"Pulmonary Medicine is constantly evolving with new research and technology, which makes it an exciting area to work in. Being Board certified helps me keep up with it and making a meaningful difference in the lives of my patients by helping them breathe easier and live healthier lives" - Dr. Shantha
A Pulmonologist is a doctor who specializes in treating diseases or conditions relating to the lungs or breathing. A Pulmonologist is a specialist who diagnoses and treats diseases of the respiratory system and is an expert in the lungs. They are also called lung doctors, lung specialists, or chest doctors.
To become a Pulmonologist, you must complete a four-year medical school program. You must then complete a three-year training program, or residency, in Internal Medicine. Pulmonary medicine is a subspecialty of internal medicine; after your residency, you do two years of a fellowship in pulmonary disease. You can become board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
To be board certified, physicians are required to take an all-day exam every 10 years to prove mastery of a particular medical specialty. You don’t have to be board certified to practice medicine, but board certification ensures a higher standard of care, because the doctor demonstrates that they have met the gold standard of accreditation in that particular specialty.
Breathing is such a natural phenomenon that we rarely pay attention to the ease with which we inhale and exhale until we develop a problem. The smallest task becomes difficult to do if we can't breathe freely.
Pulmonary & Sleep Institute
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Pulmonary & Sleep Institute
Pulmonary & Sleep Institute
Pulmonary & Sleep Institute
Pulmonary & Sleep Institute
Pulmonary & Sleep Institute
Pulmonary & Sleep Institute
Pulmonary & Sleep Institute
Pulmonary & Sleep Institute
Pulmonary & Sleep Institute
Pulmonary & Sleep Institute
Pulmonary & Sleep Institute
Pulmonary & Sleep Institute
Pulmonary & Sleep Institute