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Specialty:: Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Department Affiliation:: Medicine
Hospital Affiliation:: UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
State License:: A102471
Phone:: (805) 644-9121
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me: Dr. May-Lin Wilgus is an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA. Born and raised in Texas, Dr. Wilgus earned her bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley and her medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She completed her training in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary/Critical Care at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, and then served on the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Immediately before joining UCLA in 2017, she spent 4 years providing care to the Ventura County community in private practice. At UCLA Health, she treats patients in Ventura, Thousand Oaks, and Westwood. She has a particular interest in COPD/emphysema, asthma, bronchiectasis, and the impact pulmonary conditions can have on women.
Links: uclahealth.org/ventura
uclahealth.org/thousand-oaks
uclahealth.org/ucla-medical-plaza

Primary Office: Ventura Primary & Specialty Care
6633 Telephone Rd.
Suite 100
Ventura, CA 93003
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Phone: (805) 644-9121
Fax: (805) 644-9131
Secondary Office: Thousand Oaks Primary & Specialty Care
100 Moody Court
Suite 200
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
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Phone: (805) 418-3500
Fax: 805-418-3505

Medical Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2008
Certification 2: Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2011
Certification 3: Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2010
Fellowship: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell Universities, 2009-2011
Fellowship 2: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 2008-2009
Residency: Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell Universities, 2006-2008
Internship: Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell Universities, 2005-2006
Degree: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, MD, 2005

Interests

Asthma
Asthma
Asthma is a long-term (chronic) lung disease. The airways react to triggers (allergens and irritants). This makes it hard to breathe. With exposure to triggers, these changes make the airways narrow. It is hard for air to go out of the lungs. And fresh oxygen can't get into the body.
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Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is a condition that affects the airways to the lungs. It's often caused by an infection or other inflammatory condition. You can also be born with it.
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Chronic Cough
Chronic Bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis is long-term inflammation of the breathing tubes (bronchi). It is common among smokers. People with chronic bronchitis tend to get lung infections more easily. They also have episodes of acute bronchitis, when symptoms are worse.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)
Detailed information on chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, including asthma, chronic bronchitis, and pulmonary emphysema
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Critical Care
General Pulmonology
Lung Disorders and Diseases
Detailed information on lung disorders and diseases, signs of respiratory distress, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD), Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis, Pulmonary Emphysema, Acute Bronchitis, Cystic Fibrosis, Occupational Lung Diseases, Pneumonia, Primary Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Sarcoidosis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Tuberculosis
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Interstitial & Parenchymal Lung Disease
Interstitial Lung Disease
Interstitial lung disease is the name for a group of more than 200 chronic lung disorders. These diseases inflame or scar the lungs. The inflammation and scarring make it hard to get enough oxygen. The scarring is called pulmonary fibrosis.
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Interstitial Lung Disease
Interstitial Lung Disease
Interstitial lung disease is the name for a group of more than 200 chronic lung disorders. These diseases inflame or scar the lungs. The inflammation and scarring make it hard to get enough oxygen. The scarring is called pulmonary fibrosis.
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Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer: Introduction
Lung cancer is cancer that starts in the lungs. Lung cancer is divided into two main types: non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). These types grow and spread differently. They are often treated in different ways.
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Occupational Lung Disease
Occupational Lung Diseases
Work-related lung diseases are lung problems that are made worse in certain work environments. They are caused by long-term exposure to certain irritants that are breathed into the lungs. These lung diseases may have lasting effects, even after the exposure ends.
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Pulmonary Embolus
Pulmonary Embolism
A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blood clot that develops in a blood vessel in the body (often in the leg). It then travels to a lung artery where it suddenly blocks blood flow.
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Pulmonary Fibrosis
Interstitial Lung Disease
Interstitial lung disease is the name for a group of more than 200 chronic lung disorders. These diseases inflame or scar the lungs. The inflammation and scarring make it hard to get enough oxygen. The scarring is called pulmonary fibrosis.
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Pulmonary Hypertension
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH)
Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is high blood pressure in the lungs. It's a rare lung disorder in which the blood vessels in the lungs narrow and the pressure in the pulmonary artery rises far above normal levels. Pulmonary hypertension is a chronic and life-changing disease that can lead to heart failure if it's not treated.
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Sarcoidosis
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a rare disease caused by inflammation. Sarcoidosis in the lungs is called pulmonary sarcoidosis. It causes small lumps of inflammatory cells in the lungs. These lumps are called granulomas and can affect how the lungs work.
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