Comprehensive Lung and Breathing Program
Expert lung and breathing care, from a chronic cough to the most complex lung diseases. Based in metro Denver.
Whether you’re in the Rocky Mountain region or somewhere else nationally, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital offers a team of experts ready to give you the internationally recognized care you deserve.
Call us at 720.848.0748 to learn more.
Our multidisciplinary approach
Our Comprehensive Lung and Breathing Program, based in metro Denver, uses a unique multidisciplinary approach to give you access to all the specialists, including pulmonologists, allergists, oncologists, otolaryngologists and thoracic surgeons, you need to treat your condition.
As a leader in lung and respiratory research, our patients with lung and respiratory conditions also have the opportunity to enroll in clinical trials, which aim to improve treatment protocols and patient care outcomes.
Our areas of lung and respiratory expertise
From allergies and asthma to nasal and sinus problems, from an array of pulmonary disorders to thoracic surgery, UCHealth specialists have you covered.
Allergies and asthma
From the simplest to most complicated allergy and asthma cases, we’re here to solve your unique problem. We can help you get to the bottom of food allergies, drug allergies and environmental factors contributing to skin issues, breathing difficulty and more.
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Provider videos: allergies and asthma
Treating allergies
The difference between allergies and a cold
How to know if you have allergies
How to get rid of pet allergies
Cancer
UCHealth University of Colorado Cancer Center in metro Denver is the place to go for your head and neck or lung cancer. Our world-renowned team of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and surgeons have set new standards in the treatment of many of these cancers, making us one of the few NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country.
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Provider videos: head and neck cancer
What does a head and neck cancer surgeon do?
Treatment and rehabilitation for head and neck cancer
What are salivary gland tumors and how do you treat them?
What is HPV-driven cancer?
Provider videos: lung nodule
What do I do if I have a lung nodule?
Interventional pulmonology
Interventional pulmonology involves minimally invasive procedures used to diagnose and treat lung conditions. Our dedicated team uses this state-of-the-art technology to diagnose and treat respiratory conditions in a way that decreases discomfort, complications and overall recovery time in one of the top hospitals in the country.
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Provider videos: interventional pulmonology
What does an interventional pulmonologist do?
How does an interventional pulmonologist diagnose lung disease?
How does an interventional pulmonolgist treat lung disease?
What do I do if I have a lung nodule?
Nasal and sinus disorders
UCHealth is where you’ll find the only group of specialty-trained rhinologists in the state. These experts are involved in the latest and greatest research so they can always bring you the best routine and advanced care for your sinus or nasal problem.
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Provider videos: nasal and sinus disorders
What are nasal polyps?
I can’t breathe through my nose
Rhinitis and its treatment
Sinusitis and its treatment
Post-COVID recovery for “long haulers”
COVID “long haulers” are those who experience symptoms four weeks or longer after the original infection. Some of these patients had severe illness. They spent time on ventilators and recovered in the ICU. But long haulers also include those who initially had moderate, mild or even no COVID-19 symptoms. Their ongoing symptoms can include chronic fatigue, brain fog (aka COVID brain), depression, shortness of breath, loss of taste and smell, hair loss and more.
A complex condition that defies easy answers requires multiple minds to explore it. That’s the approach of the Multidisciplinary Post-COVID Clinic, which operates out of the Pulmonology Clinic at Anschutz. It brings together specialists in critical care, pulmonology, cardiology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, psychiatry, neurology and more to craft treatment plans that address each patient’s long COVID challenges. (From UCHealth Today)
Pulmonary disease
Since everyone’s situation is different, we don’t offer a generalized approach to treating you. Our experts specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of lung conditions such as autoimmune lung disease, chronic cough, COPD, emphysema, interstitial lung disease and shortness of breath, while consulting with each other on the best way to move forward with your condition.
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Provider videos: COPD
What causes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
How do you treat COPD?
What are the symptoms of COPD?
How long does COPD last?
Provider videos: interstitial lung disease
What is interstitial lung disease?
Diagnosis and treatment for interstitial lung disease
Living with interstitial lung disease
Pulmonary vascular disease
Our clinic offers top-level care when it comes to pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolism, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and respiratory disorders related to high altitude.
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Our pulmonary hypertension survival rate is among the best in the country.
Provider videos: pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension and its symptoms
Pulmonary hypertension diagnosis and treatment
Provider videos: pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism diagnosis and treatment
How do you get a pulmonary embolism?
Provider videos: altitude sickness
What is altitude sickeness? How do you know if you have it?
Treating altitude sickness
Preventing altitude sickness
Sleep disorders
To us, sleep is a science. We offer the technology proven to give you a good night’s rest. In addition to treatments for sleep disorders like sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy and other conditions, we were the first place in Metro Denver to offer Inspire therapy and other advanced surgeries for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
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Provider videos: sleep apnea
What is sleep apnea?
Getting tested for sleep apnea
Treating sleep apnea
The effects of untreated sleep apnea
What if I don’t like my CPAP machine?
Thoracic surgery
While there are many surgeons out there, few focus specifically on thoracic surgery like we do at UCHealth. Our thoracic surgeons have trained extensively in this specialty and have decades of experience. They work closely with our doctors in gastroenterology, oncology, pulmonology, pathology and other specialties to create a personalized plan for you. From your lungs to your chest wall to your upper airway, should you need a surgical expert in those areas, you can find them here.
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Provider videos: thoracic surgery
Lung surgery: types, risks, and recovery
How do you treat lung cancer with surgery?
Robotic lung surgery
What are the symptoms of and treatment for upper airway tumors?
What is subglottic stenosis, and is it life-threatening?
What is pectus excavatum?
How do you treat pectus excavatum?
How do you use robotic surgery to treat reflux and esophageal disease?
How do you use robotic surgery to treat esophageal cancer?
Lung transplant
A lung transplant may be the only option for patients with end-stage lung disease who have not responded to conventional treatment, and whose survival is predicted at less than two years. UCHealth is home to the only lung transplant program in the state and we have performed over 600 lung transplants.
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Voice, swallowing and upper airway disorders
These types of problems can’t be treated just anywhere. The Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora is the only place in town with some of the advanced therapies and surgeries you need to treat vocal cord dysfunction, laryngeal tumors and more.
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Provider videos: voice, swallowing and laryngeal cancer
What is a voice disorder?
Treatments for those who have difficulty swallowing
Treating breathing difficulties not related to the lungs
What is laryngeal cancer?
Supportive services. Personalized care.
Supportive services
The Comprehensive Lung and Breathing Program can connect you with pulmonary rehabilitation and smoking cessation programs in metro Denver.
- Pulmonary rehabilitation creates a personalized approach to help you with your pulmonary disease. It can reduce your symptoms and improve your life.
- UCHealth’s smoking cessation resources include smoking cessation classes, support groups and nicotine treatments—all aimed at helping interested individuals stop using tobacco and start a living a healthier life.
Personalized care
Our lung and breathing specialists and other providers will collaborate to treat your unique case with a customized plan. Our expertise and leading-edge procedures can help you maintain more of the active, healthy life you love.
