Bronchiectasis is the chronic inflammation of bronchi walls. It is characterized by thickening bronchi walls from inflammation and infection. When…

Hyperhidrosis is classified by sweating excessively in response to stimuli. Excess sweat is define as sweat that exceeds amounts normally…

Chest wall malformations (CWM) can be exhibited in several ways and can cause both functional respiratory impairment and psychosocial concerns…

Patients requiring thoracic care are generally older, former or current smokers, and sicker as compared to other types of patients….

Thoracic surgery, or surgery on the lungs, is most commonly used to remove lung cancer or to reduce the volume…

Tracheal stenosis is a narrowing of the trachea that ultimately leads to breathing problem. This is the result of scar…

GERD (also called acid reflux) is a term you’ve probably heard on pharmaceutical commercials. It’s an acronym for gastroesophageal reflux…

Cancer. The word alone is enough to scare even the strongest person. We hear every day about breast cancer, lung…

Hyperhidrosis Sweating is a part of life. And for most of us it’s actually an incredibly helpful biological process that…

Screening for Lung Cancer Lung cancer. Just hearing those words sends chills down many people’s spines. This disease has become…