Expertscape Ranks World's Top Doctors and Institutions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

BALTIMORE - Nov. 29, 2018 - PRLog -- As part of its continuing program to highlight expertise and excellence in healthcare, Expertscape.com takes pleasure in recognizing the world's top institutions and medical specialists in the research and treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

According to the American Lung Association, COPD is a long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. The disease is increasingly common, affecting millions of Americans, and is the third leading cause of disease-related death in the U.S. There's no cure for COPD at present, but the good news is that it can be diagnosed early and is often treatable.

Among the individual experts and institutions demonstrating particular expertise in COPD, Expertscape.com would like to recognize the following 10 experts and 10 institutions for their pre-eminent contributions to its understanding and treatment:

World's Top Experts for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
•   Dr. Peter Barnes – Imperial College
•   Dr. Donald Sin – University of British Columbia
•   Dr. Mario Cazzola – University of Rome Tor Vergata
•   Dr. Marc Miravitlles – Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
•   Dr. Wisia Wedzicha – Imperial College
•   Dr. Jørgen Vestbo – University of Manchester
•   Dr. Bartolome Celli – Brigham and Women's Hospital
•   Dr. David Mannino – University of Kentucky
•   Dr. Steven Rennard – University of Nebraska Medical Center
•   Dr. Gerald Criner – Temple University

World's Top Institutions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
•   Imperial College School of Medicine at the National Heart and Lung Institute
•   University of British Columbia
•   Brigham and Women's Hospital
•   University of Groningen
•   Universitat de Barcelona
•   University of Toronto
•   Royal Brompton and Harefield Trust
•   Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
•   Johns Hopkins University
•   University of Manchester

The list of leading experts and institutions can be found at http://www.expertscape.com/the-leaders/pulmonary+disease%.... To view Expertscape's comprehensive results for COPD, covering hundreds of institutions and thousands of specialists worldwide, visit http://www.expertscape.com/ex/copd

The Expertscape medical search and ranking solution uses objective algorithms to identify the most knowledgeable and experienced doctors and medical institutions across over 26,000 specific topics, stratified by geography. With Expertscape, healthcare consumers can quickly and easily find the top doctors within their travel area and then learn more about their expertise and knowledge. Expertscape defines an expert as someone who has published peer-reviewed research in the science, therapies, and complications for a specific medical topic. To search on any medical topic, visit www.expertscape.com.