Lung & Chest Health

At WakeMed, we offer a team approach to lung and chest health. And, we can offer you a full continuum of care from chronic disease management for asthma and COPD to a comprehensive thoracic surgery program. 

Pulmonology Care & Services:

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)  / Emphysema
• Sleep Medicine
• Asthma
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Other Sleep Disorders
• Lung Nodules and Other Lung Radiographic Abnormalities
• Lung Masses, Obstruction, and Lung Cancer
• Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy
• Interstitial and Occupational Lung Disease
• Effusions and other Pleural Disease
• Meet Our Pulmonologists
• Schedule an Appointment

Thoracic Surgery Care & Services:

• Chest wall disease and tumors
  • Learn About Our Pediatric Chest Wall Center
• Esophageal disease
• Hyperhidrosis
• Lung Cancer and Nodules
• Mediastinal Masses
• Pleural Diseases
• Meet Our Thoracic Surgeons
• Lung Nodule/Mass Appointment

Plus, we offer:

• Three convenient pulmonary function testing labs
• Pulmonary rehab and cardiopulmonary therapy
• Sleep lab

So, regardless of your lung health care needs, you are in good hands at WakeMed.  

Our Physicians

Are You At Risk for Developing Lung Cancer?

If you fit these criteria, you may be at high-risk for lung cancer and qualify for a low-dose CT lung cancer screening. 

Early detection could help save your life.

  Are between the ages of 50 and 80 years old (Medicare covers up to age 77)

  Are you a current or previous smoker who has quit in the past 15 years?

  Do you have a smoking history of at least 20 pack-years? 
(1 pack a day for 20 years, or 2 packs a day for 10 years)

Learn More About Lung Cancer Screening

 

Quit for Good You Can Quit Smoking! Learn More About Quit With WakeMed Or call 919-350-QUIT (7848) and learn how this model has been proven to be approximately 10 times more effective than quitting on your own.