NYU Langone Medical Center Rankings

Adult Specialties
Nationally ranked Cancer
Nationally ranked Cardiology & Heart Surgery
Nationally ranked Diabetes & Endocrinology
Nationally ranked Ear, Nose & Throat
Nationally ranked Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
Nationally ranked Geriatrics
High performing Gynecology
Nationally ranked Nephrology
Nationally ranked Neurology & Neurosurgery
Ophthalmology
Nationally ranked Orthopedics
Psychiatry
Nationally ranked Pulmonology
Nationally ranked Rehabilitation
Nationally ranked Rheumatology
Nationally ranked Urology

Pulmonology

best Rank in this specialty
#35
Overall Score in this Specialty
69.7 / 100

Reputation with specialists

Modest

25

Score: 1.6%

Modest=0.1%-​2.9%

Survival

Better than expected

75

Score: 8

Better than expected=7-​8

Success in keeping patients safe

Moderate

50

Score: 2

Moderate=2 out of 3

Preventing deaths from treatable complications

Superior

100

Score: 3

Superior=3 out of 3

Preventing collapsed lung after surgery

Limited

5

Score: 1

Limited=1 out of 3

Preventing major bleeding after surgery

Moderate

50

Score: 2

Moderate=2 out of 3

Preventing respiratory failure after surgery

Moderate

50

Score: 2

Moderate=2 out of 3

Preventing incisions from reopening after surgery

Superior

100

Score: 3

Superior=3 out of 3

Preventing accidental injuries during surgery

Superior

100

Score: 3

Superior=3 out of 3

Patient volume

Highest

100

2,960 discharges

Highest=2,500 or above

Nurse staffing

High

75

Score: 1.9

High=1.7-​1.9

Nurse Magnet hospital

Score: √

Advanced technologies

High

75

Score: 5

High=5 out of 6

Patient services

Number of important patient services available in this specialty

Highest

100

Score: 8

Highest=8 out of 8

Trauma center

Score: √

Intensivists

Score: √

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