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How to Refer a Patient

For urgent referrals or inpatient transfers, please call UAB MIST (Medical Information Service via Telephone) at 1-800-UAB-MIST (1-800-822-6478) or email mist@uabmc.edu. UAB MIST is a toll-free, 24-hour service that connects physicians anywhere in the country with UAB Medicine specialists.

Care Providers

Surya Bhatt, MD Surya Bhatt, MD Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonology Mark Dransfield, MD Mark Dransfield, MD Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonology David LaFon, MD David LaFon, MD Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonology Chad Wade, MD, MBA Chad Wade, MD, MBA Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonology Mike Wells, MD Mike Wells, MD Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonology

Program Highlights

UAB Pulmonary Services is consistently recognized among the best programs of its kind by U.S. News & World Report. Our COPD Clinic focuses on patients with emphysema and chronic bronchitis, while our Alpha-1 Clinic specializes in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Our program is integrated with the UAB Lung Health Center, which offers new drugs and therapies through clinical research studies, and we perform advanced treatments such as bronchoscopic lung volume reduction and lung transplantation for qualifying patients. Telehealth services are available in some cases.

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Featured Education

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Endobronchial Lung Volume Reduction
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: Testing & Treatment Options
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0.25
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