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Pulmonologist is a physician who specializes in Pulmonology. Pulmonology is Diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the lungs and respiratory system. Pulmonology is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases, as well as secondary prevention. In United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and South Africa the pulmonologists were called as respiratory physicians. In Canada Pulmonology is known as respirology and Pulmonologist were called as respirologist.

Medication is the most important treatment of most diseases of pulmonology. Pulmonary rehabilitation is for patients whose respiratory function has decreased or improved very little, even with extensive medical treatment. In the United States, pediatric pulmonologists are physicians who, after receiving a medical degree in MD or DO, complete residency training in pediatrics of 3 years, followed by at least 3 additional years of subspeciality fellowship training in pulmonology.