University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health

Distinctive Clinical Programs of the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Nationally Recognized Programs That Improve Lives

Advanced Allergy and Asthma Treatment and Research

Division faculty provide definitive diagnostic testing and treatments for all types of allergy and asthma disorders, including immunodeficiency disorders and severe and corticosteroid-dependent asthma. Our nationally known clinical research team has conducted over 400 asthma studies, and our faculty help develop new asthma medications and clinical treatment guidelines.

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Mary Love-Patten, NP, in the clinic

Top-Ranked for Pulmonary Medicine

U.S. News and World Report ranks UW Health pulmonary and lung surgery among the highest performing programs in the nation. We have deep expertise in advanced lung disease and interventional pulmonology, provide medical care for patients in UW Health's growing lung transplant program, and are partners in its multidisciplinary lung cancer program and collaborative Wisconsin Sleep Center. Our cystic fibrosis center and pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary fibrosis programs are all nationally accredited.

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Dr. Andrew Braun talks in the office

Critical Care That Exceeds National Standards

We care for critically ill patients at University Hospital’s Trauma and Life Support Center, a high-acuity unit that consistently surpasses national quality and outcomes benchmarks, and at UnityPoint Health–Meriter Hospital and the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital. In addition, we provide telemedicine critical care services (eICU) 24/7 to hospitals across the region.

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Critical care team at University Hospital