovation that improves your care
Our pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine physician-scientists and other researchers are committed to improving the care of people with diseases and conditions that affect the lungs and breathing. They are at the forefront of innovation in advanced diagnostic and treatment technology.
One example is a minimally invasive technique that has proven to reduce pain and recovery time. They also have improved the procedure bronchoscopy lung volume reduction, which helps people with COPD and related conditions. Only a few centers nationwide offer this treatment.
Mayo Clinic offers many pulmonary medicine services and procedures, including but not limited to those listed below. Availability of services may vary among Mayo Clinic locations. Please confirm when you call to request an appointment.
Pulmonary and sleep medicine specialists provide management and services for many lung conditions, including but not limited to those listed below. Availability of the services may vary among Mayo Clinic locations. Please confirm when you call to request an appointment.
Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery.
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Specialists in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at Mayo Clinic are organized by disease-oriented groups to enhance collaboration, research and patient care.
Top-ranked
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for cancer and pulmonology in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for respiratory disorders by U.S. News and World Report.
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Nationally recognized expertise
Mayo Clinic is recognized for high-quality pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine by national organizations.
- Alpha-1 Foundation. Mayo Clinic is an Alpha-1 Foundation Clinical Resource Center.
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The Mayo Clinic Center for Sleep Medicine is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
- COPD Foundation. Mayo Clinic is an accredited center of the COPD360Net.This is a select group of centers and networks committed to developing new approaches for helping people with COPD, bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease.
- Cure HHT. The Cure HHT foundation has named Mayo Clinic as an hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia Center of Excellence.
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Mayo Clinic is a designated Cystic Fibrosis Care Center for children and adults.
- LAM Foundation. Mayo Clinic is a lymphangioleimyomatosis (LAM) clinic, a designation granted by the LAM Foundation to select U.S. medical institutions that have doctors with special interest in treating and researching rare lung diseases.
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. Mayo Clinic is a Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Care Center.
- Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). Mayo Clinic is one of a few select U.S. medical centers specially designated as a PHA-accredited Center of Comprehensive Care. The clinic has the expertise and resources needed to diagnose and treat people with pulmonary vascular disease.
- Team Telomere has recognized Mayo Clinic as a tier 1Center of Excellence for telomere biology disorders.
- World Association for Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG). Mayo Clinic is a designated WASOG Sarcoidosis Center of Excellent.
These designations by national healthcare groups show that Mayo Clinic meets their strict criteria of excellence. The clinic is known and respected for focusing on whole-person care for best possible outcomes and improved quality of life. Our clinical expertise is united with proven diagnostic and therapeutic methods.
Mayo Clinic recognizes that high-quality care depends on scientific discovery. Its major research programs in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine are focused on improving care of people with conditions related to the lungs and breathing.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds many Mayo Clinic research projects in this field each year. NIH cooperation helps create an environment for innovative research in which Mayo Clinic clinician-scientists and researchers produce original research articles that are published in many peer-reviewed journals.
Our pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine researchers are committed to advancing medical innovations. Areas of success include:
- A new treatment for complex central airway stenosis that uses airway stents made to match each patient's anatomy, through the technology of 3D printing.
- A new way to analyze people's health based on voice recordings, including detecting pulmonary hypertension.
- A laboratory studying mindful breathing for pulmonary rehabilitation.
- A less invasive way to reduce lung volume in people with emphysema.
- New treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, alveolar proteinosis and many other pulmonary conditions.
- A regenerative medicine approach for helping people with COPD.
- A new generation of bronchoscopic techniques to perform incision-free procedures.
- An innovative cell-based therapy production facility at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
Mayo Clinic's strong influence in pulmonary medicine research extends back decades. Leading up to and during World War II, our researchers transformed aviation by developing the oxygen mask and the G-suit.
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Publications
See a list of publications about pulmonary disease and critical care by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
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