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Pulmonology

A pulmonologist evaluates and treats disorders involving the lungs. These disorders include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, bronchitis, lung cancer, pneumonia and other disorders of the lungs. These physicians perform invasive procedures including thoracenteses, bronchoscopies, pleural biopsies, endotracheal intubation and chest tube thoracostomies. Ventilator management is frequently done by pulmonary physicians. The specialty requires board certification in internal medicine and a three-year fellowship in pulmonary medicine.