Ridgeview Specialty Clinic

Pulmonary Disease Medicine

Ridgeview Specialty Clinic is a Pulmonary Disease Medicine practice in Waconia, MN with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing, preventing, and treating diseases of the respiratory system. Pulmonary Disease Doctors at Ridgeview Specialty Clinic perform treatment of infectious, structural, inflammatory, cancerous, and autoimmune respiratory disorders. Pulmonary Disease Medicine is a medical specialty centered on diagnosing and treating health problems related to the respiratory system. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Pulmonary Disease Medicine practices include asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, interstitial lung disease, occupational lung disease, pneumonia, obstructive sleep apnea, lung cancer, and bronchiectasis. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Pulmonary Disease Medicine practices include x-ray, CT, and MRI diagnostic imaging, chest fluoroscopy and ultrasound, pleural biopsy, pulmonary function testing, bronchoscopy, sleep studies, pulse oximetry testing, and asthma testing.

An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.

Hematology & Oncology

Ridgeview Specialty Clinic is a Hematology & Oncology practice in Waconia, MN with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in the diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of blood diseases and cancers. Hematologists & Oncologists at Ridgeview Specialty Clinic perform diagnosis and treatment of blood cancers, such as Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins lymphomas, leukemias and multiple myelomas, and also manages treatment of solid tumors. Hematology & Oncology is the diagnosis, treatment and prevention, as well as research into blood diseases and cancer. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Hematology & Oncology practices include iron-deficiency anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia and lymphoma. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Hematology & Oncology practices include hemoglobin electrophoresis blood testing, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) testing, positron emission tomography (PET), bone marrow aspiration, lumbar puncture (spinal tap), or stem cell and bone marrow transplants.

An internist doctor of osteopathy that specializes in the treatment of the combination of hematology and oncology disorders. A doctor of osteopathy that is board eligible/certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine WAS able to obtain a Certificate of Special Qualifications in the field of Hematology and Oncology. The Certificate is NO longer offered.

Sleep Medicine

Ridgeview Specialty Clinic is a Sleep Medicine practice in Waconia, MN with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in disorders related to patient sleeping patterns and sleep quality. Sleep Medicine Doctors at Ridgeview Specialty Clinic perform sleep quality testing, clinical condition assessment, sleep studies, and behavioral therapy. Sleep Medicine is a medical specialty focused on identifying sleep disorders and relieving pain, distress, and illness related to those disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Sleep Medicine practices include REM behavior disorder (RBD), sleep paralysis, sleepwalking, sleep apnea, insomnia, recurring nightmares, shift work disorder, circadian rhythm disorders, teeth grinding (bruxism), night terrors, bedwetting, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and restless legs syndrome (RLS). Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Sleep Medicine practices include physical examination, sleep studies, polysomnography, multiple sleep latency testing, maintenance of wakefulness testing, actigraphy, mental health evaluation, prescribing medication, and referral to other specialists as necessary.

An Internist who practices Sleep Medicine is certified in the subspecialty of sleep medicine and specializes in the clinical assessment, physiologic testing, diagnosis, management and prevention of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders. Sleep specialists treat patients of any age and use multidisciplinary approaches. Disorders managed by sleep specialists include, but are not limited to, sleep related breathing disorders, insomnia, hypersomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, parasomnias and sleep related movement disorders.