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Our team of highly skilled physicians are leaders in all aspects of pulmonary and critical care medicine, including asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease (ILD), lung infections and more. Patients undergo complete pulmonary function testing, including advanced radiographic imaging and laboratory analysis. Our position as a top-rated academic institution allows patients to access the latest innovations in care. Patients may also participate in our ongoing clinical trials.
Additionally, our multidisciplinary airway and chronic cough programs give patients the benefit of seamlessly coordinated care to improve persistent health challenges.
We are proud to be a national leader in all six of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 30-day mortality measures in heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, heart attack, stroke, and coronary artery bypass graft.
Call (646) 962-2333, then select option 1 to schedule an appointment. Appointment requests can also be faxed to 646-962-0330 (calling is preferred). If you are an EPIC provider, you can also place the order in EPIC. To order, use the "Smart Set" tab, and order "full PFTs WCMC." PFTs are performed at our main outpatient location at 425 East 61st Street, 4th floor.
Weill Cornell Connect is an efficient way to communicate with your doctors, get answers to your medical questions from the comfort of your own home, access your test results, request prescription refills and manage your appointments.
To signup, proceed to https://mychart.weill.cornell.edu/MyChart/ and click "Sign up now" on the right hand side.
If you have an activation code:
If you were given an activation code during check out from your recent appointment, please enter it along with the requested information.
If you do not have an activation code:
Click "Self sign up" on the right hand side and enter the requested information.
Please bring any relevant prior medical records. This includes any previous notes, test results, imaging reports and discs, medication list, names and telephone numbers for any other physicians you are seeing.
Chest X-ray (CXR), Computed tomography (CT) scan, Pulmonary Function Test (PFT), Six minute walk test, Echocardiogram, blood tests; bronchoscopy, thoracentesis
Your doctor will perform a six-minute walk test so that they can determine if you need oxygen at this time and how much oxygen flow you will need. The six-minute walk test is a small exercise test used to assess aerobic capacity and endurance. During this test, the objective is to walk as far as possible for six minutes. You will walk back and forth in the hallway, as a technician keeps track of your oxygen levels. During the course of this test, you will also be asked to rank how you are feeling on a scale of 1 to 10, based on an exertion chart. If the oxygen levels in your blood, which is measured via a probe on your finger, are found to be at 88% or below either at rest or with exercise, your doctor will recommend oxygen therapy.
Patients require oxygen for different reasons. Some patients require oxygen at all times, and some may only need additional oxygen during exercise or sleep. Equipment can vary based on the need for oxygen.
