The Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep, and Critical Care Medicine provides comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, education, and rehabilitation services for a full range of pulmonary diseases and allergy conditions. The practice has an award-winning clinical program in asthma and expertise in fibrotic lung disease, bronchiectasis, pulmonary hypertension, sarcoidosis, and tuberculosis. We also have expertise in allergy and immunology, as well as critical care medicine.



  ### Pulmonology

- [Contact Us](#contact-us)
- [Specialty Clinics](#specialty-clinics)
- [Conditions We Treat](#conditions-we-treat)
- [Treatments & Services](#treatments-services)
- [Our Team](#our-team)
- [Patient Resources](#patient-resources)
- [Department News](#department-news)
- [Research Overview](#research-overview)
- [Residency and Fellowship Information](#residency-and-fellowship-information)
 
   ## Contact Us

 [ 725 Albany St., Boston, MA 02118   
9th Floor Suite 9B   
BMC, Shapiro Center ](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/725+Albany+Street,+Boston,+MA) 

 [617.638.7480](tel:617.638.7480) 

Monday-Friday - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 

 

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  ## Specialty Clinics

  [### Amyloidosis Center

An internationally renowned center within the Department of Kidney Medicine providing amyloidosis treatment, including diagnosis and care to manage this complex condition and its effects on the kidneys and other organs.

 

 

 ](/departments/kidney-medicine/amyloidosis-center)  [### Bronchiectasis Program

A program within the Department of Pulmonology providing bronchiectasis diagnosis, treatment, and care to manage chronic lung infections, reduce symptoms, and improve breathing through specialized treatment plans.

 

 

 ](/departments/pulmonology/bronchiectasis-program)  [### Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Program (HHT)

A program focused on providing diagnosis and treatment for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, a rare blood vessel disorder and helping manage complications such as bleeding and anemia with coordinated specialty care.

 

 

 ](/departments/hereditary-hemorrhagic-telangiectasia-program-hht)  [### Pulmonary Rehabilitation

A program within the Department of Pulmonology providing pulmonary rehab to help patients with lung conditions improve breathing through exercise, education, and support to manage symptoms and build strength.

 

 

 ](/departments/pulmonology/pulmonary-rehabilitation)  ## Conditions We Treat

- [Allergies](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/allergies)
- [Amyloid](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/amyloid)
- [Asthma](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/asthma)
- [Bronchiectasis](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/bronchiectasis)
- [Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd)
- [Diaphragm Tumor](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/diaphragm-tumor)
- [Primary Immunodeficiency](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/primary-immunodeficiency)
- [Pulmonary Hypertension](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/pulmonary-hypertension)
- [Sarcoidosis ](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/sarcoidosis)
- [Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/scleroderma)
- [Sleep Disorders](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/sleep-disorders)
- [Tuberculosis](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/tuberculosis)
 
 

 



  ## Treatments & Services

 ### Interventional Bronchoscopy

The Interventional Bronchoscopy program is dedicated to the care of patients with complex airway disease including obstructing cancers, broncholiths, relapsing polychondritis, tracheoesophageal fistulae, tracheobronchial and laryngeal amyloidosis, papillomatosis, tracheal stenoses, and tracheomalacia.

 [Read more](/content/interventional-bronchoscopy)

  ### Pulmonary and Exercise Physiology

The Pulmonary Physiology service provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art assessment of respiratory mechanics and function. The goal is to assist the clinician in the diagnosis and prognosis of all forms of pulmonary-related diseases and to assist the clinical investigator in the pursuit of understanding and defining pulmonary disease through research.

 [Read more](/content/pulmonary-and-exercise-physiology)

   ## Our Team

 

 ###  [David M. Center, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/david-m-center-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/b3fd049b-daeb-459b-8194-d6e579ce59fb/David-Center-2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Samuel H. Belok, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/samuel-h-belok-md) 

 Pulmonary and Critical Care Attending Physician 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/31541ce2-5d09-47d6-a057-db092045229c/Samuel-Belok_437_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Andrew Berical, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/andrew-berical-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/987a88ab-a613-424e-9d41-a2f8769de2cf/Andrew-Berical_146_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [John L. Berk, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/john-l-berk-md) 

 Pulmonologist, Assistant Director, Amyloidosis Center 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/debe62f7-f31b-45c4-82e0-44494ab36fe8/John-Berk_176_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [John Bernardo, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/john-bernardo-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Ehab S. Billatos, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/ehab-s-billatos-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/8b6f0fcf-d886-4106-b635-95514dce66e5/Ehab-Billatos-2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Christine L. Campbell-Reardon, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/christine-l-campbell-reardon-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/86231733-8b71-4082-b387-d970593d1829/Campbell-Reardon-Christine?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Nicholas A. Bosch, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/nicholas-bosch-md) 

 Pulmonologist/Intensivist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/ff9422e0-a997-42c6-a0f4-db969353bb17/Nick-Bosch_68_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Felicia Chen, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/felicia-chen-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/be776be7-a588-45c7-946f-a168da2f94ec/Felicia-Chen_531_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Ting-hsu Chen, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/ting-hsu-chen-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/028509ec-e152-4da2-88d2-b4a797ee3b88/Chen-Ting-Hsu?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Mary C. Clancy, NP](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/mary-c-clancy-np) 

 Nurse Practitioner 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/8b7e27de-682d-4dc8-8ed2-e66d236dab77/Mary-Clancy_97_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Alexis F. Gallardo Foreman, NP](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/alexis-f-gallardo-foreman-np) 

 

 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/2424fe27-5aaa-4cc4-841e-d0227fb29979/Foreman_Alexis_Gallardo_NP_Pulmonary?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Kari R. Gillmeyer, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/kari-r-gillmeyer-md) 

 

 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Praveen Govender, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/praveen-govender-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/6230e700-5901-4a0a-9d61-616ca267ed14/Praveen-Govender_405_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Miren Guenechea-Sola, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/miren-guenechea-sola-md) 

 Allergist 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Finn J. Hawkins, MB, BCh](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/finn-j-hawkins-mb-bch) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/0413a47b-e22c-4a14-8e4e-b471e03bd2f6/FINN-HAWKINS_web?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Eric J. Heckman, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/eric-j-heckman-md) 

 

 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/95673bab-75fe-426b-9aa5-2efa5b07b3c7/Eric-Heckman_3213_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Michael H. Ieong, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/michael-h-ieong-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/fdfafead-7fb5-4338-a566-4a958c5ca4fa/Michael-Leong_381_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Martin F. Joyce-Brady, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/martin-f-joyce-brady-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Joseph E. Kaserman, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/joseph-e-kaserman-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/d7e80135-dc75-4238-ae7b-c0e16d36a489/Kaserman-Joseph?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Christopher M. Kearney, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/christopher-m-kearney-md) 

 Pulmonologist, Intensivist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/a3337b8b-189d-4f8c-bb01-515e91a82028/Christopher-Kearney_469_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Elizabeth S. Klings, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/elizabeth-s-klings-md) 

 Pulmonologist; Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center; Director of Clinical Research, Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/408f3846-0617-4413-b63e-4aa09ffdbfc6/Liz-Klings-2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Darrell Kotton, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/darrell-kotton-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/3f582a81-23d0-432d-ad8f-6666e9171276/Darrell-Kotton_102_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Frederic F. Little, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/frederic-f-little-md) 

 Pulmonologist, Allergist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/1fb547e5-2338-4ce1-9957-01efe56f6114/Fred-Little-_345_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Justin K. Lui, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/justin-k-lui-md) 

 MD 

 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Paul J. Maglione, MD, PhD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/paul-j-maglione-md-phd) 

 Allergist-Immunologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/5f385b9a-0156-4a7f-90ea-7fb913598401/Paul-Maglione-MD-PhD-Allergy_Immunology?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Hector A. Marquez, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/hector-marquez-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/b8710674-19d9-4e85-908d-66fc05726fb5/Marquez-Hector?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [George T. O'Connor, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/george-t-oconnor-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/b9b423ba-bfd7-4839-bc21-9e52111e5fd1/George-T-OConnor_web?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Michael P. Platt, MD, MSc](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/michael-p-platt-md-msc) 

 Otolaryngologist, Vice Chair of Education 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/7abb7bc2-6ce7-4e55-9621-f14560aa6485/Michael-Platt_web?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Avrum E Spira, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/avrum-e-spira-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Katrina A. Steiling, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/katrina-steiling-md) 

 Pulmonologist, Critical Care Physician 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/3374ebcc-9d41-4521-ae0e-627eab330839/Steiling-Katrina?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Arthur C. Theodore, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/arthur-c-theodore-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Cornelia B. Wakeman, MSN, FNP-BC](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/cornelia-b-wakeman-msn-fnp-bc) 

 Family Nurse Practitioner; Co-Director, BMC Tobacco Treatment Center 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/d29ee752-61b1-4c39-8cfe-b1573fc714bb/Wakeman-Cornelia?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Andrew A. Wilson, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/andrew-wilson-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Kevin C. Wilson, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/kevin-c-wilson-md) 

 Pulmonologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/3e8fd3cf-e1c2-4160-9699-05c582c80627/Kevin-C-Wilson_310_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Ana E. Vargas](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/ana-e-vargas) 

 Patient Navigator 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

  ## Patient Resources

  [### Pulmonology Frequently Asked Questions

You can request an interpreter at the time you are scheduling your appointment. BMC has interpreter services in more than 18 languages.

 

 

 ](/pulmonology/frequently-asked-questions) 

  ## Department News

###  [Study Finds Mutations that could Contribute to Increased Liver Disease in Patient Populations](https://www.bmc.org/news/study-finds-mutations-could-contribute-increased-liver-disease-patient-populations) 

 BOSTON – Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an important and under-recognized genetic cause of liver disease. The most common mutation associated with liver disease results from a single change…

 Dec 06

 

 ![bmc logo](/sites/default/files/styles/image_620w/public/news-images/news_18.png?itok=_B7Q0eCb)

 

 

###  [ This November, Smokeout® Cancer ](https://www.bmc.org/news/november-smokeoutr-cancer) 

 Each November, we recognize Lung Cancer Awareness Month and the importance of taking steps toward a smoke-free future. This year’s Great American Smokeout®—a national day that embodies this mission…

 

 ![News article icon](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/news.png) 



  ## Research Overview

The physicians and staff of the Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine section at Boston Medical Center are also affiliated with the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. For more information on research studies, please visit the [Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine](http://www.bumc.bu.edu/pulmonarycenter/) Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Website.



  ## Residency and Fellowship Information

The Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine section at Boston Medical Center is affiliated with the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. To learn about the fellowship programs, please visit the [Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care](http://www.bumc.bu.edu/pulmonary/fellowships/pulmonaryfellowship/) Medicine section of the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine website.