90%
Percentage of new lung cancer referrals seen within a period of seven days
Lung Disease
Our exceptional foundation of physicians and state-of-the-art methods, like XVIVO and intensity-modulated radiation therapy, to diagnose and treat complex lung diseases makes pulmonology care a hallmark of UF Health.
At UF Health, our team of knowledgeable pulmonary physicians will decipher your underlying lung condition. The goal of the Advanced Lung Disease Program is to set you on the path to recovery by shining a light on the roadblocks in your way.
Our team will provide a quick and accurate diagnosis before devising a treatment plan to fit your needs. At UF Health, our pulmonary leaders will construct an ideal treatment plan modeled around your needs. The Advanced Lung Disease Program is equipped with an array of cutting-edge technologies and treatments aimed at producing the best possible patient outcomes. After uncovering your underlying condition, our exemplary team will employ any combination of these tools to secure those life-changing results. Our program's focus areas are adult lung cancer, adult lung transplant, and pediatric lung transplant.
UF Health Shands Hospital is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals for pulmonology and lung surgery by U.S. News & World Report.
Quick Facts
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Clinical trials that make up one of the most comprehensive portfolios for lung cancer
3 Months
Average wait time for adult lung transplantation (national average is six months)
92.4%
Survival rate with functioning transplant after one year (above national average)
Conditions and Treatments
- Asbestosis
- Aspergillosis
- Aspiration pneumonia
- Atelectasis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Coal worker's pneumoconiosis
- Collapsed lung (pneumothorax)
- Community-acquired pneumonia in adults
- Histiocytosis
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- Lung metastases
- Pleural effusion
- Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
- Pneumonia - weakened immune system
- Pulmonary actinomycosis
- Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
- Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula
- Pulmonary aspergilloma
- Pulmonary edema
- Pulmonary embolus
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Pulmonary nocardiosis
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
- Rheumatoid lung disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Simple pulmonary eosinophilia
- Small cell lung cancer
Our Locations
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Specialty Care Practice UF Health Lung Transplant - Heart & Vascular Hospital
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Specialty Care Practice UF Health Pulmonary – Medical Specialties – Medical Plaza
Our Experts
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Amir M Emtiazjoo, MD, MScCritical Care Medicine Specialist, Pulmonologist (Lung Specialist)
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Ibrahim Faruqi, MD, MPHCritical Care Medicine Specialist, Pulmonologist (Lung Specialist)
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Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Pulmonologist (Lung Specialist)
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Jorge E Lascano, MDCritical Care Specialist
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Mindaugas Rackauskas, MD, PhDTransplant Surgeon
Patient Education
Want to know more? Check out our Patient Education section for more information.
Clinical Trials: Lung Disease
UF Health research scientists make medicine better every day. They discover new ways to help people by running clinical trials. When you join a clinical trial, you can get advanced medical care. Sometimes years before it's available everywhere. You can also help make medicine better for everyone else. If you'd like to learn more about clinical trials, visit our clinical trials page. Or click one of the links below:
- Investigator
- Dima Ezmigna
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of inhaled treprostinil in subjects with sarcoidosis-associated interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension.
- Investigator
- Ali Ataya
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
- Ages
- 18 Years - 99 Years
- Sexes
- All
This study is open to adults with a lung disease called Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). People can join the study if they are 40 years or older. If they already take nintedanib or pirfenidone for their IPF, they can continue treatment…
- Investigators
- Christopher Harden, Divya C Patel
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
- Ages
- 40 Years - N/A
- Sexes
- All
News and Patient Stories: Lung Disease
UF Health Shands Transplant Center programs among nation’s best
July 13, 2023
Liver transplant program outcomes No. 1 nationally, kidney a close second
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UF Health launches new center to treat myositis and lung disease
June 29, 2023
As a lung disease specialist at University of Florida Health, Faye Pais, M.D., has seen the drastic effects myositis has on patients. Inflammation is…
College of Medicine, +2 more
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