UPMC Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Now Seeing Patients in Carlisle

May 16, 2022

CARLISLE, Pa. — UPMC Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine has opened a new office in Carlisle, offering patients access to experts who evaluate, diagnose, educate, support and treat respiratory disease and illnesses. 

The new UPMC office brings together a team of experienced pulmonologists, including:

• Jafar Aljazeeri, MD
• Akshay Avula, MD
• Navdeep Brar, MD
• Julia Deputy, PA-C
• Christopher Franz, MD
• Santhosh John, MD
• Kevin Misner, MD
• Santosh Nepal, MD
• Taj Rahman, MD
• Navitha Ramesh, MD
• Joanna Sta Cruz, MD
• Etieno Umobong, MD

Other common conditions that can be treated at the office are asthma, bronchitis (acute and chronic), emphysema, occupational lung disease, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Evaluation of pulmonary nodules, pleural effusions, advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy/endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and diagnosis and staging of lung cancer are also offered at this office.

The office is located at UPMC Outpatient Services, 11 Sprint Dr., Suite A, Carlisle, Pa. Appointments are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sleep referrals are coordinated by the UPMC Neurology office at 1533 Commerce Ave. in Carlisle.

To schedule an appointment, call 717-218-1811. UPMC Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine has offices throughout central Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, Annville, Hanover, Lancaster, Lititz, Mechanicsburg and York. For more information about services and lung health, please visit UPMC.com/CentralPALung.