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Respiratory Disease

Dedicated staff members at Jefferson Health – Northeast take respiratory illnesses and diseases very seriously and have life-long expertise in their diagnosis and care. These committed professionals include:
- Pulmonologists
- Allergy and infectious disease specialists
- Respiratory therapists
- Nurses
- Collaborating clinicians such as heart-care specialists or cancer-care specialists
Our specialists focus their skill and practiced care on conditions of the respiratory system that are inflammatory, obstructive, restrictive, or infectious. They use of a variety of pulmonary tests and procedure to evaluate and address respiratory diseases.
Jefferson Health – Northeast’s staff prides itself on using the very latest knowledge to address such conditions as:
- Asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (due to chronic bronchitits or emphysema or both)
- Pneumonia
- Lung cancer
- Pulmonary embolism
- The cold and flu