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.
Program Highlights
The only one of its kind in the Deep South, this highly specialized clinic provides diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care for adult bronchiectasis, primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), and other causes of chronic pulmonary infection. Our expert team includes pulmonologists, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, respiratory therapists, exercise therapists, and other professionals. We offer:
- Access to the latest medications and clinical trials
- Respiratory therapies to improve breathing
- Exercises to decrease symptoms and improve muscle strength and endurance
- Stress management, relaxation exercises, and emotional support
- Nutritional counseling
- Patient and family education and counseling
- Diagnostic testing
Clinical Trials
View all ongoing clinical trials at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.