Welcome to the Upper West Side Pulmonary Disease section containing UWS lung doctors in 10023, 10024, 10025, 10026 and 10027 zip codes. In medicine, pulmonology (aka pneumology) is the specialty that deals with diseases of the lungs and the respiratory tract. It is called chest medicine and respiratory medicine in some countries and areas. Pulmonology is generally considered a branch of internal medicine, although it is closely related to intensive care medicine when dealing with patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Click on any business to obtain additional information and to pinpoint its location on the map or scroll down to view Upper West Side pulmonologists by block. Be sure to hold your mouse over businesses in bold italics for a special pop-up description.