{"id":2799,"date":"2026-04-20T07:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.vail.fortyapp.com\/services\/pulmonology\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T06:54:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:54:49","slug":"pulmonology","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/staging.vail.fortyapp.com\/es\/services\/pulmonology\/","title":{"rendered":"Neumolog\u00eda"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pulmonary Care<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Please call&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:9704761110\">(970) 476-1110<\/a>&nbsp;for questions or to schedule an appointment.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pulmonology team includes Dr. Joseph Forrester, Dr. Surit Sharma, and Dr. Chakradhar Kotaru of Critical Care &amp; Pulmonary Consultants. Each physician is board-certified in pulmonary disease, sleep medicine, and critical care. Vail Health\u2019s Pulmonology program delivers expertise in sleep and critical respiratory care, with a strong emphasis on sleep apnea, interstitial lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, lung cancer, and pleural diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Areas of focus include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Broad expertise in chronic and acute respiratory conditions that may impact sleep and daytime function, including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), interstitial lung diseases, pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia, and related disorders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lung Cancer, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), Occupational Lung Diseases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sleep medicine and diagnostic sleep studies to evaluate and treat obstructive and central sleep apnea, hypersomnias, and related disorders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comprehensive pulmonary function testing (PFTs) and 6 minute walk testing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our services are available at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/locations\/vail\"><strong>Hospital Vail Health<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/locations\/dillon\"><strong>Centro de Salud Dillon<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(see Vail Health Hospital location information below), bringing specialized care directly to the mountain communities we serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Call&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:9704761110\">(970) 476-1110&nbsp;<\/a>for questions or to schedule an appointment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1d92f563 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vail Clinic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><strong>Hospital Vail Health<\/strong><br>180 S Frontage Road West<br>Suite 5900<br>Vail, Colorado 81657<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><strong>Vail Clinic Schedule<\/strong><br><strong>Dr. Forrester:&nbsp;<\/strong>1st Monday and 2nd Monday of every month<br><strong>Dr. Sharma:&nbsp;<\/strong>3rd Friday of every month<br><strong>Dr. Kotary:&nbsp;<\/strong>4th Friday of every month<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dillon Clinic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><strong>Centro de Salud Dillon<\/strong><br>365 Dillon Ridge Road<br>Suite 1100<br>Dillon, CO 80435<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><strong>Dillon Clinic Schedule<\/strong><br><strong>Dr. Forrester:&nbsp;<\/strong>1st Tuesday of every month<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vail Health Hospital East Wing Tower<\/strong><br>Pulmonology at Vail Health Hospital is located on the 5th floor in Suite 5900 of the Vail Health Hospital&#8217;s East Wing Tower, the Cardiovascular Center &amp; Pulmonology services&nbsp;are&nbsp;positioned in close proximity to other Vail Health Hospital service offerings including the Emergency Department, Imaging, and&nbsp;Surgical Associates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Accessing the East Wing Tower<\/strong><br>To access the Vail Health Hospital East Wing Tower, patients should park in the Vail Health Hospital parking garage and take elevator E for direct access up to the 5th floor. Complimentary valet parking is also available from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, at the main entrance of Vail Health Hospital, located at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Vail+Health+Hospital\/@39.6433386,-106.382254,15z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xbd9e036e7fc91cfb!8m2!3d39.6433386!4d-106.382254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>180 South Frontage Road West, Vail, CO 81657<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once in the hospital, way-finding support is available via volunteers stationed along the patient pathway as well as through digital way-finding solutions using smartphone technology (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/wayfinding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vailhealth.org\/wayfinding<\/a><\/strong>).&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-2799","service","type-service","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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