I have heard from my local pulmonologist that he is able to coordinate with a couple of the ID docs at NJH. However, my doctor is not easily reached as he travels all over the world speaking about NTM. But I do feel comfortable with my local doctor making whatever call he feels is necessary. What I am totally uncomfortable with are the local radiologists who read my CTs. They are so accustomed to seeing Valley Fever, that NTM/bronchiectasis seem to stump them. One of the reasons I first went to NJH was because the report on my first CT scared the pants off of me. According to the radiologist I was near death...obviously I was not. When my NJH doctor sees me, he first goes over my CT scan (done there) in detail before even reading what his own trusted radiologist has reported. On a couple of occasion, he's not agreed with the report. (I know I got a little side-tracked here...sorry!)