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Partnering With You to Deliver Exceptional Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Care

Thank you for trusting Texas Institute of Chest & Sleep Disorders with your patients. Our board-certified specialists provide comprehensive, evidence-based pulmonary and sleep care, so your patients breathe better, sleep better, and live better.

Why Refer to Us

At Texas Institute of Chest & Sleep Disorders, referring providers get a true care partner. When you send us a patient, you can expect:

  • Prompt appointment scheduling; we prioritize timely access for your patients.
  • Comprehensive consultation & board-certified evaluation.
  • Diagnostic testing when appropriate, performed in-house.
  • Evidence-based treatment recommendations.
  • Detailed consultation reports sent back to you.
  • Ongoing communication with referring providers throughout the course of care.
  • Patients returned to your care with continued specialty support as needed.

Who Should Be Referred

Consider referring patients who present with any of the following:

  • Chronic cough (lasting more than 8 weeks).
  • Shortness of breath.
  • Wheezing.
  • COPD.
  • Asthma.
  • Abnormal chest X-ray or CT chest.
  • Lung nodules.
  • Pulmonary fibrosis.
  • Recurrent pneumonia.
  • Sleep apnea, loud snoring, or witnessed apneas.
  • Excessive daytime sleepiness.
  • Resistant hypertension with suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
  • Atrial fibrillation with suspected OSA.
  • Heart failure with suspected sleep-disordered breathing.
  • Pre-operative sleep evaluation.
  • Commercial driver (DOT) sleep evaluation.
  • Need for PAP therapy management.

Our Areas of Care

Comprehensive Pulmonary Care

We diagnose and manage the full spectrum of lung conditions, including:

  • COPD
  • Asthma
  • Chronic cough
  • Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
  • Pulmonary fibrosis & interstitial lung disease
  • Lung nodules
  • Abnormal chest imaging
  • Recurrent pneumonia
  • Bronchitis
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Occupational lung disease


Comprehensive Sleep Medicine

Our sleep program addresses conditions such as:

  • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
  • Central sleep apnea
  • Excessive daytime sleepiness
  • Insomnia
  • Restless leg syndrome
  • Circadian rhythm disorders
  • CPAP/BiPAP evaluation and management
  • Inspire® therapy evaluation
  • Home sleep testing (HST)
  • In-lab polysomnography (PSG)
  • CPAP titration studies

On-Site Diagnostic Services

We offer a full range of diagnostics in one location, so your patients get answers faster:

  • Pulmonary function testing (PFT).
  • Spirometry.
  • Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) testing.
  • Six-minute walk test.
  • Home sleep studies.
  • In-lab sleep studies.
  • Overnight oximetry.
  • PAP compliance monitoring.

How to Refer a Patient

Refer a patient by phone or fax, whichever is easiest for your practice.

Call: (281) 481-0091
Fax: (281) 481-0093

Please include with your referral:

  • Patient demographics.
  • Insurance information.
  • Recent office notes.
  • Medication list.
  • Relevant laboratory results.
  • Chest imaging reports (if available).
  • Pulmonary function testing (if available).
  • Cardiology notes (if applicable).
  • Prior sleep study reports (if available).