Pulmonary Medicine

Originally founded as a chest hospital treating tuberculosis and influenza, McLaren Greater Lansing has a proud history of providing top-quality pulmonary care. With a team of uniquely trained experts to diagnose and treat a broad range of respiratory disorders, McLaren Greater Lansing is the area’s best choice for comprehensive pulmonary services.

Now offering even more experts and additional services, our program provides a full range of pulmonary care, from consultation and diagnostic services to therapy and rehabilitation.

Our specially trained team of respiratory experts treats the following conditions:

  • Asthma
  • Emphysema
  • Sleep disorders
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Acute respiratory disease
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Lung cancer
  • Windpipe and bronchial obstructions
  • And many others

McLaren Pulmonary Consultants

McLaren Pulmonary Consultants is an outpatient center staffed with experts dedicated to providing the best pulmonary care in the area. The practice’s providers include Salah Aboubakr, MD, FACP, Majid Mughal, MD and physician assistants Lindsey Deglee and Brian Upper.

To schedule an appointment please call (517) 267-2236. 

Specialty Pulmonary Services 

Pulmonary Function Lab

Staffed with an expert team, the Pulmonary Function Lab at McLaren Greater Lansing is first rate and offers comprehensive testing to diagnose pulmonary diseases.

  • Spirometry (before and after bronchodilator)
  • Diffusion capacity
  • Plethysmography or lung volumes and airway resistance
  • Arterial blood gas analysis
  • Exercise provocation testing
  • Methacholine challenge testing
  • Methacholine and exercise provocation special instructions
  • Exercise oximetry
  • Exercise breath by breath study
  • Indirect calorimetry (nutrition assessment)

To schedule a test for a patient, please call (517) 975-6653

 Pulmonary Hypertension Center

With our new Pulmonary Hypertension Center, patients suffering from all forms of pulmonary arterial hypertension can receive the services they need closer to home. No longer do they need to leave the area for this type of care. The center features the expertise of interventional cardiologist Majid Mughal, MD, the area’s only physician who is fellowship-trained in pulmonary hypertension.

For more information, please call (517) 975-9445 

McLaren Lung Cancer Institute

The McLaren Lung Cancer Institute offers a multidisciplinary approach to advanced medical, radiological and surgical oncology treatments, and a patient navigator program to reduce the "door to therapy" time and empower people diagnosed with cancer to tackle the disease.

The goal of the multidisciplinary approach is to provide seamless coordination of care by bringing together a team of experts to develop and implement patient-specific treatment plans using evidence-based medicine. The talented team of physicians includes pulmonologists, oncologists, surgeons from McLaren Greater Lansing Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeons and the McLaren Cancer Institute, the leading cancer care provider in the state.

For more information, please call (517) 975-8030