Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
Ranked #27 nationally and rated high-performing in lung cancer surgery, COPD and pneumonia.
RESEARCH
Nation’s First NIH R38 Training Grant for Human and Vet Research
The five-year award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute funds UC Davis Health’s Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) Program, which offers mentored research opportunities for internal medicine residents specializing in pulmonary, hematology, and cardiovascular medicine, as well as veterinary residents.
LUNG HEALTH
Wildfire Pollution May Lower Survival of Lung Cancer Patients
Breathing in wildfire pollution may make it harder for people with lung cancer to survive, according to a new study from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers. The study looked at more than 18,000 people in California who had non-small cell lung cancer, between 2017 and 2020.
CLINICAL SCIENCE
How Smoking, Vaping and Marijuana Affect Airway Health
Cigarette smoke has a greater impact on airway health than marijuana smoke or vaping, according to new research by UC Davis. The study, published in Respiratory Research, analyzed metabolites from the exhaled breath of participants to analyze how airways responded.
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Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine offers excellence in patient care, medical education, basic and clinical research and service to the community
Department of Surgery
Division of General Thoracic Surgery provides expansive services for the surgical treatment of non-cardiac benign and malignant diseases of the chest
Comprehensive Cancer Center
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has assembled a dedicated team with expertise in a broad range of new, advanced lung cancer therapies
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Awards and Recognitions
Ranked among the best in 6 specialties
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cancer care, cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
Nationally ranked #34
U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Davis Medical Center among the nation’s best in pulmonology & lung surgery.
Ranked high-performing in lung cancer surgery
U.S. News & World Report rated UC Davis Medical Center high-performing in lung cancer surgery.
Ranked high-performing in COPD treatment
U.S. News & World Report rated UC Davis Medical Center high-performing in COPD treatment.
Ranked high-performing in pneumonia treatment
U.S. News & World Report rated UC Davis Medical Center high-performing in pneumonia treatment.
World-class cancer care
One of ~59 U.S. cancer centers designated “comprehensive” by the National Cancer Institute.
The nation’s highest nursing honor
UC Davis Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and recognized in 23 types of care including acute kidney failure, cancer care, cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat surgery, gastroenterology & GI surgery, geriatrics, gynecological cancer surgery, heart arrhythmia, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture, hip replacement, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, pneumonia, pulmonology & lung surgery and stroke.