Respiratory Medicine
Overview
Provides comprehensive medical care for pulmonary diseases, including thoracic malignancy, interstitial lung disease, chronic airway disease, pulmonary infection, and respiratory failure.
Key Strengths at Kobe University Hospital
- Advanced evaluation of difficult respiratory disorders, including diffuse lung disease and complex pulmonary infection.
- Multidisciplinary care for thoracic malignancy in collaboration with thoracic surgery, radiation oncology, pathology, and oncology.
- Specialist management of severe respiratory disease in a tertiary referral setting, including patients with multiple comorbidities and treatment-resistant conditions.
Major Conditions / Services
- Lung cancer and pulmonary nodules
- Interstitial lung disease
- COPD, asthma, and chronic airway disease
- Complex pulmonary infection and respiratory failure
Representative Procedures / Programs
- Bronchoscopy and respiratory diagnostic work-up
- Integrated treatment planning for thoracic malignancy
- Advanced medical management of severe pulmonary disease