Pulmonary, Sleep Medicine and PFT at Chestnut Hill

Sleep Medicine and Lung Care

At BIDMC – Chestnut Hill, our specialists provide care in Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT). We diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions affecting breathing, sleep, and lung health, including:

  • Asthma, chronic cough, or shortness of breath
  • COPD and related lung conditions (such as bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchiectasis)
  • Circadian rhythm disturbances
  • Interstitial lung diseases (including pulmonary fibrosis)
  • Insomnia
  • Lung nodules and lung cancer
  • Mycobacterial disease (infections similar to tuberculosis)
  • Narcolepsy
  • Parasomnias (such as sleepwalking and nightmares)
  • Pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lungs)
  • Pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lung arteries)
  • Restless leg syndrome
  • Sarcoidosis (chronic lung disease)
  • Sleep apnea and other sleep-related breathing disorders

Special Testing: PFT and Sleep

We also offer pulmonary function tests (PFTs) at BIDMC – Chestnut Hill. These breathing tests measure how well your lungs are working. The most common test is spirometry, which measures how much air your lungs can hold and how quickly you can exhale.

Our Sleep Disorders Center includes specialists in both pulmonary and neurology sleep medicine. We offer overnight and daytime sleep studies at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Milton, as well as home sleep studies when appropriate.


Meet Our Team

Anjali Ahn

Anjali P. Ahn, MD

Medical Director, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Ambulatory Operations; Sleep Medicine

Douglas Beach

Douglas M. Beach, MD

Associate Medical Director, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Ambulatory Operations; Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Sleep Medicine

MIchael Ferrera

Michael C. Ferrera, MD

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease

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Kufre Anaka, FNP

Sleep Medicine

Rena Holzer, FNP

Rena Schrier, NP

Pulmonary, Sleep Medicine and PFT

Contact Information

Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at BIDMC – Chestnut Hill
Medical & Surgical Specialties Clinic
200 Boylston Street, Newton, MA 02467

Appointments: 617-667-5864