St. Paul Lung Clinic

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Our Specialties

St. Paul Lung Clinic’s providers specialize in all aspects of pulmonary and critical
care medicine.   In addition, we have expertise in sleep and occupational medicine.  We treat patients who suffer from asthma, COPD, lung cancer, pulmonary
hypertension, sleep disorders, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis, bronchiectasis and sarcoidosis. We welcome referrals for patients who may
suffer from any these conditions. Below is more detailed information on some of our specialty clinics and programs.

Lung Nodule Clinic

St. Paul Lung Clinic is pleased to offer the services of its Lung Nodule Clinic.
Primary care physicians can refer their patients to the clinic to receive efficient
and coordinated evaluation, surveillance and treatment of lung nodules.
Patients will receive pulmonary consultations within 48 hours.

The goals of the Lung Nodule Clinic are to:

  • Provide a structured diagnostic work-up and appropriate follow-up
  • Reduce patient anxiety
  • Minimize unnecessary surgery
  • Avoid loss of follow-up care
  • Offer expedited scheduling

Care Coordination:

A Clinic Nurse Specialist navigates patient care from initial contact onward. Following evaluation, patients receive recommendations for additional diagnostics or follow-up based upon the Fleishner Guidelines. Patients requiring extended surveillance are enrolled in our health maintenance program to help ensure they receive appropriate follow-up.

Call 651-456-LUNG to schedule an appointment for your patient.


Thoracic Oncology Program

For patients that are diagnosed with lung cancer, the services of our Thoracic Oncology Program are available. These patients with a thoracic malignancy will benefit from our multidisciplinary team approach to lung cancer care. This team approach benefits patients by utilizing the knowledge and expertise of several specialists to ensure expedited, comprehensive and evidence-based care. The multidisciplinary lung cancer team includes pulmonologists, radiologists, medical oncologists, thoracic surgeons, radiation oncologist and advance practice nurses.

Our program features:

  • Follow-up communications with referring providers
  • A multidisciplinary lung tumor conference where patient care decisions are made
  • Expedited care through our multidisciplinary clinic, navigated by APRNs
  • Patient access to financial counselors, social workers, registered dietitians, pulmonary rehabilitation, cancer rehabilitation and other complementary therapies through the support of partner organizations


Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic

The St. Paul Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic (SPPHC), a clinical collaboration of St. Paul Lung Clinic and St. Paul Heart Clinic, is the first of its kind in the Twin Cities to offer pulmonary hypertension patient care by pulmonologists and cardiovascular specialists. SPPHC unites two well-respected clinics that share a wealth of knowledge and experience to combine clinical expertise and medical resources to cardiopulmonary diagnosis and treatment.

In diagnosing PH, our services include:

  • Echocardiograms and electrocardiograms
  • Right and left heart catheterization
  • Cardiac MRI
  • Lung imaging
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Diagnostic sleep evaluations
  • Laboratory blood work

Contact the SPPHC at 651-298-0325.


Asthma Program

St. Paul Lung Clinic’s asthma program provides education for patients and a personalized asthma action plan. A copy of the patient’s asthma action plan is sent to the primary doctor along with a letter summarizing asthma management and risk of exacerbation. This allows the primary clinic to stay involved and informed about the patient’s asthma care.

Occupational Respiratory Medicine Clinic

The Occupational Respiratory Medicine Clinic specializes in evaluation of patients who have been potentially exposed to chemicals or other factors in the workplace.  This can be a complicated situation and it demands a properly trained expert, and our clinic is staffed with such individuals who are skilled at identifying and treating both respiratory and work-related diseases such as occupational asthma.