The clinic was established and continues to provide outpatient care for patients with undiagnosed or general respiratory problems. Patients are seen by faculty pulmonologists who work in close collaboration with chest radiologists, thoracic surgeons, and pulmonary pathologists at Yale to provide definitive diagnoses and therapeutic options across the spectrum of pulmonary medicine. The clinic sees a wide variety of patients, many of whom have standard pulmonary disorders such as asthma, emphysema, and lung cancer.
Many patients also present with work related pulmonary disease and sleep disorders.
Very often patients come to our clinic without a diagnosis but with symptoms such as persistent or nagging cough, shortness of breath at rest or with exertion. Difficult or unusual problems are thoroughly evaluated by drawing upon the expertise of Yale clinical specialists in other specialties and the extensive library and computer facilities of the university. Any questions that patients and family members may have are addressed in detail. A full report is mailed promptly to referring physicians. For information on the origin and history of the Winchester Chest Clinic click here.