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 13,024 practicing pulmonary doctors / pulmonologists. Broken out by state, pulmonology doctor density in Alabama is 166, in Alaska is 16, in Arizona is 250, in Arkansas is 72, in California is 1,375, in Colorado is 229, in Connecticut is 250, in Delaware is 39, in District of Columbia is 84, in Florida is 836, in Georgia is 314, in Hawaii is 44, in Idaho is 36, in Illinois is 503, in Indiana is 243, in Iowa is 105, in Kansas is 87, in Kentucky is 232, in Louisiana is 169, in Maine is 79, in Maryland is 330, in Massachusetts is 464, in Michigan is 364, in Minnesota is 205, in Mississippi is 95, in Missouri is 262, in Montana is 26, in Nebraska is 66, in Nevada is 65, in New Hampshire is 61, in New Jersey is 495, in New Mexico is 69, in New York is 1,150, in North Carolina is 645, in North Dakota is 28, in Ohio is 609, in Oklahoma is 104, in Oregon is 117, in Pennsylvania is 674, in Rhode Island is 74, in South Carolina is 164, in South Dakota is 22, in Tennessee is 303, in Texas is 742, in Utah is 88, in Vermont is 27, in Virginia is 312, in Washington is 263, in West Virginia is 69, in Wisconsin is 221, and in Wyoming is 12.
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