{"id":14,"date":"2017-07-26T21:11:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T21:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/pulmonary-diseases\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2022-05-16T10:09:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T15:09:37","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pulmonary-diseases\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Patient care and clinical\u00a0services<\/h3>\n<p>The Pulmonary Division UT Health San Antonio is one of the state\u2019s major clinical referral centers and boasts a comprehensive set of pulmonary outpatient services, as well as in-patient pulmonary and critical care services. A more detailed list is below.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Outpatient clinic services available:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interstitial Lung Disease Specialty Clinic<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pulmonary Hypertension Specialty Clinic<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lung Transplant Specialty Clinic<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interventional Pulmonary Specialty Clinic<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cystic Fibrosis Specialty Clinic<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lung Nodule and Mass Clinic<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Severe Asthma Specialty Clinic<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University Hospital Comprehensive Pulmonary Medicine Clinic<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Texas VA Comprehensive Pulmonary Medicine Clinic<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical Arts and Research Center (MARC) Comprehensive Pulmonary Medicine Clinic<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pulmonary Function Lab Testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Critical care medicine services available:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical ICU (MICU)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neuro-ICU (NICU)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cardiothoracic ICU (CTICU)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surgical ICU (SICU)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Interventional pulmonary services offered:<\/h4>\n<p>The following are just some of the diagnostic and therapeutic services offered, many of which are unique to south Texas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endobronchial US-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration of mediastinal lymph nodes (Convex EBUS-TBNA)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peripheral\/Radial EBUS-TBNA<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endobronchial and transbronchial biopsies<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rigid Bronchoscopy<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Airway stent placements<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Airway balloon dilation therapy for airway stenosis<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Airway ablative procedures (laser, APC, cryotherapy, electrocautery)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Percutaneous tracheostomy<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultrasound-guided thoracentesis<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chest tube placement<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tunneled pleural catheter placement for persistent pleural effusions<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bronchial thermoplasty for severe resistant asthma<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whole lung lavage<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endobronchial valve placement for persistent bronchopleural fistulas<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swan-Ganz\/Right-Heart\/Pulmonary Artery Catheter Placement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;roomy&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"colorized-heading ruled-heading\">A Division in the Department of Medicine<\/h3>\n<p>The Division of Pulmonary Diseases is one of twelve divisions housed in the Department of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio\u2019s Long School of Medicine. Our sister divisions include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"loose-list\">\n<li><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"http:\/\/medicine.uthscsa.edu\/Cardiology\/index.aspx\">Janey and Dolph Briscoe Division of Cardiology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/dermatology\/&quot;\">Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/diabetes\/&quot;\">Division of Diabetes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/endocrinology\/\u201c\">Division of Endocrinology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"\/\/medicine.uthscsa.edu\/Gastroenterology\/index.aspx&quot;\">Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/division-general-medicine\/\">Division of General Internal Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/geriatrics\/\">Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/hospital-medicine\/\">Division of Hospital Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/hematology\/\">Division of Hematology\/Oncology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/infectious-diseases\/&quot;\">Division of Infectious Diseases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/\">Division of Nephrology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/rheumatology\/\">Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"colorized-heading ruled-heading\">Contact Us<\/h3>\n<p>7400 Merton Minter<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VAH 5th Floor Rm C516<\/span><br \/>\nSan Antonio, TX 78229<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phone: 210-567-5792<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fax: 210-949-3006<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Division of Pulmonary Diseases &amp; Critical Care Medicine -Leadership &amp; Staff<\/h4>\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-4\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-4\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Title<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Email<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Telephone<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Diego Maselli Caceres<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chief of Division Pulmonary Diseases &amp; Critical Care Medicine<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"mailto:masellicacer@uthscsa.edu\">masellicacer@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">210-617-5256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kevin C. Proud<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fellowship Program Director<br>Associate Professor <\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"mailto:levines@uthscsa.edu\">proud@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">210-617-5256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Stephanie M. Levine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Associate Fellowship Program Director<br><br \/>\nProfessor<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"mailto:peters@uthscsa.edu\">levines@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">210-567-5792<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Marcos Restrepo<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Associate Fellowship Program Director<br><br \/>\nAssociate Professor<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"mailto:restrepom@uthscsa.edu\">restrepom@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">210-617-5256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ailene Alcaraz<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fellowship Program Coordinator - Senior<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"mailto:alcaraz@uthscsa.edu\">alcaraz@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">210-567-4928<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Allyssa Rosario<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Program Coordinator<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"mailto:rosarioa@uthscsa.edu\">rosarioa@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">210-567-4881<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Marissa Benavidez<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manager, Finance &amp; Administration<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"mailtobenavidezm1@uthscsa.edu\">benavidezm1@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">210-450-9886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Anayeli Mendoza<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Administrative Assistant \u2013 Senior<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"mailto:mendozaa7@uthscsa.edu\">mendozaa7@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">210-450-8925<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-4 from cache -->[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Patient care and clinical\u00a0services The Pulmonary Division UT Health San Antonio is one of the state\u2019s major clinical referral centers and boasts a comprehensive set of pulmonary outpatient services, as well as in-patient pulmonary and critical care services. 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