Critical Care | USF Health

Internal Medicine

Critical Care, Pulmonary

USF Health at the Forefront of Care and Medical Research

USF Health’s team of pulmonary and critical care specialists provide personalized treatment to critically ill patients with disorders of the chest, lungs, and airways. Our pulmonary consultation services ensure patients with critical illness or thoracic diseases receive comprehensive and timely evaluations of a wide variety of pulmonary symptoms, radiographic abnormalities and respiratory diseases. Through clinical trials and innovative research, we continue to advance our understanding of these disorders to improve your care.

Many breathing problems cause disruptions in sleep. USF Health also offers expertise in sleep disorders and a dedicated Sleep Disorders Center.

What we Treat

Our comprehensive services for lung and breathing-related conditions include:

Medical ICU care
In-patient pulmonary consultation
Out-patient pulmonary consultation (including urgent visits)
Supervision of pulmonary rehabilitation services
Pulmonary function laboratory testing and interpretation
Interventional pulmonary procedures
Sleep Center
Pulmonary Hypertension Center
Thoracic oncology program

Clinical Programs

Nontuberculous mycobacteria and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI)
Non-cystic fibrosis Bronchiectasis
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Asthma
Pulmonary Hypertension
Interventional Pulmonology, including both airway and pleural procedures
Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
Lung Transplant

Contact Us

To make an appointment with Pulmonary Critical Care, please call: (813) 821-8033

Physician referral phone line: (813) 821-8057

Multidisciplinary Team

Tampa General Hospital and USF Health work together as a multidisciplinary team, and take a multi-specialty approach to transplant surgery. We are an academic-affiliated lung transplant program that builds upon the solid foundation laid by Tampa General Hospital’s lung transplant team to create what could be Florida’s first center for advanced lung disease.

USF Health + TGH Pulmonary Program Joins Prestigious Global Organizations

“Our goal is to bring world-class innovative pulmonary care to the Tampa Bay region and beyond and provide our team with the ability to collaborate with research and make an impact in improving the outcomes and care of patients with sarcoidosis,’’ says Dr. Debabrata Bandyopadhyay in a press release.

USF Health + TGH Pulmonary Program Joins Prestigious Global Organizations

USF Health + TGH Teams Train On ECMO

Faculty and clinical staff from both USF Health and Tampa General Hospital learned the nuances and best practices of ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) at a special course held on the TGH campus. The ECMO course provided the newest information associated with the life-saving procedure.