By pooling our expertise within one practice, as part of a larger site and a network of trusted colleagues, we can give our patients the highest medical care standards and a holistic team approach for both diagnosis and treatment. Pulmonary Conditions. Pulmonary embolism (PE) describes a blockage of one of the pulmonary arteries by a blood clot that forms elsewhere in the body and travels to the lung. Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the U.S. and worldwide. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The cause of COPD is usually long term exposure to irritants that damage your lungs and airways. Asthma is a clinical syndrome of chronic airway inflammation characterized by recurrent, reversible airway obstruction.