Penn Lung Center – Experts All In One Place

The comprehensive lung program at the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) provides specialized treatment for patients suffering from chronic, and often fatal, lung disorders.

Founded in 1996, the Penn Lung Center focuses on diseases of the chest. This multidisciplinary center offers comprehensive services through seven major specialty areas:

• Radiology
• Allergy and immunology
• Pulmonary and critical care medicine
• Thoracic (chest) surgery
• Lung Pathology
• Anesthesiology

Based at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, the center's interdependent practices function seamlessly to provide patients expert care in 21 specialties, bringing together Penn physicians to provide superior consultation, diagnosis, second opinion and ongoing treatment.

Nationally Ranked
The 2007 America's Best Hospitals issue of U.S.News & World Report ranked the lung disease program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania as one of the best in the country and the highest-ranking lung disease program in the region. The Penn Lung Center is currently ranked one of the top five most active lung transplantation programs in the country by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.

Advanced Clinical Excellence
The researchers and physicians of the Penn Lung Center are pioneering technological advances that improve the way lung disease is diagnosed and treated. This quality of service extends through the treatment of diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or emphysema and asthma; to the most complex conditions and procedures such as lung cancer and lung transplantation.

Penn researchers are breaking ground in clinical research on bronchoscopic lung reduction, an emerging alternative to surgery. The Penn Lung Center also leads international research efforts in treating mesothelioma, a pulmonary cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, which is now occurring more frequently.

For more information about the Penn Lung Center or to schedule an appointment with one of our physicians, call 800-789-PENN (7366) or you can also request an appointment online.

	Need an appointment? Request one online 24 hours/day, 7 days/week or call 800-789-PENN (7366) to speak to a referral counselor.