The multidisciplinary team brings together specialists from pulmonology, rheumatology, cardiology, radiology and pathology. Interstitial Lung Disease Program patients can expect to be guided through the process of meeting the specialists with expertise in their specific disorder, with appointments completed in as short a time as one day. All physicians from the program meet on a bi-weekly basis to discuss each patient case related to interstitial lung disease, beginning by addressing diagnosis.

The Interstitial Lung Disease Program team ensures accurate diagnosis by bringing specialists into close collaboration from the earliest stages of patient care. The University of Michigan has tracked and tested their diagnostic methods, publishing results that set a standard of multidisciplinary approach for interstitial lung disease diagnosis nationwide. Physicians from the program are also members of an international task force that are rewriting guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial pulmonary fibrosis.

Among the types of disorders treated by the Interstitial Lung Disease Program are:

• Ideopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Sarcoidosis
• Non-specific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP)
• Scarring disease of the lung associated with autoimmune diseases such as lupus, scleroderma, myositis, rheumatoid arthritis and mixed connective tissue disease
• Respiratory bronchiolitis
• Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
• Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis  
• Rheumatoid lung
• Evaluation for lung transplant

To make an appointment related to a lung or pulmonary problem, or for an interstitial lung disease referral, call us at 888-287-1084.