Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad

PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Pulmonology

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Overview

The Pulmonology Department provides tertiary care for respiratory illnesses. It serves patients from Islamabad, northern Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.

A pollen allergy service operates through the emergency and outpatient clinic during the pollen season.

DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

Services

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy
  • Endobronchial biopsy
  • CT-guided biopsy
  • Pleural biopsy
  • Transthoracic lung biopsy
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Arterial blood gas analysis

DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

Facilities

  • Respiratory diagnostic laboratory
  • Bronchoscopy facilities
  • Emergency and outpatient pollen allergy clinic