Kershaw Health

PULMONOLOGY

If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) such as bronchitis or emphysema, you face challenges and limitations in everyday living. Helping you understand and adapt to your illness is the key to improving your quality of life, and our pulmonary specialists can do just that. Our pulmonary services include respiratory care, pulmonary function and arterial blood gas testing and sleep studies in our sleep diagnostics center. For more information on the Sleep Diagnostics Center, click here.

KershawHealth Pulmonology

Dr. Ziad R. Mattar is a specialist dealing with diseases and conditions of the lungs and respiratory system, including tuberculosis, pneumonia, COPD/emphysema, asthma and sleep disorders. He is also a critical care specialist who oversees the care of hospitalized patients who require mechanical ventilation. He is board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and critical care, and is board-eligible in sleep medicine.

KershawHealth Pulmonology
1218 Roberts Street
Camden, SC
803-425-6460

Respiratory Care

KershawHealth Medical Center has a full-time staff of registered respiratory therapists who can help manage the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illnesses. Whether it's an acute asthma attack or post-surgical breathing concerns, our therapists use specialized equipment and advanced technologies to help patients of all ages. They work under the direction of a physician to assist or better control a patient's breathing. Bronchoscopy, which allows a physician to examine your airways, is also available at the Medical Center. Physicians like Dr. Ziad Mattar who specialize in the treatment and management of respiratory diseases are known as pulmonologists. To find a pulmonologist, click here.