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Pulmonary Medicine

The Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine provides consultative services, diagnosis, and treatment of all aspects of lung disease in adults including allergy, asthma, lung cancer, bronchiectasis, COPD, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, persistent cough, shortness of breath, lung infections, and other diseases of the lung.

Services

Inpatient pulmonary consult service
Outpatient pulmonary consult service
Critical Care consultations and management of patients in ICU
Thoracic Oncology Program (T.O.P), a multidisciplinary team assisting patients with lung cancer
Multidisciplinary Asthma Clinic
Smoking Cessation Program
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
LDL Apheresis
Allergy/Immunotherapy
Mobile Asthma Van Program - Brings quality care to innner city children

Dr. Daniel W. Ray alongside the plethysmograph machine used in pulmonary function testing

Evaluation Services

Pulmonary Function Testing
Dyspnea Evaluation
Cardiopulmonary Stress Testing
Rehabilitation evaluations are also available at Evanston Hospital

Physician referral required for Evaluation Services listed above. Please call 847.570.1876 to schedule appointments at Evanston Hospital or 847.657.5870 to schedule appointments at Glenbrook Hospital.

Sleep Disorders

Pulmonary medicine specialists care for patients with sleep-disordered breathing (such as obstructive sleep apnea syndrome) and chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure who may require nocturnal or 24-hour ventilator assistance. Visit the Sleep Center section on our website for more information. Physician referral is required.

Clinical Trials

Daniel Ray, MD is the principle NorthShore University HealthSystem investigator of a collaborative effort spearheaded by Cornell University that involves 40 institutions worldwide on lung cancer. The I-ELCAP (International Early Lung Cancer Action Project) research effort will enroll and follow more than 35,000 high-risk patients (current or former smokers, age>45, 20 pack-years smoking) using low-dose spiral CT for early detection of lung cancer. This project uses a tested methodology and comprehensive database, and quality control measures to track each patient, and ensure the necessary follow-up. The new non-contrast low-dose GE lightspeed CT scanners are available at Evanston and Glenbrook Hospitals. Referral from a primary care physician is required. To schedule an appointment, call 847.475.LUNG (5864). Information on the study is also available at www.ielcap.org.

Smoking Cessation

A custom-tailored program that builds a quitting strategy based on an individual's health status, smoking history and past attempts to quit. Our goal is to identify which smoking cessation technique or combination of methods is practical and realistic for you. The program provides screening for evidence of existing lung disease and offers influenza and pneumonia vaccinations for those who qualify.

Patients will be seen by a pulmonary specialist. Referrals will be made to a Health Psychologist or an Integrative Medicine specialist for interested patients. Call our Smoking Cessation Clinic for more information 847.570.3939.