pulmonary

Each year, UNC Hospitals administers the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey to solicit feedback from patients. The survey asks our patients about their likelihood of recommending their provider’s practice to their friends and family. This year, 128 Department of Medicine physicians and advanced practice providers received the highest recommendations. We are honored to recognize the following as …

In a new study published in JAMA, the diagnostic yield of transbronchial lung biopsy was significantly higher when using a cryoprobe versus forceps in a group of patients with pulmonary nodules or masses, recent lung transplant, and diffuse parenchymal lung disease.

Scientists have discovered that smoking changes human lungs in a way that may make breathing physically harder over time. A new study found that lung tissue from smokers becomes stiffer and less flexible, behaving more like scarred lungs affected by fibrosis. The research was conducted at the University of California, Riverside and published in the […] The post Smoking may permanently change the …

Drs. Kambez Benam, Charles Dela Cruz, and Alicia Rizzo honored for leadership, innovation, and research excellence in pulmonary and critical care medicine

The VMI Director was recognized for his research focused on new therapeutic approaches for pulmonary hypertension