Specialty
Pulmonary and Critical Care

Medical School
Rush Medical College
Chicago, IL

Residency
St. Lukes Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Board Certified
Pulmonary and Critical Care

Pulmonology is the subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with diseases of the lungs and bronchial tubes, which often involves evaluation of the upper respiratory tract (nose, pharynx and throat) as well as the heart.

Pulmonologists must first complete seven or more years of medical school and postgraduate training and become board certified in Internal Medicine. Then, for an additional two to three years, they study conditions specific to the respiratory system.

When you need a Pulmonologist

Not everyone who suffers from an acute respiratory condition or chronic respiratory diseases needs a Pulmonologist. Many of these conditions can be managed by a general internist. Their skills are usually needed for patients with complex pulmonary problems, such as emphysema, tuberculosis, asthma, complicated infections of the chest, the pulmonary complications of AIDS, injury, and complications of respiratory diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

Dr. Barkoviak conducts clinic every 4th Thursday of the month in the Cardiopulmonary Department. For more information or to make an appointment, please call 618-635-4275.