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Pulmonary Care

Please call (970) 476-1110 for questions or to schedule an appointment.

The pulmonology team includes Dr. Joseph Forrester, Dr. Surit Sharma, and Dr. Chakradhar Kotaru of Critical Care & Pulmonary Consultants. Each physician is board-certified in pulmonary disease, sleep medicine, and critical care. Vail Health’s Pulmonology program delivers expertise in sleep and critical respiratory care, with a strong emphasis on sleep apnea, interstitial lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, lung cancer, and pleural diseases.

Areas of focus include:

Broad expertise in chronic and acute respiratory conditions that may impact sleep and daytime function, including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), interstitial lung diseases, pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia, and related disorders.
Lung Cancer, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), Occupational Lung Diseases
Sleep medicine and diagnostic sleep studies to evaluate and treat obstructive and central sleep apnea, hypersomnias, and related disorders.
Comprehensive pulmonary function testing (PFTs) and 6 minute walk testing.

Our services are available at Vail Health Hospital and in the Dillon Health Center (see Vail Health Hospital location information below), bringing specialized care directly to the mountain communities we serve.

Call (970) 476-1110 for questions or to schedule an appointment.

Vail Clinic

Vail Health Hospital
180 S Frontage Road West
Suite 5900
Vail, Colorado 81657

Vail Clinic Schedule
Dr. Forrester: 1st Monday and 2nd Monday of every month
Dr. Sharma: 3rd Friday of every month
Dr. Kotary: 4th Friday of every month

Dillon Clinic

Dillon Health Center
365 Dillon Ridge Road
Suite 1100
Dillon, CO 80435

Dillon Clinic Schedule
Dr. Forrester: 1st Tuesday of every month

Vail Health Hospital East Wing Tower
Pulmonology at Vail Health Hospital is located on the 5th floor in Suite 5900 of the Vail Health Hospital's East Wing Tower, the Cardiovascular Center & Pulmonology services are positioned in close proximity to other Vail Health Hospital service offerings including the Emergency Department, Imaging, and Surgical Associates.

Accessing the East Wing Tower
To access the Vail Health Hospital East Wing Tower, patients should park in the Vail Health Hospital parking garage and take elevator E for direct access up to the 5th floor. Complimentary valet parking is also available from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, at the main entrance of Vail Health Hospital, located at 180 South Frontage Road West, Vail, CO 81657.

Once in the hospital, way-finding support is available via volunteers stationed along the patient pathway as well as through digital way-finding solutions using smartphone technology (vailhealth.org/wayfinding).