Origin Pulmonary medicine only began to evolve as a distinct clinical specialty in the 1950s; its professional lineage traces to the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, founded earlier by William Welch and William Osler, later renamed the American Thoracic Society.
Pulmonology is the medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract, the lungs, airways and chest. Pulmonologists are trained specifically in diseases and conditions of the chest, most centrally pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema and complicated chest infections, and the specialty overlaps closely with critical care medicine in the management of patients on mechanical ventilation.
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Origin PeriodPulmonary medicine only began to evolve as a distinct clinical specialty in the 1950s; its professional lineage traces to the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, founded earlier by William Welch and William Osler, later renamed the American Thoracic Society. 2 Years of Training Classification
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Blockage of a pulmonary artery, usually by a blood clot; pulmonology specialty.
Sarcoidosis, Conditions Inflammatory disease most often affecting the lungs; pulmonology specialty.
Notable Specialists
Source Arnold Klebs (source article)
Source Carl Spengler (source article)
Source Frigyes Korányi (physician) (source article)
Source Heinrich Quincke (Wikipedia)
Source Henry Augustus Ellis (Wikipedia)
Source Lucius Rüedi (source article)
Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope and is a pioneer of pulmonary medicine.
Source Robert Neubauer (Wikipedia)
Source Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (source article)
Treats
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1. Wikipedia: Medical specialty
WikipediaClassification tableQuote, Classification table
Medical specialties that focus on the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of disease.
2. Wikipedia: Pulmonology
WikipediaHistory of pulmonology section
Although pulmonary medicine only began to evolve as a medical specialty in the 1950s...
Wikipedia, Pulmonology, History section
Although pulmonary medicine only began to evolve as a medical specialty in the 1950s, William Welch and William Osler founded the 'parent' organization of the American Thoracic Society, the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
Introduction
specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections
View the Source 3. ACP: Pulmonary disease subspecialty
Training sectionQuote, Training section
a two year fellowship is required following completion of a three year basic internal medicine residency
Heinrich Quincke (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Heinrich Quincke, Lead, specialty [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Heinrich Quincke, Lead, specialty [specialist-in]
After 1874, his main area of research was pulmonary medicine.
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (source article)
Notable Specialists: Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Beruf und Privatleben, specialistQuote, Notable Specialists: Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Beruf und Privatleben, specialist
Seit 1979 ist sie Fachärztin für Lungenkrankheiten.
Carl Spengler (source article)
Notable Specialists: Carl Spengler, Article textQuote, Notable Specialists: Carl Spengler, Article text
was a Swiss surgeon, pulmonologist and bacteriologist.
Frigyes Korányi (physician) (source article)
Notable Specialists: Frigyes Korányi (physician), Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Frigyes Korányi (physician), Lead sentence [specialist-in]
a Hungarian physician specializing in internal medicine, especially pulmonary medicine
Henry Augustus Ellis (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Henry Augustus Ellis, Medical careerQuote, Notable Specialists: Henry Augustus Ellis, Medical career
entering private practice in Harley Street as a tuberculosis specialist
Robert Neubauer (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Robert Neubauer, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Robert Neubauer, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
was a Slovene doctor, specialising in phthisiology
Arnold Klebs (source article)
Notable Specialists: Arnold Klebs, Lead sentenceQuote, Notable Specialists: Arnold Klebs, Lead sentence
was a Swiss physician who specialized in the study of tuberculosis
Lucius Rüedi (source article)
Notable Specialists: Lucius Rüedi, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Lucius Rüedi, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
was a Swiss pulmonologist and pioneer of climatotherapy
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