Pulmonary Care

Treatment of diseases involving the respiratory tract.

Pulmonary Care

A Pulmonologist is a physician who specializes in the respiratory system and the following related conditions:

asthma
chronic cough
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
pulmonary hypertension
treatment of pulmonary nodules

If you suffer from asthma or smoking-related lung problems, a pulmonary test can help your doctor decide on a treatment plan. At Androscoggin Valley Hospital, we offer two diagnostic tests, which are done in the following sequence:

Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) measures various volumes and capacities within a patient’s lungs by performing a series of different types of breathing maneuvers.
A Methacholine Challenge Study evaluates the sensitivity of a patient’s lungs to help diagnose the severity of the patient’s disease, most commonly asthma.

Your test will be performed by one of four Registered Respiratory Therapists, all of whom are Certified Pulmonary Function Technologists.

For more information about an appointment with Peggy Simon, MD at the AVH (Berlin) location, please call (603) 326-5636, or for the UCVH (Colebrook) location, please call (603) 788-5095.

(Pulmonology services are also available at Weeks Medical Center with Jodi Wilson, NP – call (603) 788-5095.)

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Peggy Simon, MD, FCCP

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