University Pulmonary and Critical Care has been providing exceptional, compassionate care to the region for more than 35 years. Since 1972, UPCC has provided care for respiratory and sleep disorders to patients in eastern Tennessee, southeastern Kentucky, western North Carolina and northern Georgia. Our board-certified physicians and team of practitioners will work with you, your family and your primary care physician to ensure you receive the best treatment possible. University Pulmonary and Critical Care welcomes physician consultations and referrals.. Our services include evaluation and treatment of: Difficult Breathing - also referred to as Dyspnea- the feeling like you can't get enough air,Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),Emphysema,Asthma,Pulmonary Fibrosis,Lung Cancer,Sleep Disorders,Acute/Chronic Pneumonia,Lung Nodules/Other X-Ray Abnormality,Pulmonary Hypertension,Brochiectasis/Cystic Fibrosis,Pulmonary Embolism,Diagnostic & Interventional Bronchoscopy.