How to Use pulmonologist in a Sentence

pulmonologist

noun
  • Her pulmonologist couldn't figure out what was wrong.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • If not, your healthcare provider can refer you to a pulmonologist.
    — Sanja Jelic, Health, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Some 40% of those end up in a pulmonologist’s office like mine.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Grandpa John smelling of Brut cologne, shoe polish, dry cleaning. Grandpa John muttering curses under his breath while steering Grandma Blanche’s wheelchair up the ramp to the pulmonologist’s.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 28 Oct. 2017
  • Here are eight things every midlife woman should do for their lung health, according to pulmonologists.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Unable to get answers, Avital asked a friend, who is a pulmonologist, for help.
    — Maya Miller, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2020
  • Farooq, the pulmonologist, on the other hand, does use candles.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
  • There doesn’t seem to be a lot of information about it, and my pulmonologist has never treated it.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Jones, 36, had had months of severe bone pain and swelling in her legs, and this was the final straw that pushed her to see a pulmonologist.
    — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • His pulmonologist told him in amazement last week that his lungs showed virtually no scarring.
    — Ariel Hart, ajc, 3 Jan. 2022
  • The pulmonologist easily spends 13 hours a day for seven days caring for his patients.
    — Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2021
  • But many people likely don’t know when pollution levels are bad, said Carter, the pulmonologist.
    — Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Leila’s asthma is now well-controlled by an inhaler and supervision from her pulmonologist.
    — Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2021
  • But with a pulmonologist’s help, the mother-daughter duo developed a plan to maintain Ladd’s lung function.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Marsha Jackson, who lives on Choate Road in front of the pile, sees a pulmonologist from the toxins in the debris.
    — Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2020
  • After the study is complete, your sleep medicine specialist or pulmonologist will go over the data and share any diagnoses or treatment options with you.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Recovery After a night of my coughing at the hospital, the pulmonologist on duty called.
    — Jeffrey E. Poehlmann, Philly.com, 7 June 2018
  • In that time, Schaefer has seen a general practitioner and a pulmonologist.
    — Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Her pulmonologist suggested bariatric surgery but couldn't get Finley's insurer to cover it.
    — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 23 June 2026
  • Though the route is the same today, the numbers have flipped for the UC San Diego pulmonologist and division chief.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021
  • González-Ayala, the pulmonologist, said physicians are holding on, but every morning he is assaulted by thoughts about patients close to death.
    — Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Shenoy, a pulmonologist at the Temple Lung Center, had seen many cases like Kelly's.
    — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • One of Tryston's doctors, pulmonologist Karen Schultz, said the teen had caused enough irritation and damage to scar his lungs.
    — CBS News, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Jackson, who has lived on Choate Street in southeastern Dallas for 25 years, sees a pulmonologist and has to wear long sleeves to avoid rashes on her skin.
    — Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The number of pulmonologist working with adult patients at the hospital has dropped from 15 to six, and many recent medical school graduates have left the country.
    — Kirk Semple, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2018
  • According to the pulmonologist, very few Covid-19 patients have returned to thank the medical personnel who helped them.
    — Noah Sheidlower and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 1 Nov. 2021
  • In rare cases in which long-term effects are suspected, follow-up care with a specialist such as a pulmonologist may be recommended, Perry noted.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Finally, Corbitt made an appointment with a pulmonologist.
    — CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • His family said his pulmonologist diagnosed him with covid-19 because of spiking fevers and coughing — and because two of his caregivers had come down with chills and lost their sense of taste, a telltale sign of the virus.
    — Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Doctors believe the teen's vaping habit was the cause of his health failure, and one doctor, pulmonologist Karen Schultz, said the teen had caused enough irritation and damage to scar his lungs.
    — CBS News, 27 Aug. 2019

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