Asthma Treatment Program (Adult)
The Adult Clinic at National Jewish Health is a comprehensive, outpatient program that offers patients and their families a multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation and management of their asthma. Our team of asthma specialists includes physicians who are leaders in allergy, immunology and pulmonary medicine. Additional specialists on the team who contribute in assessment and treatment are respiratory nurses, respiratory therapists, and physical and occupational therapists.
Our physicians develop an individualized plan of care that reflects each patient's need for physical assessment, respiratory therapy, medications, physical and occupational therapy, nutritional support and education.
Length of Stay
Patients who live outside the Denver area are scheduled for a 7-10 day visit, depending on each patient's needs. In most cases, a weekend stay is required. Patients will have three visits with their treating physician as well as diagnostic testing, health education, specialty physician consultations and rehabilitation treatment. The clinic staff will provide them with a written schedule of appointments every day.
Patients who have difficult to manage asthma or those who have not succeeded in an outpatient setting may require a more intensive evaluation and treatment program. The enhanced program typically lasts ten days and is specifically tailored to the individual patient. Because patients in this program are often more severely ill, additional assistance is provided based on the needs of the patient.
Related Programs
- The Cohen Family Asthma Institute
- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
- Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (Occupational asthma)
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Exercise Tolerance Center
- Interventional Pulmonology Program
- Rehabilitation Services
Doctors
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Rafeul Alam, MD, PhD
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Ron Balkissoon, MD, MSc, DIH, FRCPC
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David A. Beuther, MD, PhD, FCCP
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Jordan Bull, PA-C
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Gregory P. Downey, MD, FRCPC
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Anthony N. Gerber, MD, PhD
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Magdalena Maria Gorska, MD, PhD
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Vamsi P. Guntur, MD, MSc
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Flavia Cecilia Lega Hoyte, MD
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Rohit K. Katial, MD
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Steven E. Lommatzsch, MD
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Laurie A. Manka, MD
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James K. O'Brien, MD, FACP, FCCP
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Kanao Otsu, MD, MPH
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Eileen Wang, MD, MPH
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Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc
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Catherine Wittman, MD
Reasons to Choose National Jewish Health
- The leading respiratory hospital in the nation and the only one devoted fully to the treatment of respiratory and related illnesses
- Ranked #1 or #2 in Pulmonology by U.S. News & World Report for 26 consecutive years
- Ranked in the top 5% of hospitals in the nation by HCAHPS
- Physicians consistently recognized among the best in the nation by multiple services, including Best Doctors in America and Castle Connolly
- Among the top 6% of organizations funded for research by the NIH, providing patients access to hundreds of active clinical trials
- 124-year history of focus on care, research and education serving patients from around the world with lung, heart, immune and related disorders
Former Asthma Patient Runs 100th Half-Marathon for National Jewish Health
“I wanted to say thank you for what National Jewish Health did for my family and me so many years ago,” Buron said. “Achieving this milestone would not have been possible without the incredible care I received as a child.”
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