Condition

Pneumonia

An infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs, causing cough, fever and trouble breathing.

Also called: lung infection, walking pneumonia

Who Can Help with Pneumonia?

Hospitalists
A physician who cares for patients while they are admitted to the hospital, then hands care back to their regular doctor at discharge.
Internists
A physician who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness in adults. Many internists serve as primary care doctors.
Family Doctors
A physician who provides checkups, preventive care and treatment for common illnesses for patients of all ages. Family doctors also manage long-term conditions and refer to specialists when needed.
Pulmonologists
A physician who treats lung and breathing conditions such as asthma, COPD, lung infections and sleep apnea.
Infectious Disease Doctors
A physician who treats complex or long-lasting infections, such as HIV, hepatitis and infections that do not respond to usual treatment.
Urgent Care Centers
A walk-in clinic that treats illnesses and injuries that need care the same day but are not life-threatening.
Emergency Medicine Doctors
A physician who treats sudden illness and injury in a hospital emergency department.
Critical Care Doctors
A physician who treats critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Cities where practice websites say they offer it.

General information, not medical advice. Ask a provider about pneumonia and what is right for you.