Massachusetts General Hospital's Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit provides comprehensive clinical care for a full range of pulmonary conditions and diseases.
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The Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit of the Department of Medicine provides comprehensive clinical care for a full range of pulmonary conditions and diseases in both an inpatient and outpatient setting.
Clinical interests of our physicians include:
- Respiratory control
- Cystic fibrosis
- Interstitial lung disease
- Occupational and environmental lung disease
- Pulmonary vascular disease
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
- Asthma
- Sleep apnea
- Sarcoidosis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Acute lung injury
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
The unit provides a 24-hour Pulmonary Inpatient Consultation Service staffed by an attending physician and fellows who are accessible to all hospital departments.
Special tests and procedures available include:
- Bronchoscopy
- Sputum induction
- Methacholine challenge testing
- Pulmonary function assessment
- Right heart catheterization
- Exercise stress testing
Multidisciplinary team members include four chest radiologists, four lung surgeons, a lung pathologist, two lung oncologists and a radiation oncologist.
The Unit maintains both clinical and basic science research laboratories at Mass General. Major areas of research include:
- Lung cellular and molecular biology
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Acute lung injury
- Pulmonary embolism
- Epidemiology of lung cancer
Award-winning medical care 
Massachusetts General Hospital is recognized as a leader in patient care, education and research, ranking among the most prestigious medical institutions.
High scores for patient satisfaction
Eighty-eight percent of inpatients would definitely recommend Massachusetts General Hospital to friends and family, compared with a national average of 67 percent.
