736 Cambridge Street, Brighton, MA 02135
617-789-3000
At St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, we believe you should breathe easy. The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep Medicine provides a full array of treatments and care for our patients. Whether it’s shortness of breath, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis, emphysema or interstitial lung disease - we are dedicated to improving your quality of life.
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Armin Ernst, MD, considered to be in the top
1 percent of pulmonologists across the country by US News and
World Report, leads our team of pulmonary and critical care
specialists, expert nurses and respiratory therapists who are dedicated
to improving your quality of life through accurate and timely
diagnoses and the development and execution of a personalized plan of
care. From pulmonary function tests to the most advanced minimally
invasive interventional procedures, our world-class clinicians provide
our patients with access to the complete continuum of care with
state-of-the-art technology right in your community.
Advanced Obstructive Lung
Disease
Critical Care/Respiratory
Intensive Care
General Pulmonary Medicine
Interstitial Lung Disease
Interventional Pulmonology
Occupational Lung Disease
Pleural Services Clinic
Pulmonary Hypertension
Respiratory Therapy and
Pulmonary Function Testing
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Services
Illnesses and Diseases
Our experts can diagnose and treat ailments of lungs and
breathing related illnesses, from mild shortness of breath to the
most complex diseases of the airways. To learn more, please call us at
617-789-2AIR (2247)
| Illnesses and Diseases | Our Treatments and Procedures |
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Airway Stenosis Amyloidosis Asthma – mild to severe Bronchitis Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Emphysema Empyema Fibrosis or Idiopathic Interstitial Lung Disease Heart Failure Hemothorax Idiopathic Pulmonary Papillomatosis Pleural Effusion Pneumothorax Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Relapsing Polychondritis Thoracentesis Tracheobronchomalacia Wegener’s Granulomatosis |
Airway Stent Placements Bronchial Thermoplasty Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Chest X-ray Cryotherapy Dietary Counseling Endobronchial Brachytherapy Endobronchial Laser Therapies including Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Exercise Tests Flexible Bronchoscopy High Resolution CT Home Oxygen Medical Management Photodynamic Therapy Pleuroscopy or Medical Thoracoscopy Pleural Catheters (pigtails and chest tubes) and Tunneled Pleural Catheters Pleural Manometry Pulmonary Function Testing Smoking Cessation Thoracentesis Tracheostomy and Percutaneous Tracheostomy Transtracheal Oxygen Catheter Tunneled Pleural Catheter Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery |