Pulmonary - Critical Care - Sleep Medicine
What is a pulmonologist?
Pulmonologists, or pulmonary specialists, are physicians who study and treat diseases of the lungs, airways and chest, as well as sleep disorders. Pulmonologists have internal medicine background with specialized training to treat pulmonary and sleep disorders. Most pulmonologists see patients in the clinic and hospital.
Why would I want to see a pulmonologist?
People see pulmonary specialists for a variety of reasons. The most common reasons include asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), tuberculosis, bronchitis, pleurisy and pneumonia. Pulmonologists also treat sleep disorders, including sleep apnea.
How do I get in to see a pulmonary specialist?
- Request an appointment online
- Call us to make an appointment
Round Rock 512-509-0200 Temple 254-724-3227
Your insurance carrier may require a referral through your primary care physician's office. If you are unsure about your coverage, please contact your insurance provider directly.
Critical Care Medicine
Our critical care medicine program provides intensive care and advanced technology in a compassionate and safe environment.
The critical care team is a multidisciplinary group of medical professionals. Led by attending physicians, the team consists of critical care fellows, residents and medical students, experienced critical care nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, nutritionists and social workers.
Interventional Pulmonology (IP)
The interventional pulmonology (IP) team specializes in providing comprehensive care to patients with diseases of the central airways (the main trachea and bronchi) and the pleura (the space between the lungs and the chest wall). Our team includes expert physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists dedicated to providing the highest quality of personalized care.
Our IP team is part of the multidisciplinary lung cancer board at Scott & White that consists of medical and radiation oncologists, pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, pathologists, and radiologists.
Interventional Pulmonology Services
Bronchoscopy
Our therapeutic repertoire includes:
Airway prosethetics and stents
Argon plasma coagulation (APC)
Electrocautery
Laser
Local radiation (brachytherapy)
Cryo-therapy
Balloon dilation
Foreign body removal
Our team also performs advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy with endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS). This technique allows us to diagnose the cause of enlarged lymph nodes in the chest and is a minimally invasive alternative to staging lung cancer.
Pleuroscopy
Thorascopy
Trans-tracheal oxygen therapy catheters
Diagnostic and therapeutic thoracentesis
Chronic indwelling pleural drains (pleurx catheters)
Closed pleural biopsies
Percutaneous dilational tracheotomies
Scott & White Sleep Institute
At the Sleep Institute, accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine , we treat sleep conditions ranging from restless legs syndrome to sleep apnea.
Pulmonary Function Testing and Physiology
The pulmonary laboratory specializes in objectively, accurately and efficiently measuring lung function that is vital to the evaluation and management of many lung disorders. In all aspects, our lab meets or exceeds the recommended standards established by the American Thoracic Society.
Services Provided
Spirometry
Pulmonary Profiles (Static Lung Volumes)
Methacholine Challenge (Exercise)
Diffusion Capacity
High Altitude Simulation Testing
Arterial Blood Gases/Shunt Studies
Simple Exercise Study
Complex Exercise Testing
Pulmonary Hypertension
Using the latest equipment and diagnostic techniques, our multidisciplinary team diagnoses and treats pulmonary arterial hypertension.
