Pulmonology involves the study and treatment of respiratory diseases and disorders. A pulmonary physician, or pulmonologist, treats diseases of the lungs, airways, and all other respiratory organs. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and other respiratory problems, and uses a variety of invasive and non-invasive diagnostic techniques to help patients.
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Broncho-Esophagology, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Lung Disorders, cystic fibrosis, Asthma, pectus excavatum, and Emphysema.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 12,961 practicing pulmonary doctors / pulmonologists. Broken out by state, pulmonology doctor density in Alabama is 164, in Alaska is 16, in Arizona is 248, in Arkansas is 72, in California is 1,368, in Colorado is 228, in Connecticut is 246, in Delaware is 39, in District of Columbia is 83, in Florida is 834, in Georgia is 308, in Hawaii is 44, in Idaho is 37, in Illinois is 495, in Indiana is 241, in Iowa is 102, in Kansas is 86, in Kentucky is 229, in Louisiana is 164, in Maine is 77, in Maryland is 326, in Massachusetts is 459, in Michigan is 360, in Minnesota is 204, in Mississippi is 91, in Missouri is 261, in Montana is 26, in Nebraska is 66, in Nevada is 66, in New Hampshire is 61, in New Jersey is 491, in New Mexico is 68, in New York is 1,140, in North Carolina is 639, in North Dakota is 28, in Ohio is 598, in Oklahoma is 99, in Oregon is 115, in Pennsylvania is 669, in Rhode Island is 73, in South Carolina is 162, in South Dakota is 21, in Tennessee is 297, in Texas is 731, in Utah is 87, in Vermont is 27, in Virginia is 310, in Washington is 257, in West Virginia is 67, in Wisconsin is 218, and in Wyoming is 10.
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