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Lung Care

Pulmonology

Breathe easier with the largest team of providers in the region dedicated to diagnosing and treating lung disease. The UT Health East Texas Pulmonary Institute team is trained to diagnose and treat a number of disorders that involve the respiratory system. We offer the latest treatments and techniques by using state-of-the-art technology. We treat the most common, as well as the rarest, lung diseases.

We offer clinics as well as diagnostic testing and imaging throughout East Texas. Clinic locations include: Athens, Carthage, Gun Barrel City, Henderson, Jacksonville, Palestine, Pittsburg, Quitman and Tyler. Advanced procedures and surgeries are performed at UT Health Tyler.

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Providers For Lung Care

Rodolfo Amaro Galvez, MD
Pulmonology (Lung Disease) - Pediatric, Sleep Medicine

Leslie A. Couch, MD
Pulmonology (Lung Disease), Cystic Fibrosis, Infectious Lung Diseases

Luis Destarac, MD, FCCP
Pulmonology (Lung Disease), Asthma, Allergy & Immunology

Megan Devine, MD
Pulmonology (Lung Disease), Infectious Lung Diseases, Critical Care Medicine

James Fox, MD
Pulmonology (Lung Disease), Critical Care Medicine

G. David Gass, MD
Pulmonology (Lung Disease), Critical Care Medicine

Steven Idell, MD, PhD
Pulmonology (Lung Disease)

David Jones, MD, FCCP, DABSM
Pulmonology (Lung Disease), Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Pamela J. McShane, MD
Pulmonology (Lung Disease), Critical Care Medicine, Infectious Lung Diseases

Varalaxmi Nannaka, MD
Pulmonology (Lung Disease), Critical Care Medicine

Ketan Patel, MBBS, MD, FCCP
Pulmonology (Lung Disease), Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Julie V. Philley, MD
Pulmonology (Lung Disease), Infectious Lung Diseases, Cystic Fibrosis, Critical Care Medicine

Richard J. Wallace Jr., MD
Infectious Disease, Infectious Lung Diseases

Carla Wang-Kocik, MD
Pulmonology (Lung Disease), Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Kimberly Brown, APRN, FNP-BC
Pulmonology (Lung Disease)

LeAnn Calvin, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Gastroenterology

Cynthia Chaney, APRN, FNP-BC
Pulmonology (Lung Disease)

Rhonda Mathis, APRN, ACNP-BC
Pulmonology (Lung Disease), Critical Care Medicine

Christine Porter, APRN, ACNP-BC
Pulmonology (Lung Disease), Critical Care Medicine

Dale Tallmadge, APRN, MSN, ACNP-BC
Pulmonology (Lung Disease)