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Toll-Free: 866.320.4573

Call Us Toll Free:

866.223.2273 x1234


Pulmonary Appointments

  • Call for an appointment locally at 216.444.6503 or toll-free at 800.223.2273, ext. 46503.  

Allergy Appointments

  • Call for an appointment locally at 216.444.3386 or toll-free at 800.223.2273, ext. 43386.

Asthma Appointments

  • Call for an appointment toll-free at 866.223.5864.
  • Asthma Center Treatment Program: Call locally at 216.444.0582 or toll-free at 866.223.5864 (866.CCF.LUNG).

Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment Program

  • Call locally at 216.445.5763 or toll-free at 800.223.2273 ext. 55763

Sarcoidosis Center Treatment Program

  • Call for an appointment locally at 216.444.3613 or toll-free at 800.223.2273 ext 43613.

Same-day Appointments

Call 216.444.2273, and we'll schedule an appointment for an adult or pediatric primary care visit for either the same day or the next day, including Saturdays.

General and Hospital Patient Information

Call 216.444.2200.

Global Patient Services/International Center

Complimentary assistance for international patients and families. Call 001.216.444.8184.

Medical Concierge

Complimentary assistance for out-of-state patients and families. Call toll-free at 800.223.2273, ext. 55580 or email medicalconcierge@ccf.org.

Medical Records Request

Call locally at 216.444.2640 or toll-free at 800.223.2273, ext. 42640.

Second Opinion Request

Use our online, medical second opinion service from the comfort of your own home.

Address Corrections or Changes

Call toll-free at 800.890.2467.

Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Institute strives to ensure prompt management of all patients and timely responses to our referring physician and health care professional colleagues. We provide several options for physicians and health care professionals seeking to refer a patient.

Refer a Patient to a Pulmonologist or Allergist/Immunologist

Call our Appointment Center locally at 216.444.5501 or toll-free at 866.320.4573, ext. 45501 (outside of Cleveland area) between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. (EST), seven days a week. You also may contact our physicians directly through the Staff Directory.

Click on the Referral Checklist below to ensure that you have all the necessary information you need to easily refer your patient to us:

»Referral Checklist

The following checklist describes the information we require when referring a patient. Please be prepared with this information when you contact Respiratory Institute.

Our Contact Information
  • Name
  • Address
  • Phone Number
  • Fax Number
  • Email
Information About Your Patient
  • Name
  • Birth Date
  • Address
  • Phone Number
  • Social Security Number
  • Insurance Information
Your Patient's Complete Medical History and Records
  • Medical History
  • Surgeries/Procedures
  • Devices: Type/Settings
Description of Your Patient's Current Medications
  • Type(s)
  • Dosages
  • Allergies
Diagnostic Test Reports Plus Actual Films or Tracings

Please fill in:

  • Chest X-ray, CT Scans, Ultrasounds: X-ray Films Plus Report

Refer a Patient to the Asthma Center

Referring physicians and patients may call the Asthma Center at 216.444.0582 or the Bronchial Thermoplasty Referral Line at 216.445.6266.

Refer a Patient to the Lung Cancer Program & Lung Nodule Clinic

Call Hilary Petersen, Physician Assistant for the Lung Cancer Program and Lung Nodule Clinic, at 216.445.4632 to refer a patient to our Lung Cancer Program or Lung Nodule Clinic.

Refer a Patient to the Pulmonary Function Testing Laboratory

The Pulmonary Function Testing Laboratory accepts orders from non-Cleveland Clinic physicians. Call our Appointment Center locally at 216.444.5501 or toll-free at 866.320.4573, ext. 45501 (outside of Cleveland area) between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. (EST), seven days a week.

Note: Patients referred for a cardiopulmonary exercise test are required to be seen first by a staff pulmonologist.

Transfer a Patient

Call Patient Access Services locally at 216.444.8302 or toll-free at 800.553.5056. This is a direct-access, 24-hour phone line for physicians with patients who need to be transferred from their hospitals to our facility. You also may contact our physicians directly through the Staff Directory, or by calling locally at 216.444.2200 or toll-free at 800.223.2273 (outside of Cleveland).

Critical Care Transport

Cleveland Clinic’s Critical Care Transport team serves critically ill and highly complex patients around the globe. The transport fleet comprises mobile ICU vehicles, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Institute physicians provide pulmonology and allergy/immunology services at several locations.

Pulmonary and Allergy/Immunology

Respiratory Institute physicians offer both pulmonary and allergy/immunology services at the following locations:

»Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Respiratory Institute
A Building - Crile Building 
2049 East 100th Street
Cleveland, OH 44195
216.444.6503

»Independence Family Health Center

5001 Rockside Road
Crown Center II
Independence, OH 44131
216.986.4000

»Strongsville Family Health & Surgery Center

16761 SouthPark Center
Strongsville, OH 44136
440.878.2500

Pulmonary

Respiratory Institute physicians offer only pulmonary services at the locations below:

»Beachwood Family Health & Surgery Center

26900 Cedar Road
Beachwood, OH 44122
216.839.3820

»Brunswick Family Health Center

3574 Center Road
Brunswick, OH 44212
330.225.8886

»Euclid Hospital

18901 Lakeshore
Euclid, OH 44119
216.692.7848

»Hillcrest Hospital

6770 Mayfield Road
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
440.312.7140

Allergy/Immunology

Respiratory Institute physicians offer only allergy/immunology services at the following locations:

»Willoughby Hills Family Health Center

2570 SOM Center Road
Willoughby Hills, OH 44094
440.943.2500

Reviewed: 05/11

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