About the Center

The Lung Center at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore offers highly-skilled physician expertise for the treatment of a broad spectrum of lung disorders, including COPD, lung cancers, pulmonary nodules, pleural effusions, airway strictures and sleep disorders. Patients seek the help of Mercy’s pulmonology specialists for their expertise and dedication to diagnose and treat the most common to the more complex lung disorders.

Top Rated Baltimore Pulmonologists

The Lung Center at Mercy offers top rated doctors, high quality services and a comprehensive, coordinated approach to treat a wide spectrum of lung disorders. The experienced team of pulmonologists provides the best treatment options tailored to patients’ needs. 

Our general pulmonologists, Lung Center Medical Director Dr. Albert Polito, as well as Dr. George Boyer, Dr. Kieran Brune, Dr. Roman Culjat and Dr. Audrey Liu, provide care on Mercy's main campus and Mercy's Community Physician Sites.

Our Center offers patients comprehensive diagnosis, treatment and care for:

• Asthma
• COPD
• HIV-related lung disorders
• Infections of the lung
• Interstitial lung disease
• Lung cancer
• Neuromuscular disease affecting the lung
• Sarcoidosis
• Sleep disorders

Interventional Pulmonology for Advanced Lung Disease

In addition to general pulmonary care, Mercy offers diagnosis and treatment of advanced lung disease with a comprehensive interventional pulmonology program, led by highly-regarded interventional pulmonologist Dr. Saiyad (Sy) Sarkar. 

Interventional Pulmonology at Mercy provides care and management for:

• Lung mass
• Pulmonary nodules
• Pleural effusion (liquid around the lungs)
• Hemoptysis (coughing up blood)
• Airway strictures
• Advanced COPD

Sleep Disorders Treated at Mercy's Lung Center

Dr. Audrey Liu leads Mercy's Sleep Medicine Program, providing comprehensive sleep evaluations and treatment for patients experiencing sleep deprivation, lack of sleep or inability to sleep at all. Sleep disorders include: 

• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Excessive daytime sleepiness
• Insomnia
• Narcolepsy

Advanced Diagnosis and Management of Lung Disease

Patients depend on the clinical expertise of The Lung Center team. The physicians provide expertise in general as well as interventional pulmonology and are committed to providing advanced care in the treatment of lung disease. They offer a range of diagnostic tests, screenings and procedures including:

• Bronchoscopy
• Lung cancer screening
• Pleuroscopy
• Pulmonary function tests
• Imaging studies

Team Approach to Clinical Excellence

The pulmonologists of The Lung Center at Mercy work in close collaboration with referring physicians and a multidisciplinary team that includes experienced physicians from Medical Oncology and Hematology at Mercy, Surgical Oncology at Mercy and Interventional Radiology at Mercy. Our pulmonology specialists develop individually targeted treatment plans with the objective to cure, slow disease progression or provide relief even when diseases are past curable stages.

Convenient Care throughout Baltimore

To better serve our patients, the doctors of The Lung Center at Mercy are conveniently located throughout the Baltimore region. In addition to our Downtown Baltimore location on the Mercy Medical Center campus, our doctors also see patients at the Mercy Community Physician Sites.