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Bronchoscopy Center - Indio, CA

Indio Pulmonologist Doctors for Bronchoscopy

Type of Physician: Pulmonologist

What is a Pulmonologist?

A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats pneumonia, cancer, asthma, occupational diseases, sleep disorders, emphysema, and other complex disorders of the lungs. Pulmonologists evaluate lung function, examine the bronchial airways, and prescribe and monitor mechanical ventilation. Many pulmonary disease experts are also expert in critical care.

Specialty: Pulmonary Disease

Common Name: Lung Doctor

Pulmonologist Doctors in Indio *

Gary Greenwald MD
Gary Greenwald
42362 Bob Hope Dr
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 341-9777

Ronald Sneider MD
Ronald Sneider
39000 Bob Hope Dr
STE K-214
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 346-7336

Shahriyar Tavakoli MD
Shahriyar Tavakoli
35900 Bob Hope Dr
STE 172
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 699-7161

Daniel Walters MD
Daniel Walters
1801 Tahquitz Canyon Way
STE STE 200
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 327-8405

Pacific Sleep Medicine Services/Avastra
Stuart J Menn
555 E Tachevah Dr
Bldg 2 E STE 202
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 416-3505

Ziad Tannous MD
Ziad Tannous
1180 N Indian Canyon Dr
STE W208
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 323-4416

Ayad M Gharghoury MD
Ayad M Gharghoury
58383 29 Palms Hwy
STE 100
Yucca Valley, CA 92284
(760) 325-8647

Yurzul Dhanani MD
Yurzul Dhanani
1275 E Latham
Hemet, CA 92543
(951) 652-5132

Gupta & Gupta MDs
Rakesh C Gupta
341 E Main St
San Jacinto, CA 92583
(951) 654-5590

Chong-Ping Lu MD
Chong-Ping Lu
1000 E Latham Ave
STE E
Hemet, CA 92543
(951) 925-7653

Banning Specialty Care Center
Roger Seheult
6109 W Ramsey St
Banning, CA 92220
(951) 845-0313

Banning Specialty Care Center
Richard L Sheldon
6109 W Ramsey St
Banning, CA 92220
(951) 845-0313

Qazi Medical Group
Ahsan Ul-Haque Qazi
264 N Highland Springs Ave
STE 2A
Banning, CA 92220
(951) 845-8856

Timothy Killeen MD
Timothy Killeen
29645 Rancho California Rd
STE 226
Temecula, CA 92591
(951) 694-4304

Delmer Henninger MD
Delmer Henninger
39755 Date St
STE STE 101
Murrieta, CA 92562
(951) 698-6683

Munif Salek MD
Munif Salek
41593 Winchester Rd
STE 103
Temecula, CA 92590
(951) 296-9095

Physician Services Clinic
Ramiz Fargo
26520 Cactus Ave
Moreno Valley, CA 92555
(951) 486-5700

Borworn Rattidham MD
Borworn Rattidham
126 Avocado Ave
STE 102
Perris, CA 92571
(951) 943-8110

Beaver Medical Group Redlands
James R Dexter
2 W Fern Ave
Redlands, CA 92373
(909) 793-3311

Beaver Medical Group Redlands
Enrique G Gil
2 W Fern Ave
Redlands, CA 92373
(909) 793-3311

Beaver Medical Group Redlands
Theodore L Shankel
2 W Fern Ave
Redlands, CA 92373
(909) 793-3311

Escondido Pulmonary Medical Group Inc
Frank Bender
488 E Valley Pkwy
STE 314
Escondido, CA 92025
(760) 489-1458

Escondido Pulmonary Medical Group Inc
Craig Burrows
488 E Valley Pkwy
STE 314
Escondido, CA 92025
(760) 489-1458

Escondido Pulmonary Medical Group Inc
Gregory Hirsch
488 E Valley Pkwy
STE 314
Escondido, CA 92025
(760) 489-1458

Escondido Pulmonary Medical Group Inc
James Otoshi
488 E Valley Pkwy
STE 314
Escondido, CA 92025
(760) 489-1458

Escondido Pulmonary Medical Group Inc
Kenneth Trestman
488 E Valley Pkwy
STE 314
Escondido, CA 92025
(760) 489-1458

Loma Linda Medical Center Pulmonary & Geriatrics
David Bland
11370 Anderson St
STE 3300
Loma Linda, CA 92354
(909) 558-2896

Loma Linda Medical Center Pulmonary & Geriatrics
Gregory Cheek
11370 Anderson St
STE 3300
Loma Linda, CA 92354
(909) 558-2896

Loma Linda Medical Center Pulmonary & Geriatrics
Philip Gold
11370 Anderson St
STE 3300
Loma Linda, CA 92354
(909) 558-2896

Loma Linda Medical Center Pulmonary & Geriatrics
Rahul Madhav Kale
11370 Anderson St
STE 3300
Loma Linda, CA 92354
(909) 558-2896

Loma Linda Medical Center Pulmonary & Geriatrics
Takkin Lo
11370 Anderson St
STE 3300
Loma Linda, CA 92354
(909) 558-2896

Loma Linda Medical Center Pulmonary & Geriatrics
Kanwaljeet K Maken
11370 Anderson St
STE 3300
Loma Linda, CA 92354
(909) 558-2896

Loma Linda Medical Center Pulmonary & Geriatrics
Katja Ruh
11370 Anderson St
STE 3300
Loma Linda, CA 92354
(909) 558-2896

Loma Linda Medical Center Pulmonary & Geriatrics
N Lennard Specht
11370 Anderson St
STE 3300
Loma Linda, CA 92354
(909) 558-2896

Samuel Sepuya MD
Samuel Sepuya
1780 E Highland Ave
San Bernardino, CA 92404
(909) 882-1276

Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Chest Medicine & Critical Care
Darlene J Elias
15025 Innovation Dr
San Diego, CA 92128
(858) 487-1800

Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Chest Medicine & Critical Care
Robert B Sarnoff
15025 Innovation Dr
San Diego, CA 92128
(858) 487-1800

Primary Care Medical Group Inc
Sunil Arora
401 E Highland Ave
STE STE 552
San Bernardino, CA 92404
(909) 883-8058

Victor S Fu MD
Victor S Fu
399 E Highland Ave
STE 416
San Bernardino, CA 92404
(909) 881-2451

Shuang Bai MD
Tariq Jamil
399 E Highland Ave
San Bernardino, CA 92404
(909) 883-3838

San Bernardino Medical Group
Thomas M Hellwig
1700 N Waterman Ave
San Bernardino, CA 92404
(909) 883-8611

San Bernardino Medical Group
Jason Y Lin
1700 N Waterman Ave
San Bernardino, CA 92404
(909) 883-8611

La Jolla Pulmonary & Critical Care Inc
Lalaine M Corate
790 W. Orange Ave
STE D
El Centro, CA 92243
(858) 625-7200

La Jolla Pulmonary & Critical Care Inc
Achal Dhupa
790 W. Orange Ave
STE D
El Centro, CA 92243
(858) 625-7200

La Jolla Pulmonary & Critical Care Inc
Carl Fricks
790 W. Orange Ave
STE D
El Centro, CA 92243
(858) 625-7200

George R Hancock MD
George R Hancock
790 W Orange Ave
STE C
El Centro, CA 92243
(760) 352-6766

La Jolla Pulmonary & Critical Care Inc
Fredrick Hanson
790 W. Orange Ave
STE D
El Centro, CA 92243
(858) 625-7200

La Jolla Pulmonary & Critical Care Inc
D Scott McCaul
790 W. Orange Ave
STE D
El Centro, CA 92243
(858) 625-7200

Riverside Medical Clinic Internal Medicine Department
Kam Y Lau
7117 Brockton Ave
Riverside, CA 92506
(951) 782-3646

Tri-City Pulmonary Medical Group
Frank Corona
3231 Waring Ct
STE D
Oceanside, CA 92056
(760) 758-7402

Martin Nielsen MD
Martin Nielsen
3231 Waring Ct
STE STE L
Oceanside, CA 92056
(760) 758-7474

Mark Yamanaka MD
Mark Yamanaka
3231 Waring Ct
STE D
Oceanside, CA 92056
(760) 941-0221

Jeffrey Simons MD
Jeffrey Simons
5887 Brockton Ave
STE STE B
Riverside, CA 92506
(951) 781-3672

Pulmonary Associates Medical Group Inc
Larry Ayers
5565 Grossmont Center Dr
Grossmont Medical Center STE 360
La Mesa, CA 91942
(619) 462-3360

Kaveh Bagheri MD
Kaveh Bagheri
8851 Center Dr
STE 405
La Mesa, CA 91942
(619) 589-2535

Sathya P Pokala MD
Sathya P Pokala
8851 Center Dr
STE 405
La Mesa, CA 91942
(619) 644-9315

Pulmonary Associates Medical Group Inc
David F Polster
5565 Grossmont Center Dr
Grossmont Medical Center STE 360
La Mesa, CA 91942
(619) 462-3360

Suman K Sinha MD
Suman K Sinha
8851 Center Dr
STE 307
La Mesa, CA 91942
(619) 589-9158

William J Ackerman MD
William J Ackerman
1200 Garden View Rd
STE 200
Encinitas, CA 92024
(760) 944-0223

Pulmonary Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Shari Anne Brazinsky
6699 Alvarado Rd
STE 2308
San Diego, CA 92120
(619) 462-9010

Pulmonary Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Anthony Cuomo
6699 Alvarado Rd
STE 2308
San Diego, CA 92120
(619) 462-9010

Pulmonary Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Edward Federman
6699 Alvarado Rd
STE 2308
San Diego, CA 92120
(619) 462-9010

Pulmonary Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Renee S Nelson
6699 Alvarado Rd
STE 2308
San Diego, CA 92120
(619) 462-9010

Rancho Sierra Medical Group
William Wayne Hooper
320 Santa Fe Dr
STE 101
Encinitas, CA 92024
(760) 753-3424

Southbay Pulmonary Medical Group
Jose Lira
841 Kuhn Dr
STE 200
Chula Vista, CA 91914
(619) 482-7301

Southbay Pulmonary Medical Group
Martha E Lozano
841 Kuhn Dr
STE 200
Chula Vista, CA 91914
(619) 482-7301

UCSD Medical Center
Joe Ramsdell
9350 Campus Point Dr
STE 2B
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 657-8010

Jeannie H Kim MD
Jeannie H Kim
9834 Genesee Ave
STE 400
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 535-9834

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group Pulmonology
Dave M Barnett
2929 Health Center Dr
FL 2nd
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 939-6570

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group Pulmonology
Deborah Ann Hoffman
2929 Health Center Dr
FL 2nd
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 939-6570

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group Pulmonology
Steven D Kavy
2929 Health Center Dr
FL 2nd
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 939-6570

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group Pulmonology
Stephen H Lee
2929 Health Center Dr
FL 2nd
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 939-6570

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group Pulmonology
Thomas F Mosher
2929 Health Center Dr
FL 2nd
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 939-6570

Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Chest Medicine & Critical Care
Jacqueline Anne Chang
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
Chest Medicine & Critical Care
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 554-8860

Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Chest Medicine & Critical Care
John W Cronin
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
Chest Medicine & Critical Care
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 554-8860

Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Chest Medicine & Critical Care
Arthur D Dawson
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
Chest Medicine & Critical Care
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 554-8860

Scripps Clinic ICU
Kenneth Grudko
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
ICU
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 554-4640

Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Chest Medicine & Critical Care
Shazia M Jamil
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
Chest Medicine & Critical Care
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 554-8860

Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Chest Medicine & Critical Care
Lawrence E Kline
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
Chest Medicine & Critical Care
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 554-8860

Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Chest Medicine & Critical Care
Kenneth J Serio
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
Chest Medicine & Critical Care
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 554-8860

Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Chest Medicine & Critical Care
Maida V Soghikian
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
Chest Medicine & Critical Care
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 554-8860

Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Chest Medicine & Critical Care
Angela C Wang
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
Chest Medicine & Critical Care
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 554-8860

Mohinder Ahluwalia MD & Trevinder Ahluwalia MD
Mohinder Ahluwalia
15982 Quantico Rd
STE A
Apple Valley, CA 92307
(760) 242-9577

High Desert Cardio Pulmonary Medical Group
Rajeev Yelamanchili
16017 Tuscola Rd
STE A
Apple Valley, CA 92307
(760) 242-2221

Seung Chul Yang MD
Seung Chul Yang
802 Magnolia Ave
STE 202
Corona, CA 92879
(951) 735-1310

Andy Sueng Yang MD
Andy Sueng Yang
802 Magnolia Ave
STE 202
Corona, CA 92879
(951) 687-4111

Terrence W Crouch MD
Terrence W Crouch
655 Euclid Ave
STE 401
National City, CA 91950
(619) 267-1556

Family Doctors Walk In Clinic
James O'Brasky
2400 E 8th St
STE A
National City, CA 91950
(619) 237-1671

UCSD Occupational Medicine
William G Hughson
330 Lewis St
Occupational & Environmental Medicine STE 100
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 471-9210

Bitthal Maheshwari MD
Anoop Maheshwari
613 S Howard St
Corona, CA 92879
(951) 735-1511

UCSD Medical Center Pulmonary Disease Dept
Colleen Channick
200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 543-5840

UCSD Medical Center Pulmonary Disease Dept
James H Harrell
200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 543-5840

Internal Medicine Associates
Julian Lichter
4033 3rd Ave
STE STE 300
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 299-2570

B S Khehar MD Inc
Alex J Mercandetti
4060 4th Ave
STE 335
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 291-9285

UCSD Medical Center Pulmonary Dept
Timothy A Morris
200 W Arbor Dr
MC 8383
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 543-5972

Internal Medicine Associates
Joseph Resnikoff
4033 3rd Ave
STE STE 300
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 299-2570

Internal Medicine Associates
Bradley Spitz
4033 3rd Ave
STE STE 300
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 299-2570

James R Vevaina MD
James R Vevaina
3023 Bunker Hill St
STE STE 104
San Diego, CA 92109
(858) 581-0400

Chula Vista Internal Medicine
Gregory Czer
754 Medical Center Ct
STE 100
Chula Vista, CA 91911
(619) 421-4000

Chula Vista Internal Medicine
Luis A Fiallo
754 Medical Center Ct
STE 100
Chula Vista, CA 91911
(619) 421-4000

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Bronchoscopy

What is bronchoscopy?

Bronchoscopy is a procedure during which an examiner uses a viewing tube to evaluate a patient's lung and airways including the voice box and vocal cord, trachea, and many branches of bronchi. Bronchoscopy is usually performed by a pulmonologist or a thoracic surgeon. Although a bronchoscope does not allow for direct viewing and inspection of the lung tissue itself, samples of the lung tissue can be biopsied through the bronchoscope for examination in the laboratory.

There are two types of bronchoscopes - a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope and a rigid bronchoscope. Since the 1960s, the fiberoptic bronchoscope has progressively supplanted the rigid bronchoscope because of overall ease of use. In some patients, flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy can be performed without anesthesia, but in most cases, conscious sedation "twilight sleep") is utilized. However, rigid bronchoscopy requires general anesthesia and the services of an anesthesiologist. During the bronchoscopy, the examiner can see the tissues of the airways either directly by looking through the instrument or by viewing on a TV monitor.

Depending on the indication the examiner will choose between the flexible fiber optic bronchoscope or the rigid bronchoscope. For example, if a patient were coughing up large amounts of blood, a rigid bronchoscope is used since it has a large suction channel and allows for the use of instruments that can better control bleeding. The vast majority of bronchoscopies are performed using the flexible fiberoptic scope because of the improved patient comfort and reduced use of anesthesia.

What are the indications for bronchoscopy?

Bronchoscopy can be used for diagnosis or treatment. (The lists below are not meant to be all-inclusive, but are intended to provide a greater awareness and knowledge regarding the indications for bronchoscopy.)

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Acute Bronchitis »

What is acute bronchitis?

Air is pulled into the lungs when we breathe, initially passing through the mouth, nose, and larynx (voicebox) into the trachea and continues en route to each lung via either the right or left bronchi (the bronchial tree - bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli). Bronchi are formed as the lower part of the trachea divides into two tubes that lead to the lungs. As the bronchi get farther away from the trachea, each bronchial tube divides and gets smaller (resembling an inverted tree) to provide the air to lung tissue so that it can transfer oxygen to the blood stream and remove carbon dioxide (the waste product of metabolism).

Bronchitis describes inflammation of the bronchial tubes (inflammation = itis). The inflammation causes swelling of the lining of these breathing tubes, narrowing the tubes and promoting secretion of inflammatory fluid.

Acute bronchitis describes the inflammation of the bronchi u...

Emergency Contact for Indio

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Indio Hospitals *

John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital
47-111 Monroe St
Indio, CA 92201
(760)347-6191

Eisenhower Medical Center
39000 Bob Hope Dr
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760)340-3911

Desert Regional Medical Center
1150 N Indian Canyon Dr
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760)323-6511

Hi-Desert Medical Center
6601 White Feather Rd
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
(760)366-3711

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