Medical Services > Heart, Lung, and Vascular

Lung disease affects more than 35 million Americans, including conditions such as asthma, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, mesothelioma, neuromuscular disease, occupational lung disease, pulmonary hypertension and sleep disorders. If left untreated, lung disease can produce health complications, problematic symptoms and life-threatening conditions.

UT Southwestern Medical Center’s program for lung disorders offers some of the most advanced interventional therapies and surgical procedures available to treat all forms of lung disease. Our clinicians and researchers have made important contributions to improving the lives of the patients as well as developing diagnostic and therapeutic techniques that have advanced the science of lung disease.

Patients can play a major role in relieving symptoms of lung disease by understanding risk factors and taking actions to minimize their susceptibility to lung disease and its progression. Please visit the Health Library to learn about the risk factors as well as the various types of lung disease treated at UT Southwestern, including:

• Asthma
• Cystic fibrosis
• Emphysema
• Interstitial lung disease
• Lung cancer
• Lung transplantation
• Mesothelioma
• Neuromuscular disease
• Occupational lung disease
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Sleep disorders