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ID doctor as part of Bronchiectasis team?
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 9, 2025 | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
@pacathy thank you! I do seem to be picking things up a lot in my cultures and I think my pulmonologist would work with an ID doctor (which I would prefer to have their input). But, as I said above, I have been turned down as essentially being “without merit” as a patient of the only infectious disease practice in Southern Maine! Very frustrating.
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@wsbme74
Hello from southern NH. There is a well respected BE program at Mass General Hospital in Boston. If you don’t mind the drive it may be worth your time. They have a multidisciplinary approach.
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@wsbme74 It seems to me that an ID doc would be important in your situation, and I am sorry you have been turned down. Perhaps they don't feel qualified to manage a Bronchiectasis patient? My first suggestion at this point is that you might need to look at a more distant ID doc - can your pulmonologist help you find one? The second would be to consult the list of Bronchiectasis centers and determine if you have access to any of them:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/the-bronchiectasis-care-center-network-33-centers/