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Dominican Location Pulmonology

Dignity Health Dominican

Pulmonology - Dignity Health Medical Group - Santa Cruz, CA

Address

1595 Soquel Dr, Ste 230

Santa Cruz, CA 95065

Hours

Mon

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tue

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wed

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thu

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Fri

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Sat Closed

Sun Closed

Dignity Health Medical Foundation physicians provide care for a wide range of pulmonology conditions. If you have a cough that won’t go away, tightness around your chest, or any related symptoms, you might be referred to a pulmonologist—someone who can diagnose and treat respiratory conditions—by your primary care physician. Our pulmonary specialists offer patients expertise in a variety of disorders, including: 

  • Asthma
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Emphysema
  • COPD/emphysema
  • Lung cancer
  • Lung infections, like tuberculosis and pneumonia
  • Pulmonary infections
  • Sleep disorders

Our team uses the latest technology to provide state-of-the-art care in both outpatient and hospital settings. 

Through our Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, patients learn how to manage their illnesses more effectively through evaluation, education, exercise, counseling, and follow-up visits. Many participants return to an active lifestyle and take a more proactive role in their own health care.

Pulmonology services offered

  • Bronchoscopic diagnosis and treatment
  • Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
  • Inpatient and outpatient visits for evaluation and treatment of various lung conditions
  • Pulmonary function laboratory
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
  • Sleep disorders evaluation and treatment

Our pulmonologists


Michael Ellison

Why I Became a Medical Provider: Always was intrigued by human physiology in addition to getting great satisfaction in helping others.

Personal Interests and Hobbies: Tennis, Running, Sports Fan, Spending time with our dog

Community Involvement: Strong supporter of United Way of Santa Cruz, Second Harvest Food

Philosophy of Care: Treating all my patients like my family

Michael Ellison

Why I Became a Medical Provider: Always was intrigued by human physiology in addition to getting great satisfaction in helping others.

Personal Interests and Hobbies: Tennis, Running, Sports Fan, Spending time with our dog

Community Involvement: Strong supporter of United Way of Santa Cruz, Second Harvest Food

Philosophy of Care: Treating all my patients like my family


Paul Godin

Special Clinical Interests: Sepsis, Complexity in Acute Illness Why I Became a Medical Provider: I was called. 

Philosophy of Care: Patient first.  Always. 

Personal Interests: Applications of complex systems and network theory in medicine and economics; modeling of signaling networks; biological cascade failure in sepsis; healthcare economics as a complex system; business model innovation and disruptive technologies in healthcare delivery systems; game theory, behavioral economics and decision analysis with applications to ethical decision making.

Paul Godin

Special Clinical Interests: Sepsis, Complexity in Acute Illness Why I Became a Medical Provider: I was called. 

Philosophy of Care: Patient first.  Always. 

Personal Interests: Applications of complex systems and network theory in medicine and economics; modeling of signaling networks; biological cascade failure in sepsis; healthcare economics as a complex system; business model innovation and disruptive technologies in healthcare delivery systems; game theory, behavioral economics and decision analysis with applications to ethical decision making.


Laura Likar

I believe in honesty when treating patients. Being upfront and honest about respiratory diseases, treatment, outcome and life changes needed to stay healthy are the most important values I carry as a physician.

Laura Likar

I believe in honesty when treating patients. Being upfront and honest about respiratory diseases, treatment, outcome and life changes needed to stay healthy are the most important values I carry as a physician.


Andrea Ling

I believe in providing compassion along with high-quality care for my patients.

Andrea Ling

I believe in providing compassion along with high-quality care for my patients.


James Louisell

Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine), and Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)
Education: California Pacific Med. Ctr., Kaiser Permanente Hospital, and USC Keck School of Medicine

James Louisell

Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine), and Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)
Education: California Pacific Med. Ctr., Kaiser Permanente Hospital, and USC Keck School of Medicine


Tuong Vu

As a physician, my goal is to provide comprehensive and effective respiratory care to improve the quality and longevity of the life of my patients.

Tuong Vu

As a physician, my goal is to provide comprehensive and effective respiratory care to improve the quality and longevity of the life of my patients.


Lily Zeng

I guide my patients towards achieving their best health possible.

Lily Zeng

I guide my patients towards achieving their best health possible.


Cindy Dillard

I became a medical provider to serve the community. In my free time I enjoy jogging and swimming.

Patients are like an extension of my family. I treat them with kindness, patience, integrity, and compassion.

Cindy Dillard

I became a medical provider to serve the community. In my free time I enjoy jogging and swimming.

Patients are like an extension of my family. I treat them with kindness, patience, integrity, and compassion.

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